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Blogs

There is much to be said about blogs. The word "Blog" is a composite of the words weB and log. Basically they are much like online diaries, commentaries or journals at which the public can also post comments. They are very popular and can include any form of media including streaming video and MP3's. See more at Wikipedia.

Content Management System (CMS)

A CMS is designed to simplify the publication of Web content to Web sites, in particular allowing content creators to submit content without requiring technical knowledge of HTML or the uploading of files.

Take control of your website! You are able to edit your website content right from any computer that has internet access. If you can write emails, you can add content and edit your own website. You also can use the CMS as a collaborative tool permitting many authors to compose a single article.

CMS content may take the form of text, such as documents, multimedia files, audio, video files (including YouTube), or any other file type requiring your management.

According to the Guardian, as of May 2009, if the world's 487 billion gigabytes of rapidly expanding digital content were printed and bound into books it would form a stack that would stretch from Earth to Pluto 10 times.

Wikis

A Wiki is a website having the ability to permit collaborative contribution from people "in-the-know" around the globe. It is server software that allows anyone to write and/or edit it's contents right from their browser. They use a simple language to operate and therefore have a short learning curve. Many non-programmers are avid wiki users. Wiki's are frequently about a topic or theme but some also have content more like blogs. Like Wikipedia and so many others, wiki popularity has grown with the web. "WikiWiki" is Hawaiian and means "quick." Now go start your own Wiki and be WikiWiki about it!

 

Forums or Bulletin Boards

Ancient Rome had open public places where people could speak thier minds. It was called a "Forum." 2000 years later, we have an electronic version that anyone can use. Forum programs permit our voices to be heard with open responses from the public. This has intense positive effects especially when looking for technical help. There are many different reasons for using forums or bulletin boards as they used to be called in their early development. Check them out, you may find one useful for your purpose.

Photo Galleries

Photo Galleries offer an organized way of displaying your photographs online. The presentation can vary from photo album style or slideshow to flash. Photo transitions are varied with one that is sure to please you. You can restrict who can see certain photos. You can also permit your family or friends to upload their images to your gallery. Start for yourself a family tree. Photo Gallery programs can be either stand alone or integrated into your CMS, Blog, eCommerce or just about any other type of website program. Enjoy!

Educational -- Tutorial

Educational website programs, often referred to as Learning Management Systems (LMS), can be used by teachers to create effective online learning sites. These programs are sophisticated enough to be used by Universities. For the entepreneuer, membership applications can be integrated to effectively charge a tuition for your online courses. Offer classes to as many students as you want. Correct their work, show students their grades, and graduate them to the next level. You determine how much they pay you for tuition.

Real Estate -- Auto Sales

This is a listing management website program well suited for real estate but can also be applied to auto sales. Fast, flexible and easy to use discover the power within its mighty programming. Adding commercial components places you in the big leagues at a par with the best multiple listing services available. Don't miss this opportunity. Get your Real Estate or Auto Sales business up and running with this online magnet.

Customer Service -- Ticket Desks

The online community has grown increasingly sophisticated in their needs and wants. These customer service programs offer a managed ticket system for organizing support requests. They have evolved through keeping track of submitted tickets through resolution to having canned responses and real time chats with clients on your website. Imagine the power!

eCommerce -- Shopping Carts

Move em out, cart after cart right over to PayPal. You have enough volume for a merchant account? These programs can handle that too. Accept credit cards right on your website. Display your wares on the internet and permit browsers to add your wares to their shopping cart and check out. Several different programs to choose from. VirtueMart is Joomla's very own shopping cart module with all the power of any other full eCommerce program. Ubercart is the ecommerce module used by Drupal and ads a style all its own. You can also have these programs operate as a catalog and not permit any online purchases.

Accepting credit cards online involves more than just an eCommerce shopping cart program. Additional expenses for static IP address, security certificate, and a mechant account must be accounted for if they are to be included in the plan. We either provide these ourself or have outside resources that we utilize. Need a low cost 800 number? No problem.

These programs will get you started. Open your business up to the entire globe. C'mon join the 21st Century Today!

Classified Ads -- Auctions

People are doing it, can you? Start your own "Craigs List" classifieds in your area. Discover your niche and go for it!

Just Google "Classifies Ads" to get an idea of what YOU can do. Check out http://oodle.com

The Commercial version has the following features:

• Create a Powerful online listing classified website
• Create a free or paid way to have anyone list anything
  on your website!
• Create a buy now e-bay style website with ecommerce enabled listings
• Now you can enable ecommerce on your listing site for
  your members

FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)

This is a free, database-driven web-based application for creating and maintaining Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on your web site.

Features

• Unlimited Categories
• Unlimited Questions/Answers
• Web-based Category and FAQ Administration with
  Add, Edit, & Delete Capability

Mailing Lists

Mailing Lists are a great way to communicate with many folks via the internet. They can be incorporated right into your website. Folks can sign up or remove themselves as they choose. Mailman is geared more toward different groups like Yahoo Groups whereas phplist is more toward newsletter enlistment. Check them out for yourself!

 

Polls

People love to take polls, especially interesting short ones. Entice folks to stay on your website using some interesting polls and immediately show them the results.

Project Management -- Task Lists

Create an online task management list for your team. Open source project management tools are pretty snappy. Team members interact from all over the globe on your project management website. Start one on your personal domain name. Impress your boss. Get the job planned, coordinated and completed right on the timeline for the big payola bonus.

 

Original Custom

Feeling creative? Have a web graphics friend? Great if you do but matters not as plenty of FREE or low cost graphics are available on the web. Throw out the template concept and create your own original web design. Know that you are "One of a kind" or very close to it. Add lines to reflect your style and colors to reflect your mood. Go personal, be original, start from scratch.

No one says you cannot look at a few other websites to get some ideas though! Go for it!

 

Third Party Templates

There are thousands upon thousands of third party templates. Most are specific to a particular website program, so it often helps to choose your website program first. Many templates are simply CSS standard type templates which can be applied as a stand-alone template to your website. The FREE templates usually have more bugs in them. Browse through a few selections and see for yourself.

Online Billing -- Account Management

Automate your web hosting business with an online billing or account management program. These programs offer full billing, invoice handling and much more.

Social Networking

Facebook, Friendster, MySpace type social networking programs can be your next website. Visitors can display photos, form groups, share chats, forums, wiki's and find like-minded folks. User profiles can be matched and new relationships made with the help of social networking websites. Why not start your own today?

PhpGedView

PhpGedView is a revolutionary genealogy program which allows you to view and edit your genealogy on your website. PhpGedView has full editing capabilities, full privacy functions, can import from GEDCOM files, and supports multimedia like photos and document images. PhpGedView also simplifies the process of collaborating with others working on your family tree. Your latest genealogy information is always on your website and available for others to see.

To learn more about PhpGedView and how it can help you with your genealogy, please read more on the About page.