Posts Tagged ‘content management’


Text Formatting in a CMS – CSS for Clients

Posted February 23rd, 2010 by Chrisi Reid in Content Management, Usability, Web Design, Website Development

So, you’ve designed and built a visually attractive website, uploaded the client’s content and you’re about to turn it over to the client to maintain themselves. You’ve used the latest in CSS to create a fantastic look and feel for the site, and you intend to add this site to your portfolio as a showpiece. The client is thrilled with how the site looks, and can’t wait to start search engine marketing or pay-per-click campaigns to get the traffic coming in.

Hold on just one moment… how much does your client know about CSS – and how long is the site content going to retain the look and feel they’re so pleased with if they’re not confident with HTML?

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CSS 2: Making the Most of Web Development Tools

Posted December 23rd, 2009 by Chrisi Reid in Content Management, Miscellaneous, Web Design, Web Standards, Website Development

Some time back, my colleague Dan posted a blog about CSS 3, and all of the wonderful new ways web design will change once browsers catch up to the new standards. Many of the new techniques and tools do work in certain browsers now, but what can a web development team do to create pages that have some of the look and feel provided by CSS 3 for browsers like Internet Explorer that don’t support it?

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The Site Is Built… Now What Do I Do With It?

Posted November 12th, 2009 by Chrisi Reid in Content Management, Web Design, Website Development

As a content management specialist, I’ve noticed that getting good text content for a client website can be difficult. Sometimes it seems like all the creative juices available have run out, long before the written content for a site is ready. And although quality photos and graphics, great site design and good solid programming are all necessary to make a site that represents a return on investment, without well-written content, the site isn’t complete.
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Product Pages – Don’t Forget Descriptions

Posted October 22nd, 2009 by Chrisi Reid in Usability, Website Development

Having an online store that can be open all day, every day to take advantage of customers who want to shop from the comfort of their couch can open up new marketing possibilities for many businesses. But when designing that store, it pays to remember that the products must generally sell themselves. As a website developer, you should always ensure that the tools site owners need are available in your site’s product management system. (more…)


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