| By using open source software the cost of | | | | the software evolves version after version. |
| such an affordable website has dramatically | | | | |
| reduced. Open source software is free, built | | | | Support forums: |
| by an ethically sound and forward thinking | | | | |
| community determined to better the | | | | Support forums of all levels up for the more |
| functionality of the Internet. Whilst it is | | | | popular open source solutions and communities |
| free, one should always try help those | | | | develop within them. Whether you want to know |
| helping you by donating to open source | | | | how to do something in an administration |
| software so that everybody benefits. | | | | panel, need help on best practices or require |
| | | | technical information on coding, more often |
| Just because the software is free, this does | | | | than not, there is an answer for you on one |
| not mean that the website is free, the web | | | | of the many forums by people willing to share |
| site designer must still have knowledge of | | | | information and help you. |
| the website system and will be able to add a | | | | |
| design and functionality tailored to your | | | | Additional functionality: |
| requirements. Building a website to deliver | | | | |
| what you need is never an easy task. | | | | The core functionality of many of the open |
| | | | source software systems is probably more than |
| The benefits of using open source software | | | | most people require. But a huge benefit Is |
| included affordable design changes without | | | | the ability to add additional functionality. |
| disturbing the content. Regular upgrades to | | | | If there's something your website needs to |
| improve the speed and security of the web | | | | do, very likely the more popular open source |
| site, additional modules allow a plug in | | | | software has a configurable module or |
| mechanism for additional functionality to | | | | component of some sort with the ability to do |
| improve the use of the website, web site | | | | it. If it does not then a bespoke coder will |
| portability, reduced bespoke programming | | | | be able to do it at an affordable cost, as it |
| costs and probably most importantly, a | | | | is just one part of the site integrating into |
| support network which can aide in system | | | | the central system not a rewrite of |
| issues and troubleshooting. | | | | everything. |
| | | | |
| Easy Design Changes: | | | | Web site Portability: |
| | | | |
| Most open source software systems provide | | | | Being able to move a website between one |
| compliant website standards, this invariably | | | | website company and another without loss of |
| means that the content is separated from the | | | | support or "the getting to know the code" |
| presentation giving two main benefits. The | | | | time is an excellent facility to have. |
| first of these is that the web site can | | | | Because the open source software is known to |
| provide slick content to be provided to the | | | | many of the web design companies, taking a |
| search engines and secondly since the design | | | | new web site on board would be no problem. |
| is independent of the content then the design | | | | |
| of the whole site can be changed more | | | | For now and for the future why have the |
| affordably. | | | | bespoke built web site at a large cost and |
| | | | even larger support costs, as opposed to an |
| Regular upgrades: | | | | affordable flexible system which gives you |
| | | | the power to use the best minds of the |
| These open source software systems just grow | | | | Internet at an affordable price, with |
| from strength to strength, the development | | | | corporate functionality. |
| team expands, new ideas come into play and | | | | |