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A Content Management System (CMS) is a collection of procedures used to manage work flow in a collaborative environment. These procedures can be manual or computer-based. The procedures are designed to:

* Allow for large number of people to contribute to and share stored data
* Control access to data, based on user roles. User roles are used to define each use as to what information they can view or edit
* Aid in easy storage and retrieval of data
* Reduce repetitive duplicate input
* Improve the ease of report writing
* Improve communication between users

In a CMS, data can be defined as almost anything – documents, movies, pictures, phone numbers, scientific data, etc. CMSs are frequently used for storing, controlling, revising, and publishing documentation. Content that is controlled is industry-specific. (Entertainment content differs from the design of a fighter jet). There are various terms for systems (related processes) that do this. Examples include: Web Content Management, Digital Asset Management, Digital Records Management, Electronic Content Management (and others). Synchronization of intermediate steps, and collation into a final product are common goals of each.
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* 1 Types of CMS
* 2 Enterprise content management systems
* 3 Web content management systems
* 4 See also
* 5 References

[edit] Types of CMS

There are six main categories of CMS, with their respective domains of use:

* Enterprise CMS (ECMS)
* Web CMS (WCMS)
* Document Management System (DMS)
* Mobile Content Management System
* Component content management system
* Media Content Management System

[edit] Enterprise content management systems
Main article: Enterprise content management

An Enterprise Content Management (ECM) system is concerned with content, documents, details, and records related to the organizational processes of an enterprise. The purpose is to manage the organization’s unstructured information content, with all its diversity of format and location.
[edit] Web content management systems
Main article: Web content management system

A ‘Web Content Management’ (WCM) system is a CMS 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.

When the internet was at its infancy and rankings do not determine a website’s popularity, content was the only thing that mattered. Viewers locate and return to a site because of the quality of material these sites present, or in the case of sites having the same content, because of how the content was presented. Since there were very few web pages to start with before, a reader need only browse through a few to determine which one is the most suitable for his/her needs. Nowadays, there are millions, if not billions, of sites and authors that discuss the same contents. So how then, does one make sure that his/herwebsite stands out above all the other sites? By employing all means to make sure the site is easily visible to search engines.
How does this work? First and foremost, the website has to have quality content. It doesn’t matter if a site gets easily recognized by the most popular search engines if the viewer wouldn’t want to stay or come back again because of too much irrelevant information. It would be more beneficial for the site if the readers would want to return on their own because they find the site’s material worthy of viewing. With this, readers become potential linkers and may generate additional traffic.
Second, a good website presents materials in a very organized and systematic way. The easier it is for the viewer to navigate through a site, the more comfortable they get reading. This translates to longer visits and a greater chance of becoming a favorite.
Third, on the technical side, if a website owner and developer are not fully adept on the technical aspects of their sites, they can employ the aid of SEO companies. These companies specialize in tweaking the technical side of the site to increase visibility through a host of services. The owner can select from a series of affordable seo services depending on which ones would work best for their site. Some of these affordable seo services include:
Remember. Although it is possible and understandably very logical to avail of these affordable seo services, it does not guarantee that one’s site will take the first spot when listed in a search engine query. It does, however, increase the site’s chances of getting seen by search engines. Also, even though visibility translates to having greater number of viewers, this does not automatically suggest that a site will get regular visits or that its readers would become regular patrons. Quality and presentation are still as important as, if not more important than, the technical side of thewebsite.