Out of date information or links are deadly, not only to the site but also to the business or organization the site represents.

During the planning stage an evaluation should be made of the information you want to include in the site. How often does it change? Daily? Weekly? Monthly? Almost never? See -- Determining Page Type

Some important points you need to consider are:

• How hard is it to track the changes?
  
  
• How many places is the information found?
  
  
• Who is going to compile the new information?
  
  
• Who will make the changes to the web site?

Planning for the cost of maintenance should be included in the cost of starting a web site and in the yearly budget. If you plan to do it in house, make sure you have budgeted for training. It takes time to properly maintain a web site -- allocate the necessary time.

Maintaining your web site can be done in a variety of ways. It can be maintained in house, if you or a member of your staff has the skill. If not, Windvoice can either make the changes for you or teach you how to make them. Windvoice will also work with your staff to help them make the changes and to develop templates for new pages.

Whatever method you choose to keep your site up to date, it is essential that you check your web site and links, and review all the pages on a regular basis. Read our paper on How To Maintain Your Web Site.

If you need help with web site maintainance, contact Windvoice. Call 877-862-1899 or use our E-mail form.