How to Stay Agile with Headless CMS (2024)

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Content management system (CMS) is considered one of the most powerful tools for marketers but unfortunately, for many marketers, CMS has been facing difficulties while working with their current CMS. Most often they think every CMS is challenging to deal with and that’s normal.  But is it normal? Marketers put up with the outdated platforms with the hope that one day they will figure out the best way to cope with the challenges. Traditional content management platforms lack innovation and drain the IT team with constant bugs. Moreover, the older CMS software is stuck with outdated features and capabilities that can stunt the growth of marketing leaders. In such a condition, marketers are left with 2 options: 

  • Enduring their outworn CMS and getting stuck with its outdated features 
  • Moving to a modern and agile CMS  

If a marketer chooses the second option, which is to shift to a powerful and agile CMS, they choose a more flexible, scalable, and easy-to-use platform that can help them achieve their marketing goals. A modern, headless CMS allows marketers the option to eliminate the pain points of content management and creation while focusing on their short-term and long-term objectives.  

Now let’s get into the ways marketers can achieve agile and headless CMS in 2024 and beyond.  

Prepare for the Migration 

Executing a headless CMS can become easier and more convenient as you plan well enough to implement new technology into your organization. If your content migration appears to be a huge project, it is always a wiser decision to assign project managers who can ease the migration process. Due to their collaboration with your team and understanding of your organization’s needs, implementing the migration becomes easier.  

For further preparation, it is necessary to plan your deadlines and milestones, select the best-suited headless CMS platform, and initiate a content audit to ensure the process runs smoothly.   

Start the Migration Process  

Keeping your content assets safe in backup storage is important while migrating to a headless CMS. This step is going to keep the content assets and data secure until the migration process is finished. Once the headless CMS is in place, you need to test with a small-size migration project and tweak if any changes are required. This can help you understand if your new CMS is working as expected and you can also consult your vendor for CMS configuration to simplify the process and ensure there is no human error.  

Quality Checking the New CMS 

Your headless CMS is ready to transform your marketing campaigns and bring in amazing results. But before you start your campaigns, check for any bugs or glitches that need immediate attention. This is the step where you can hire a quality assurance team to ensure that your new CMS will work as expected.  

When it is time to introduce your new CMS and connect it with your updated content assets and data, it is also time to decommission your monolithic content platform. With an agile and headless CMS, you can integrate your content tools with it create a powerful digital experience platform for the team, and gradually deliver seamless customer experience. 

Conclusion 

Creating, organizing, and managing your content doesn’t have to be painful. With these steps, you can develop a headless CMS that can reshape your marketing department and enhance your business growth altogether. Select the right CMS that suits the best ways possible for your marketing department to cater to your special and unique marketing needs. 

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