Web design issue- please help

[PrimaDesign webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

Hi All,

I am an intermediate level of web designer. I would like you to give me some advice on web design issues;
i.e. if someone needs to develope a website that can change its content. how would i develope this site, I mean what do i need to make easy for the person to maintain his website (content management) bear in mind that person has no technical knowledge. Can you please advice me with methods and techniques to develope this kind of website. Meantime I am using dreamweaver 4.

Thanks for your help

PrimaDesign

[hector_sg webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

You basically answered your own question.

You can develop your own content management system, or find a web host that offers one as part of the package.
DIY content management, you have to do some planning to have your product be scalable.
Out-of-the-box content management ham strings you by making you work within their templates and backend system.

As a web designer you should know how to work out with your client what the look and feel will be.
Storyboard the whole site.

The rest I usually play it by ear.

[Chris Kennedy]

The main way we do it is with a database driven approach using ASP, there
are lots of different technologies. I tend to handcode rather than use DW
MX. However, doesn't Macromedia have a product called Contribute which
allows end users to change text and images but not to touch the underlying
layout. I don't think it is that expensive.

"PrimaDesign" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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| Hi All,
|
| I am an intermediate level of web designer. I would like you to give me
some advice on web design issues;
| i.e. if someone needs to develope a website that can change its content.
how would i develope this site, I mean what do i need to make easy for the
person to maintain his website (content management) bear in mind that person
has no technical knowledge. Can you please advice me with methods and
techniques to develope this kind of website. Meantime I am using dreamweaver
4.
|
| Thanks for your help
|
| PrimaDesign
|
|
|

[Murray *TMM*]

Chris:

Yes - it's Contribute, and it's $99. It works on STATIC sites only.

[url]http://www.macromedia.com/software/contribute[/url]

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"Chris Kennedy" <chrisk@cybase.co.uk> wrote in message
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> The main way we do it is with a database driven approach using ASP, there
> are lots of different technologies. I tend to handcode rather than use DW
> MX. However, doesn't Macromedia have a product called Contribute which
> allows end users to change text and images but not to touch the underlying
> layout. I don't think it is that expensive.
>
> "PrimaDesign" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
> news:bj9kvk$ur$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> | Hi All,
> |
> | I am an intermediate level of web designer. I would like you to give me
> some advice on web design issues;
> | i.e. if someone needs to develope a website that can change its content.
> how would i develope this site, I mean what do i need to make easy for the
> person to maintain his website (content management) bear in mind that

person

> has no technical knowledge. Can you please advice me with methods and
> techniques to develope this kind of website. Meantime I am using

dreamweaver

> 4.
> |
> | Thanks for your help
> |
> | PrimaDesign
> |
> |
> |
>
>

[CoolKat2004 webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

The main way we do it is with a database driven approach using ASP, there
are lots of different technologies. I tend to handcode rather than use DW
MX. However, doesn't Macromedia have a product called Contribute which
allows end users to change text and images but not to touch the underlying
layout. I don't think it is that expensive.

"PrimaDesign" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:bj9kvk$ur$1@forums.macromedia.com...
| Hi All,
|
| I am an intermediate level of web designer. I would like you to give me
some advice on web design issues;
| i.e. if someone needs to develope a website that can change its content.
how would i develope this site, I mean what do i need to make easy for the
person to maintain his website (content management) bear in mind that person
has no technical knowledge. Can you please advice me with methods and
techniques to develope this kind of website. Meantime I am using dreamweaver
4.
|
| Thanks for your help
|
| PrimaDesign
|
|
|