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Below is an outline of updating tools and services ideal for an independent business. And which are better left to the professionals. . . The trick is knowing which changes are basic. You don't need to go to your web designer for every change to your site - there's some great software out there that can help you make basic changes quickly and easily.

Contribute

Cost: onetime $150 fee and your own time

No communication or waiting convenience: high,

What Contribute Can Do: Let you update text and photos on sites built in Dreamweaver

With Contribute you don't pay a consultant's fee - there's no cost to you once you've purchased it, plus. Or change a picture without waiting for a developer to get around to your updates, add new content, it's wonderful to be able to fix typos. Which is most of them - your web developer will be able to tell you if it's right for you, contribute works on all Websites built in Dreamweaver. It allows you to do your own updates from your office whenever you want you want. I highly recommend Contribute to our clients because it's so cost effective and convenient.

But if you'd like guidance there are several Contribute manuals available from Amazon, it's very easy to use. And paying for the download with a credit card, get Contribute by going to Adobe online.

They all gave it between 8 and 10 on a scale of 1-10, when I polled the Contribute users among my clients.

Your Web Designer or Virtual Assistant (VA)

Cost: hourly rates vary $50-90

Convenience: depends

Probably anything you need links, add keywords, add charts, add buttons, photos, what the Web Designer or VA Can Do: update text,

. Html changes. Keywords and other medium complex , links, many VA's will also be able to add buttons, these days. Add keywords and other tasks more complex than adding text and photos, add features, i recommend using your Web designer to change buttons.

And facilitates timely changes, clear communication keeps the cost down. Give them clear and detailed instructions about what you want. Email or fax is the best way to communicate changes to your Web designer or VA.

Content Management System (CMS)

Most cost effective option for complex information cost: large upfront cost;

Convenience: high

Like a table . . What CMS Can Do: ideal for information that gets updated frequently and has a particular format.

The custom table is made once and the data replaced as needed. The CMS is designed so a non-techie can enter the data into the fields and upload it. News ticker or something like that, it's a good idea to consider a custom CMS when your site has an event calendar.