Content really is the most important part of a website, and updating your site regularly gives visitors a reason to come back to the site to see what's new.   When was the last time you read the content of your webpage?  Does your site contain out-of-date content?  If your website is promoting an event that occurred a month ago, this expired content can make your business look unprofessional.   In this e-letter we would like to share with you ways to update your site and invite you to attend a free class about updating websites.

If your website is hosted with iRapture.com, you have four options for updating your website.  The first way is to contact us to make the website updates for you.  Remember that our work is tracked by the minute with no minimum time, meaning, if we only work on your site for two minutes, we only bill you for two minutes. 

The next options all involve updating the site yourself.  This can be challenging at first, but a good option if you have the time to learn how to do it.  A good method for beginners is a software program called Adobe Contribute.   After entering secure site information, you will be able to browse your website to the page you wish to edit, click a button, and download the page to your computer.  At this stage you would be able to edit the page much like you would in Microsoft Word.  This works best if you wish to mainly edit existing pages and not make changes to the main menu or create new pages.  The retail cost of the program is $199, and if you are hosted with iRapture.com, you can call us for help in using this program.

Adobe Dreamweaver ($399) is an advanced website development program, ideal for those who want to learn how the website works and edit code.  The possibilities with Dreamweaver are endless, although the learning curve is steep.  Again, if your site is hosted with us, we are here to help you maneuver past the hurdles that you will encounter with this program. 

Content management systems provide a backend to your website, allowing you to login and then make changes online from anywhere you have internet access.  With the flexibility to edit from anywhere, these work great for a business that has multiple people editing the website.  Call us today for pricing to add a feature like this to your website.

We would like to invite you to a free class to further discuss the ins and outs of updating your website.   If you would like to learn more, please follow this link and fill out the form.  After finding out how many people are interested, we can reserve a place and time.

Thank you for working with us and reading our e-mails.