WordPress
“It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes.” ~ Douglas Adams (Life, the Universe and Everything)
Why should you use WordPress?
WordPress, for so many reasons, is my go to content management system (CMS). It is easy to use, easy to learn, and it’s free. Ok, well, mostly free. You can install the WP engine for free, unlike some CMS pacages, and there are plenty of ready-made templates that are free to use. There are plenty of other premium templates that can come at a very minimal expense, $10 to $100 normally. Weigh this against the cost of a fully custom built website, and you stand to save thousands of dollars.
Aside from cost, here are a few other reasons to use WordPress:
- Plugins: Thousands of plugins are out there. Installation is easy, and so is (generally speaking) the configuration. What ever your need is, there is usually an array of choices for you to choose from.
- Theme Variety: Most people want their blogs to be original. WordPress offers tens of thousands of templates, both free and paid for, that you can choose from. One, two, and three columns, graphics options, color combinations, and a huge variety of options that will ensure that your blog not only suits you but is appealing to your readers.
- Auto Ping: Many CMSs offer this but plenty of free blogging hosts do not. This means that you must ping yourself after every post. WordPress does this for you, making life a bit easier and saving time.
- Trackbacks: No easier way to see who is reading and linking you, and WP will automatically “comment” on the blogs that you have linked.
- Professional: With the right designer (me) you can have a professional, custom site for half the cost of a full custom build.
Anocial will help get you into a WordPress website, configure it, host it, maintain it, and teach you how to post to it for much much less than the cost of a full custom website.
By using a Template based website you can stay well under budget and not have to worry about sacrificing quality.
If you want to talk about a template based website, contact me here, or call me @ (865) 679-1295
