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What is CMS anyways?

Before I start talking about the awesome software Saltmedia uses to power our websites I wanted to give you a bit of knowledge about website software in general. A CMS (Content Management System) is a software application that allows non-programmers to manage and maintain websites with a minimal amount of technical website development knowledge.

Traditionally, websites could only be built and maintained by website developers adept at languages such as HTML, Javascript, and PHP. Today there are hundreds of different CMS Software options available. Some web firms build their own proprietary or commercially licensed CMS Software. Others use open source software platforms like WordPress and Joomla.

Saltmedia believes in Open Source software. Sometimes this option is overlooked - I’ll save my opinion on closed software for a different blog entry though. In general open source is a software licensing model that allows unrestricted access to use, modify, distribute, and improve software. Why pay to reinvent the wheel (or license it) when you can leverage the community-driven wealth of combined experience of millions of developers around the world?

About Angie Saltman

Angie is the founder of Saltmedia, and her vision has always been “Creating Impact Online”. Alex & Angie Saltman are life and business partners and have married design, tech, and marketing together for the last 12 years. Angie is an Indigenous innovative leader who believes in supporting the local economy by hiring local, shopping local, and giving back to the community. Her friendly attitude makes working through any difficult issues much easier. She has 20 years’ experience in the technology and design fields and her specialties are team collaboration, leadership, internet, design, and client services. Angie holds a Diploma in IT, an MBA in Indigenous Business Leadership (IBL) from Simon Fraser University, and is currently working on her Plain Language Certificate from SFU to level up her visual and written communications. We’re not sure where she makes the time, but she’s been on the board of directors for the Canadian Mental Health Association-Alberta Northwest Region since 2010 and is currently sitting as Past President. She’s passionate about using her skills and voice to promote good mental health. Check out Angie's art at www.aanji.ca.
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#101, 10418 99 Ave
Grande Prairie, AB
T8V 0S3
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We live, work, and gather on traditional, unceded, and treaty territories of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Peoples from coast to coast to coast. We’re committed to our collective responsibility to the original caretakers of this land and to listening, learning, and acting in ways that support reconciliation.

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