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Our Services Publishing Systems and Tools

What is a publishing system?

A publishing, or content management system (CMS) is simply an application for managing the content on your website. See the client case study briefs to the right to get an idea of why this is a good thing.

Would I benefit from having one?

If you need semi-frequent updates to your online content, you could probably benefit from a CMS. You can derive a cost anaysis by thinking about how much you spend on your website every 1-2 years (including redesigns)/

  • How much do you pay to update your content over the course of a year?
  • Would you like to be able to update your content without having to wade through HTML and CSS syntax?
  • Do you plan on redesigning your Web site in the next year?
  • Could your Web site benefit from reusable content - like highlighting a case study or a news item on your home page?
  • Would you like to store important data in a database where it can be used for multiple applications?

Other alternatives

We are not the only people making tools to help people manage Web content. There are other companies making these tools and some out of the box solutions. In general, our competitors are marketing large scale, one-size-fits-all products that speak to large corporations that need a multi user environment with a workflow scenario. We aren't that. We are small and friendly.

Why you should consider using us

We feel that our expertise and experience give us the unique advantage of being cost-effective and easy to use. We don't overload you with options you will never use or deliver something that requires extensive training.

We cater to small to mid sized businesses that need to serve up fresh content - in house by ordinary people - who don't want to mess around with code. Our systems are customized to your needs and are

 

 

Who uses our Publishing Systems?

McGregor shott

This exciting, flash based Web site for the award winning design firm has a robust and highly customized CMS to manage their huge, cross-referenced portfolio, news and awards areas.

Los Griegos Studio

LGS uses a custom CMS to add and edit case studies, upload and designate portfolio imagery, add and edit testimonials and client listings.

The home page displays a random case study (ear-marked in the CMS to be in home page callout rotation) and testimonial. The imagery used in the portfolio and case study sections is displayed in order of priority, which the CMS manages.

Studio Laphona

You are here. The flash portfolio and news areas are completely dynamic, managed online with a custom CMS.

Ogden Museum

In addition to desinging and templating this award winning site, we developed a light-weight CMS for the Ogden to manage their frequent press releases.

Stasia tikkanen

This site, similar to Los Griegos, uses a CMS to add and edit case studies and portfolio imagery. A neat addition is the fresh CSS driven unconventional design.

Pathways to leadership

A small and useful CMS, managing the client testimonials, quote of the day and 'send this to a friend' emailer content.

Starcaster Network

An extensive CMS system that manages the whole news and events section (23 sub categories), the local events online submission/display, the casting call online submission /display and the home page poll management. The poll results utilize a neat little flash application we wrote that displays the latest results for the poll.

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