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How does BoatTales.com work? And what is a CMS?
Content Management Systems (CMS) come in all shapes and sizes. Chances are, if you've put up a Web page on a free Web page server or ISP you've had access to a rudimentary content management system.
A sample screenshot of the administration area for adding content for the front page of the website. Click on the image for a larger view.
A content management system (CMS) is a system used to manage the content of a Web site. A CMS consists of two elements: the management application and the delivery application. The management element allows the author (you), to manage the creation, modification, and removal of content from a Web site without needing the expertise of a Webmaster. The delivery element uses and compiles that information to update the Web site.
BoatTales.com is a full featured CMS catering to the boating market. It include a home page, links to descriptions of your vessel and crew, and pages for posting ship's logs or journal entries, photo galleries, a guestbook, location mapping and more. Plus you get a free web-based e-mail account. You have password-protected access to a site administration page where you upload new content to your boating website.
This is what the front page looks like based on the information entered area the admin area shown above. Click the image to enlarge.
BoatTales.com has 30 website designs to choose from. The designs are the wrapper that presents the content you provide.
We can enhance any boating website with á la carte extras for a small extra charge. If you're a singing sailor, for example, add songs to your boating website. Perhaps you want to let people know you're available for yacht deliveries or other boat jobs. Use your boating website to post a resume and get the word out.
All boating websites are hosted and promoted on the BoatTales.com domain. Your friends and family can visit simply by clicking to www.BoatTales.com/(your boat name). Pages are listed in an index on the BoatTales.com home page. Alternatively, BoatTales.com can help you to register your own domain (like www.seaspell.net) if your proposed site's name is available.
Other services offered include content writing and copy editing by an award-winning professional writer if you want help organizing your thoughts and making them read well. We also offer photo editing to help present your cruising photos in their best light. We can connect you with artists if you would like to add a professional caricature of your crew or artistic rendering of your vessel for a personal touch.
Want to let everybody know about your new boating website? Ask about custom burgees, T-shirts, coozies and other products featuring your web address and boat's custom logo.