Blog-Powered Web Sites
What’s a blog-powered web site? Well, ContentRobot’s web site is one! While it looks and acts like a regular web site, you see this site contains many features that are described below. We take advantage of a comprehensive set of off-the-shelf, often open source, tools that allow modules to be added and customized.
Basic Web Site Features
- Distinctly-designed home page.
- Main navigation found on every page and other elements entice visitors to explore your entire site.
- CSS-driven pages that define the color, fonts, and other design elements and gives the site a cohesive “look and feel” and brand.
What the Blog Platforms Adds
- A blog, of course, provides reader interactivity and updated content.
- Authorized users can add, edit, and delete content on EVERY page with minimal HTML knowledge.
- Enhanced web site elements, which often can be cost-prohibitive, are easily and inexpensively added, including:
- Blog template designs can be easily modified and branded with CSS knowledge.
- Developing an Internet-based taxonomy, which categorizes site information, helps readers and administrators to manage and find information.
- Contact forms allow visitors to easily reach you.
- Adding web site forums and/or comments allow readers to get involved in the site.
- Allows multiple-user access, including defining different roles and touch points for each (including banning particular users as well).
- E-commerce can be added just as with any web site.
- It’s simple to add imagery and visual interest to every page with minor HTML knowledge.
- Adding advertising and banners to pages is fairly straightforward and easily managed.
- Pushing content to readers and subscribers via RSS feeds keeps them informed without them having to visit the site or get their inboxes filled with unwanted emails.
- Adding news aggregators allows you to include industry news to your site, keeping it fresh and interesting.
- Easy to establish and track web site statistics and success metrics.
- Can add fun elements like contests and forms without design constraints.
- Multiple writers can be responsible for developing and managing content.
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