How can having a Custom Database Application Help Me Stay Productive during the Holiday Season?

How can having a Custom Database Application Help Me Stay Productive during the Holiday Season?
November 13, 2014 Mike McLeland

How can having a Custom Database Application Help Me Stay Productive during the Holiday Season?

Custom database websites are well suited for clients that require advanced functionality or special features that aren’t available from other framework solutions on the market. Website owners can change, add, or delete information in the database without the need for a web developer or website designer.

Custom Database Application

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When the website and database are linked, the website owner can easily change the content that appears on pages of the website by simply changing the content in the database. These databases are useful because they can be used to store and display a wide variety of information in dynamic ways.

Based on the website’s design, the content can be displayed in a number of ways and the website owner never has to alter the design – they only need to update the database. This means that a busy site owner can make changes from anywhere, whether they are in the office, at home, or on vacation. The website’s dynamic design and the database’s ability to store information and organize it by category does the majority of the work for the website owner. While a custom database is not an “out of the box” solution, it will save the website owner time and money in the long-run as they will be able to make changes quickly and easily themselves without needing to spend money on hiring a designer to make regular updates.

For example, with a recipe website the default view could list recipes in chronological order based on when they were added to the database and website. Another view might display all breakfast recipes, lunch recipes, dinner recipes, or dessert recipes. The information can even be broken down even further, by listing all pie recipes in the dessert category. When a website visitor makes a selection from the navigation, the relevant information is gathered from the database and displayed.

Visitors to the website are better able to interact with the website and more quickly find the information that they’re looking for. This is a win-win for time-crunched website owners as they are able to more efficiently deliver engaging experiences to their visitors. Knowing that the site is functioning at its most efficient level will make it easy to travel during the holiday season, carefree.

Russel Cooke is a business consultant specializing in Customer Relationship Management. In his free time, he contributes predominantly business-related articles, something he enjoys doing tremendously. You can follow Russel on Twitter @RusselCooke2.