The amount of time we hear companies say “we can update everything on our web site”, yet the first time we suggest a change they say “oh, I can’t actually change that bit”…

Other common things we hear are: “We have paid a lot of £ for our current CMS but it doesn’t work, what do we do now?” or “We want to be able to update the web site in-house but how do we choose the right CMS?”

Based on so many questions and frustration around this topic, we are going to dedicate a whole evening event to the ins and outs of CMS!

What is CMS on a web site?

A content managed web site is a site that lets you create and manage content without the need to know any complicated coding.
While this sounds like a great idea, it isn’t always quite as simple as that!

We are very pleased to have Paul Shaw from e2Z and Alistair Kent from Tineke come as a guest speakers to help us de-mystify some of the different CMS solutions. They will help answer your questions and also highlight the pros and cons of a “bespoke” system vs. an “Open Source” system.

These are some of the questions we will be answering:

• Who needs a CMS? How do you know if you need one?
•  What do you need it to do, make sure you ask the right questions!
•  What are the options, bespoke vs. open source?
•  What is the cost, will you need to re-mortgage the house to pay for it?
•  How to pick a good developer?
•  What not to do!

Ask questions, prepare them and bring them along, this is your chance to ask a developer everything about CMS!

Want to come along?

It is a great help to us if we know how many people are coming, so please let us know. You can sign up for this event please in the Events section on the web site (you need to be logged in) just choose  “Register for eChampions event”.

If you are not already on the programme and would like to attend this event as a guest, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to book a place

Location

De Montfort University, Queens Building, Room 1.16, Leicester LE1 9BH

Timings

• 6.30pm Arrive and registration
• 6.45pm Paul Shaw and Alistair Kent about CMS
• 7.30pm Q&A
• Light food and socialising

Parking

Parking available onsite at De Montfort University.