7 Benefits of Using WordPress For Your Website

If you are thinking of creating a website for your business you could have a site up live in a matter of minutes if you install WordPress

WordPress is a blogging platform that is open source, meaning it is free!

Once installed you are ready to start adding content. You see it is not just a blogging platform, you can add pages (as many as you like) to create an excellent “Content Management System” or “CMS” as it is known.

Here are 7 benefits to using the WordPress platform

1. Quick and easy installation – Most hosting companies use a third party to manage different applications in your control panel. CpanelX is one example. Within that is an application called Fantastico DeLux. When you click on the FD icon it opens up the application and this is where with a few steps you can install WordPress on your hosting space.
2. Massive choice of themes – WordPress comes with two default themes (themes control the look and feel of your site) already installed which are quite basic, however with the release of WordPress 2.9 you can now search, upload & install themes from your WordPress dashboard. There are thousands of free themes available. You can also go further and install premium themes which typically sell for anywhere between $50 and $150.
3. Fantastic functionality – You don’t need to be a programmer or know any php coding to adjust your WordPress installation, everything you need to do can be done via the dashboard. Create posts, pages, image galleries, audio, and video and so on.
4. Extendibility with thousands of plug ins – There are nearly 8,000 plugins available that you can install to enhance the usability and functionality of WordPress. Again these are easily searched, installed & activated via your dashboard. Some popular plug in additions, improve seo, enhance blog comment functions, page orders, twitter tools, xml sitemap creators, pinging, rotating tag clouds… the list is endless.
   
5. Automatic updating – Once you have installed the WordPress software, a theme and all the plug ins you need, you will need to upgrade them from time to time. With the release of 2.9 these upgrades can all be done by more or less one click of your mouse. WordPress notifies you when the upgrades become available and then suggest that you upgrade immediately by clicking the upgrade button. You click it then your done!
6. SEO friendly – The structure of the WordPress is such that it is optimised for search engines “out of the box”. The mere process of blogging and creating fresh content is something the search engines love. However with the installation of one plug in “All In One SEO Plug In” the site will be fully optimised, taking away the mystery of SEO which is so often made to look so much more complicated than it actually is.
7. Security – Keeping your WordPress installation bang up to date eliminates any security worries. The nature and popularity of WordPress makes it a target for hackers who like to mess with other people’s lives for no apparent reason. It is important to back up regularly and often. Keeping WordPress up to date with the latest release is the best way to keep it secure. There are enhancements you can install via plug ins for added peace of mind such as http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-security-scan/

WordPress is gaining in popularity by the day and is the platform of choice for many high profile establishments such as the American Government, the CIA, the FBI, the Airforce… and many many more.

If you want to get a website up ASAP WordPress is definitely the way forward. You can install it yourself or get someone else to do it for you. I offer this service on many different levels. I you want to discuss options send me an email and we talk about your options.. no obligation at all.

This technical step is so often the stumbling block for people who are desperate to get themselves on the internet.

It has never been so easy to get a site up online and there has never been so much information available (for free in most cases) to make it a success.