If you run a website, especially a blog, you should really look at using WordPress. It is one of the best platforms you can use. Here are just a couple of the reasons WordPress is perfect for any site.
1. It Does Not Cost Anything
One of the best things about WordPress is that you never need to pay to use it, no matter how long you use it on any number of sites. It's incredible that you can get this much power without needing to pay for it. And if you need to customize it, you can even do that since you get full access to the source code.
2. There Are Great Plugins
Since you have full access to the source code and can make any changes you need, you can get WordPress to do anything you could want. But by taking advantage of the thousands of freely released WordPress plugins you can extend the capabilities of your site to do almost anything you can imagine, without having to do any coding. The developers have done a great job of making this as easy a task as possible, all you need to do it click the mouse a few times.
3. There Are Thousands of Free Themes
If you look on any search engine you will certainly find no shortage of sites that offer WordPress themes for download. While some of the best themes cost money, there is no shortage of freely available themes that look great. Just like plugins, themes can be installed in just a few clicks.
4. It Is Very Customizable
WordPress has been made extremely easy to use and customize. You can make almost any change you can think of on your site, just by changing some settings in a web-interface. You don't need to know any HTMl or PHP coding, or what they even are! No other system offers this incredible mix of power and ease.
5. Search Engine Friendly
WordPress has been designed to be ranked well in search engines like Google. Sites built with WordPress are easily spidered andsearch engines love them. And if the built-in power isn't good enough, there are a large number of plugins designed specifically to help you rank better and get more traffic.
6. WordPress Hosting is Easy
WordPress doesn't have any crazy server requirements. It can run on just about any server, as long as it runs PHP and MySQL. To take full advantage of the software, there are a few more things you want to be on the lookout for in a prospecitve WordPress hosting company. Look for a host that has experience with WordPress, in case you run in to any problems. To take full advantage of the SEO features, you'll want to find a host that uses Apache for it's webserver and supports mod_rewrite.
For these reasons I highly recommend checking out WordPress, no matter what kind of site you run.
Friday, December 11, 2009
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