Web maintenance essex
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If you want your visitors to find you on the search engines, it is very important that your website is kept up to date.
Web maintenance is basically the same as web site updating. That is, you let us take responsibility for your web site updates and web site content.
The most popular search engines - Google, Yahoo and MSN tends to rank pages higher if it has plenty of fresh new content. Leaving a page as it is may work for the less competitive keywords, but with many new websites going live each day, competition for the top spots requires alot of work. Keeping your website maintained and up-to-date doesn't just benefit the search engines - your visitors will have another reason to come back to see what's new!
The most popular methods of keeping your website maintained are listed below. These options will suit different businesses depending on their requirements, spare time and budget.
1. leave it to the web designers
This seems to be the most popular choice. When your website needs updating, send us the content by email and we will take care of it for you. Our hourly rate is a very competitive £30* per hour. A typical update usually only takes one to two hours. If you prefer to spend your time running your business then leave the website to us - we would be more than happy to manage it for you.
*All updates are subject to a minimum charge of 1 hour @ £30.
2. use a Content Management System (CMS)
If you want to manage the websites content yourself, you'll need a content management system. This system is designed to make it easy for you to alter the website - without having to learn any html code or ftp.
Content Management Systems allow you to update parts of your site simply by logging into an admin area, selecting the page to change and then adding the new text or images. If you have ever sold something on eBay you have used a CMS.
This is a very convenient way to update the site and the only cost would be having the CMS built however this can be costly for most businesses and is recommended for clients wishing to do lots of updates, almost day to day.
You could also ask us to do your web site updates for you, this is known as web site content management.
3. use a wysiwig Editor
You could update the site using a 'wysiwig editor' such as Microsoft Frontpage or Macromedia Dreamweaver. The only costs would be the program itself, and you would also need to spend some time learning the basics of the program so that you can use it effectively. This is probably the least popular method.
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