Professional Content Management Websites

CMS Key Benefits and Features

All of the functions listed below are available as independent add-ons to most of our CMS Series websites that do not already include them.

Item	Description	Cost
Newsdesk	A newsdesk is an excellent way to keep your site content fresh and quickly let visitors know your latest news. This feature can be used to make announcements and to publish press releases. Key features: Auto archives Shows newest news items first News can be published by category or as a single-category newsdesk Snippets of latest news items can be made to appear either on the site front page or in the side menu column (if you have one)	R750
Newsdesk With RSS Newsfeeds	This is an advanced newsdesk that, in addition to the features of the normal newsdesk, also allows you to easily publish RSS feeds from sites like News24 and Reuters to encourage visitors to visit your site daily for updates on events/news of interest.	R970
Newsletter Manager	A good mailing list and newsletter is one of the best marketing tools available. If people want to hear from you, they are already receptive to what you have to say and sell. Our robust newsletter feature offers the following: Visitors can subscribe and unsubscribe, keeping your mailing list legitimate Offer multiple different types of newsletters that visitors can choose from (or have only one general newsletter) Easily create a professional newsletter in your admin area Emails are automatically sent out in batches to prevent server overload (keep your hosting company happy) Easily create newsletter templates with standard headers and footers. Use the same template over and over or create multiple templates to choose from Preview newsletters before sending Send yourself a test email to check layout before sending it to your subscribers Easily imbed images and links into your email Create newsletters and save them for future sending	R960
Quote of the Day	This is an excellent, albeit simple, little tool for publishing interesting snippets that appear randomly on your site. Ideal for a "thought of the day", "tip of the day", Philisophical or religeous snippets or any other short content that you would like to share with visitors.	R350
Banner Advertising	Selling banner advertising on your website is a far more lucrative and professional option than something like Google Adwords. Selling banner advertising can in itself cover the costs of your website and generate additional revenue. All banner adverts are added easily in your admin area and can be set to show for a set period only or for a certain number of impressions. We will assist you in setting this up to work either with automatically rotating banners or with dedicated banner slots.	R1250
Events Calendar	Our events calendar allows visitors to quickly get information about upcoming events. Feature-rich, this function allows you to link your events to specific content pages or photo galleries on your website, shows events that last for an entire day or over a period of days (shows start and end date). Includes auto archiving of past events.	R1480
Advanced Photo Gallery (Amazon style)	This is a seperate gallery function to the gallry that comes with all our Content Management websites and can be used either in conjunction with the normal galleries, or in addition to them. The difference between the two types of galleries is essentially the layout and presentation. The inbuilt gallery shows a page per gallery, with thumbnail images and captions (5 images per row, with captions beneath each photo). Each image can be clicked on for a larger, pop-up view. The advanced gallery shows all thumbnails on the left of the page. Clicking on any of these will show the enlarged version on the right, as per the image below.	R540
Membership functionality	An advanced function that transforms an ordinary static website into a website that encourages people to join and receive various benefits. Key Features include: Signup is simple and quick Additional information can be obtained from existing members - exact information to be gathered is controlled by you from Admin Members can login and ammend their personal information Forgotten password feature for members Specific downloads and content pages can be made exclusive to members only, thereby encouraging visitors to sign up Admin can view all members, edit member information and email specific members (or all members) direct from the admin area Run special competitions or promotions for members. Even provide printable coupons to all members Send a private message to a particular member or all members from the admin area. Members see this on their main member page after logging in. Any other function on your site (like galleries, newsdesk, quote of the day, etc.) can be made exclusively viewable to members during your site customisation by us.	R1180
Membership with File Sharing	In addition to all the member feaures listed above, members can create events of their own and upload files for each event. They can then give the secure access code to family and friends who will then be able to download these files using the access code. An ideal way to drive more traffic to your website. Possible uses include allowing members to share their wedding photos on a wedding planner or photography website; allow members to share baby photos on any website related to moms and babies; allow members to share their travel photos on any travel related website, etc. - The possibilities are endless.	R1630
Save to favourites	This function creates a "Favourites" section on your website that allows visitors to save certain pages within your site for easy viewing later. Instead of having to filter through their entire Internet Explorer list of favourites, which will never bring them to an exact page, this function allows them to access information that they are interested in the moment that they visit your website again. Works as a stand-alone feature or in conjunction with the membership feature above.	R340
Affiliate Function	This robust affiliate add-on will allow affiliates to sign up on your website, access promotional materials to use on their own sites and drive traffic to your site. All referrals from affiliate links are tracked and credited to the relevant affiliate. Full reporting on affiliate members and activity are accessible in the Admin area.	R1650
Multi-branch feature	More than one branch, sales office, franchise or agency ? Enhance your effectiveness and reduce your admin with this robust function. Our multi-branch add-on will allow you to list your outlets with their contact details and even provide a dedicated page per outlet if you desire. Can take up to 2000 branches. On the website, these branches are located via country/provincial and town drop-down menus, making it easy for a visitor to find the branch closest to their location. Each branch has its own anti-spam contact form so that enquiries for a specific branch are automatically emailed to the specific branch in question. The site can be adapted (free) so that copies are also sent to Head Office for monitoring purposes.	R1850
Accept donations (not trackable)	This function allows you to accept donations direct from your website using any one of a number of payment processors, or your own online merchant bank account. Payments can be made via EFT or credit card. Ideal for any Non-profit organisation wanting to solicit donations via their website. Please also see the advanced version below.	R950
Accept donations: (trackable)	This advanced donations function is a combination of the donations add-on and the membership add-on. Donors are required to complete a simple registration form, which adds their details to your database. Payments from members are then logged, allowing you to know exactly who donated how much on which date and also allowing you to easily stay in contact with these donors into the future.	R2150
Articles Manager	This function allows you to have a section of your website that contains articles, which is an excellent tool for increasing search engine value as well as getting visitors to return to your site. Key features include: Supports multiple authors who can be credited for their articles Visitors can rate and comment on articles Articles are auto archived Include images in your articles Supports multiple article categories and sub-categories All articles are searchable Snippets of articles can be shown on the front page of your site, with "read more" links to full articles Admin can activate or hide articles Articles can be set to auto-publish on a future date Articles have their own "tell-a-friend" function to allow visitors to share articles and drive additonal traffic to your site.	R970
Google Adsense	Feature Google adverts on your site and earn some additional cash.	R150
Custom Add-ons	We are able to custom build any additional features that you may require, to make any of our CMS Series Websites a perfect fit for your needs. Please contact us	subject to quote