Many might ask, what exactly is Content Management System? It is a system that is generally used to create a website without needing to know how to code a website.
Way back in the caveman days of web development, you would need to have a decent understanding of HTML in order to write your website code from scratch. Then that code would allow you to publish your content for all to see.
CMS makes it so you can build a site without knowing exactly what is going on behind the scenes. You can pretty much choose a look that appeals to you and modify it to fit your needs.
CMS can be used to…
- start a blog
- create a store that sells a variety of items (virtual products, simple products, subscriptions, etc)
- build a portfolio to show off your talent
- start up your own small business
- and many more
Even though you may not need or want the ability to further customize your site past the options supplied, someone who is knowledgeable in coding may choose to free code some aspects of their site.
In the next few articles I am going to give a run down of a few different CMS that can be used to make your very own site for your needs.