Cibolo Media Services - Website Design & Development for Small Businesses & Entrepreneurs

Websites come in all sorts and sizes. Big corporate sites can consume over 500+ pages, while a website may be as simple as one page. Choosing the right type of site is key to cost-effectiveness and future growth.

Beyond Just an Online Brochure

Many small companies get stuck with a website that is basically an online brochure. I say stuck, because while the website may look good initially, any attempt to update the information will be met with long-delays and continual charges.

Brochureware sites also miss out on the opportunities that the web can offer. Customer feedback is limited to a contact form at best and other interactive features.

Content Management Systems to the Rescue

An alternative that many Web designers offer are Content Management Systems (CMS). The benefits of a CMS (not Cibolo Media Services) are the “ease” of updating content and ability to expand your site. Instead of going back to the original website creator, you’re able to make the changes yourself. Problem solved!

Unfortunately, many CMS’s are clunky and hard to work. This effectively is no better than the original brochureware site, because no one is willing to update the thing. Oh, and they can cost thousands of dollars.

So where does that leave you?

So you don’t want a cheap brochureware site or a 900 Pound Gorilla. You need something cost-effective yet customizable for the future. And you may not feel the need for a CMS when all you currently have is a five pages of information.

Never fear, there is a solution.

Keeping it simple

Large corporations pay thousands of dollars for a complex CMS because they need a load of features and the ability have a million visitors a day. While we’d like to imagine having a million people visit our sites, it’s just not worth paying so much.

Instead, with a light-weight CMS like WordPress, website owners can have a fully-functional (and some may say easier to use) CMS without the big price. It may not be as complex as the full-priced CMS, but you’ll probably see that as a good thing.

What’s this type of site called?

The term for this kind of website is a “Light-weight CMS”. It has the ability to grow and be customized, but it’s not weighed down by overly complex features.

Most small companies and individuals find this to be the perfect solution for their website needs.

In Conclusion

Don’t get stuck with an out-of-date brochureware website or waste thousands of dollars on an unnecessary CMS. Find a Website designer who can build a website with WordPress, Drupal or another quality open-source CMS. Oh yeah, Cibolo Media Services can do that