About Wiki Websites

Wiki websites can look like traditional websites to visitors, but they are quite different behind the scenes. What makes them unique is that they empower anyone to be a site author with any web browser, and with little or no technical expertise.

Here are some of the questions you may be asking yourself about wiki sites as you explore their potential. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have further questions, using the email form at the end of the page.

• What is a wiki website?
• How is a wiki site different from a traditional html website?
• What are the benefits of wiki sites?
• I don't have much technical know-how. How easy is it for me to create and edit pages on a wiki site?
• Can all site visitors edit the content of our site pages? How can site security be maintained?
• How can an existing traditional website be "wikified" (converted to a wiki site)?
• What are wiki "skins" and how do they work?
• How can you help me set up a wiki site, and how much would it cost?