Why Use WordPress For Your Small Business Website?

One of the most frequent complaints I hear from business owners is the inability to make on-the-fly changes to their websites. Many are reluctant to pay high hourly rates for simple tasks like updating text or adding images. Others get frustrated when they need to make updates but their designer is out of town or is slow to respond to their plea for help. This is where WordPress shines!

Why WordPress?
WordPress hit the scene as a personal blogging tool, but many aren't aware that it has grown into a powerful content management system (CMS). What is a CMS? In short, it's a system for storing website data that is easily accessible and able to be modified through a user-friendly control panel or admin area (which WordPress is famous for).

A Powerful Business Solution
Your business could greatly benefit from the dynamic functionality of WordPress.

Want to post a product for sale in less than 5 minutes? Need a social networking element added to your site, with the power to post your latest Twitter entries right on your homepage? How about some interactive features like polls, RSS feeds and newsletters? Or maybe a fancy sliding photo gallery? Through the use of free plugins, WordPress makes all the above possible...and more.

Page #1 of Google Anyone?
Aside from unlimited features and add-ons, WordPress is preconfigured for search engine optimization (SEO). WordPress can be configured to notify, or "ping", major search engines and directories every time you post new content. Also, plugins such as the All-in-One SEO Pack, allow you to add tags, titles and descriptions for search engines to use in display results.

Variety and Customization
Another wonderful aspect of WordPress is the range of products available. For those on a tight budget, hundreds of free themes, or skins, are availabe to download. Most themes are customizable, so you can add your own logo, header, colors, etc. Conversely, if you don't mind spending a few dollars, many premium themes are available and typically run from $35.00 - $80.00. The more prolific theme producers have extensive support networks, featuring user forums, which save a lot of headache when you're making theme modifications.

AM Creative Studio is now offering custom WordPress solutions, priced at 1/4th the cost of custom front and back-end design. Contact us today for a free quote.

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By shawn4, Sun Oct 11 2009, 17:50

I like the info:)

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