Dynamic Sites and the Advantages
Are you tried of shelling out cash to a designer for updating your pages regularly? Are you the kind of business owner that likes brainstorming and testing new ideas but doesn't want to spend a small fortune on constant site testing? Well, if you are looking for a solution to paying regularly for site updates, keep reading.
Dynamic for Easy Changes
You may or may not be familiar with the idea of a 'dynamic website'. Often times the term is mentioned with little or no explanation of what the term means to the business owner. So, I am going to attempt to explain it here.
Unlike their static counterparts, dynamic websites utilize various technologies working together to provide a website that goes beyond serving the same old information to the visitors. In fact, some might say that this is a step up from the traditional static page. With dynamic sites much interaction is possible. Some tools made possible with dynamic sites are:
- Newsletters
- Surveys
- Reports & Tracking
- Contact Management
- Email Programs
- Progress Photo Galleries
- Polls & Feedback
For example, lets say your a REALTOR® and you want to present your featured listings on your website. If you had a static site, you would need to pay a designer to make changes every time you sold a property. This is just not a problem if your website is dynamic.
A dynamic site could be constructed so that you or a member of your staff could login to your website and update the information, saving you the time and money it takes to maintain the site. Better still, I've worked on projects where we've set up a dynamic system to import the entire MLS list into a clients website. This service is available through MLS services. Then, a page can be programmed to only serve your listings on a featured page. With this arrangement, you don't even have to update your site, as soon as your property goes into the MLS, your site is updated.
The benefits of going dynamic are about as numerous as the types of individuals with websites. I've tried to explain in simple terms the benefits of using this technology to increase the productivity of your site. If you would like to know more, or just to see if your idea can be realized, feel free to contact me for more information. I'd be glad to hear from you.