CMS

Content management systems are designed to help take your small business website to the next level. While simple web creation software can help you get a quick, informational site up, CMS software helps you incorporate important eCommerce tools, such as shopping carts and point-of-sale systems. You can also incorporate a customized help desk, live... chat and inventory management. The best content management systems can track affiliate income including ad clicks on your site and third-party vendors that sell your products. Because you use your own source code to create your website, all of the functions, layouts and information on your site are unique, reflecting the theme, color and feel of your company. Each CMS program the company reviewed has an active community where other users share ideas for add-ons including the source code of many of them. While the nature of a content management system requires additional development, several solutions include themes and templates, usually created by fellow community members, for an easy plug-and-play solution to creating a website. As your company grows, you may find the need to incorporate online tools for contact management, project tracking, document management and file distribution. These programs are not displayed on a company website but still use online resources and tools to ensure each company department or employee has access to this information. Most of the content management solutions in the company's top 10 include these medium business tools. Others allow you to utilize these features for an additional fee.Read More