Developing your ecommerce website with content management systems

Basically, Open Source Software – Content Management System is a sophisticated idea that allows for the simplest possible way of managing information. It is a way for non-technical people to manage large amounts of data. Joomla is a great example of an open source content management system. With Joomla, you can create an online directory for your local community and use it to sell advertising to area vendors. And that is only an example.

One thing to keep in mind is that, like WordPress, Joomla is completely free to download and install. Several web hosts make this option available at the click of a button. Other content management systems include Drupal, PHPNuke, Mambo, and TYPO3. All of these provide power and flexibility to manage your content.

There are dozens, even hundreds of open source applications for creating social networking sites. In fact, we’re seeing an Internet trend away from supernets like Facebook and toward more intimate neighborhoods. This creates an opportunity for you as an online marketer to provide a place for your niche market to go and hang out. Available tools include Spree, iSocial, Mahara, Yogurt, People Aggregator, GetBoo, ​​and a host of other fun names.

Completing our tour of open source are discussion forums, like other open source software, an internet search will not only reveal a wide range of options, but also a large number of option lists. The forum software I like is called Snitz Forum. It’s quick and easy to set up, and it really is a great feeling to provide a place for people to connect.

There are several other types of content management features that you can add to your ecommerce site, too many to list here by name. You can offer your visitors a classified advertising feature, a photo gallery, a user-managed knowledge base, or a wiki. The list goes on and on, and it’s only limited by your imagination. In fact, if you were to build a quality eCommerce website using each of the systems we’ve covered here, you’d probably be busy for the next year. Of course, you can always outsource, but even then, you’ll want to focus on one or two ecommerce websites at a time. Get those plates spinning before moving on to the next one.

I hope you get an idea about the content management system.