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Do I need to learn HTML to manage a web site?

This is one of the most common questions that I get asked by new clients. It's not always phrased this way, it could be 'I don't really understand computers, will I still be able to manage my web site?' or 'I'm not very technical, but I would like to update my own web site.'

The answer isn't as cut and dried as you may think...

If you really want to distil it down to a one word answer, it has to be 'No'. However, if you take that view when looking to manage your content management system based web site, you're making life hard for yourself. (more...)

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