Content Management Systems (CMS) provide the highest level of control for organizations that require flexibility in a website's design and content.  Many organizations are abandoning the traditional method of managing websites that requires a programmer to modify the website in favor of utilizing a Content Management System.

Content Management Systems is a tool for any organization to completely manage their own website in house, without relying on programming or other specialized skills.  This provides the organization with the ability to keep their website up-to-date and accurate, provide more information to their customers, and drastically lower website costs.

Additionally, some Content Management Systems provide much more than just a website.  Blue Archer’s AccuCMS supports anything from a simple "brochure" websites to intranets to advanced E-Commerce enabled systems.

A Content Management System may be a cost-effective solution if:

-You are frequently contacting a developer to make minor changes to your website.

-You need to modify your website quickly in response to changing market needs.

-You want complete internal control over your website's design and content.

-You feel you are paying a developer too much or too often to make regular website updates.

When searching for the best software to power your new website, you could easily be deluged with possibilities. From completely open-source products available free for the taking on the web to proprietary platforms that are available only from their respective developers, the options can be overly expansive. 

Read more in Proprietary CMS vs Open Source, a contrarian point of view by Blue Archer Principal, Al Polanec.