Some ideas about how to get the best from all work put into creating and maintaining a website

1. How to future proof your website
Issues:
 resources invested into website
 procurement process for CMS
 building CSS templates
 getting new CSS to work within CMS
 migration of content into CMS
 learning how to use CMS
 work to customise CMS to do what really wanted
 limited number of suppliers who can customise CMS
 CMS supplier go out of business/taken over
 CMS supplier ceasing support

2. How to future proof your website
Principles:
 build in flexibility
 keep CSS portable and reusable
 keep content portable and reusable
 keep text portable and reusable
 avoid getting tied to one CSS vendor
 assume that a CMS has a three year life span

3. How to future proof your website
Solutions:
 have a ‘flexibility framework’
 consider choosing an open-source CMS
 draw up a list of all elements of a site: CSS, CMS code,
content, text etc
 work out lifespan of each element
 work out value of each element and depreciation etc
 work out how to keep reusing these elements for ever