So, What Exactly Is a Content Management System?
     A Content Management System (commonly called a CMS) is a software package that runs your website, and effectively allows you to control every aspect of your site with just an internet accessible computer from anywhere in the world. It uses a central template to make all pages look uniform and professional, and dynamically updates the entire site instantly when any changes are made. Content is stored in a database on the server, and modified by you through a simple set of point and click menus and options.

Why Do We Need a Content Management System?
     Have you ever paid a website designer hundreds of dollars to change the look or layout of your website, or add a few pages? How about to simply change a few lines of text, like your hours of business, phone number, or the price of a product? With a Content Management System and a bit of learning and practice, you could make these changes yourself in a matter of minutes, any time you require or desire!

     A Content Management System also affords you many options not available with static websites (the kind that are created and then just sit there on the server as files). You can switch around the entire look and feel of the website in a matter of seconds by changing the template, add or remove content, add additional functionality like a message board or calendar system, and so much more!

Which One Is Right For Us?
     While there are many CMS packages on the market (literally thousands), the majority are free, open source packages created by individuals for fun, and will cause a business owner nothing but headaches. Being free, they offer no guarantee of functionality or security, and should you need help, it almost certainly won't be available when you need it, if at all. There are also some packages made for huge companies and governments, and they accordingly come with a price tag of many thousand dollars.

     A few years ago we attempted to find a package that was both affordable for small and home based businesses, but yet geared for businesses and not just personal home pages and programmers. We we unable to find anything suitable for this purpose, so we decided to create one.

     Launched in January 2004 as a joint venture with Webbed Otter, FlexCMS is an 'out of the box' user-friendly Content Management System, designed specifically with small business websites in mind. It allows you to easily build and manage dynamic websites with the click of your mouse, maintain your web content, navigation and even limit access what users/members/guests can see and do from anywhere in the world with just a web browser! With an emphasis on security and functionality, FlexCMS is a professional and robust system suitable for any business or organization website.

The Total Package
     As creators of FlexCMS, we can give you first class service and support for any aspect of it. We can install it for you, create a custom template, convert your existing website to use it, or even help you with content creation and staff training. We can also offer you hosted packages, probably for less than you're currently paying for your static website! We invite you to visit http://www.flexcms.com or Contact Us for more information!