Databases are pretty much like excel sheets, they carry data in columns and rows. Why that’s important with CMS will become clear.
Back in the day, when people weren’t using databases to run websites - websites with even just a few pages were tedious to handle.
In the beginning there were only things like AOL Mail, Myspace and Amazon, which used PHP to give you dynamic content. And a CMS like WordPress is an open source application like that. Which gave access to anyone to manage websites through an interface. Easily extendible, with an enormous community.
Squarespace, Shopify, Wix, to name a few these are all great CMS. Success is obtainable on any of those platforms and anyone can start with little to no budget.
While at the same time, in many ways CMS applications entail certain challenges in customizing, while overall they can place you leaps and bounds ahead of manually managed websites.
With almost any project, it’s valuable to do some consulting. A small investment that can easily save tons of headaches, unforseen events, and expenses.
If you run into a Squarespace or WordPress expert first, that’s what they’ll make your website in. And a neutral consultant will help you navigate better objectively.
Check out http://www.cmscrawler.com/ for a list of which CMS are most popular at the moment!
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Nima Asghari
Nima owns and operates Nima. Delivering high quality website and online marketing services to any business.