Post date: Dec 21, 2010 9:18:12 PM
New Internet marketers have it so much easier today...withrespect to web design that is.Back in the day, we all had to dive into the STEEP learningcurve of Dreamweaver. Making a semi-attractive site wasquite a challenge to say the least. Most beginners wouldsimply quit in the beginning of that curve.Now days, things are much easier. With the new versions ofWordPress and the many available themes, anyone can buildan attractive and search engine friendly site in a day ortwo...or less.Beginners can now skip the weeks of learning Dreamweaverand skip right to the real work of optimizing, backlinking,and getting ranked well in Google.If you aren't using WordPress for all your new sites, you'remissing the boat!
Following are 7 reasons WordPress rocks!
1. It is free! In the old days we had to invest several
hundred dollars for a copy of Dreamweaver. Gone are those
days! WordPress does not cost a dime. It is perhaps the
most useful piece of Internet software ever created.
2. Users do not have to know HTML. No experience is
required. Anyone can create an attractive and profitable
website in less than a day. The learning curve is only a
slight bump in the road comared to the moutain that
beginning marketers must climb when learning conventional
web editors.
3. WordPress is open source. This is great news for users.
Open source means the code is available for all to see and
create plugins for. Now days there are thousands of no-cost
plugins that can be added to the installed software.
Whatever your site's needs are, there is more than likely a
plugin available for each need. Best of all, even most of the
plugins are free.
4. There are thousands of themes available. Most are no
cost, but the best ones do require purchase. I for one find
great value in the purchased themes since most of them are
much more solid and offer some level of tech support. But
nonetheless, even at a cost of $50 to $100, the cost of the
theme is very low with respect to the time saved in
customizing the site.
5. Out of the box, WP is relatively search engine friendly.
However, with the addition of a few free SEO plugins, the
WordPress driven site becomes super search engine friendly.
Here again, the process is extremely simple compared to the
"old days" when using HTML themes meant sacrificing search
engine optimization.
6. Because of the "posting" method used by the software, it
is extremely easy to add content. New content, pictures, or
videos can be added from any computer anywhere. In the
past, using a web editor meant almost all the editing of a
site had to be done while always using the same computer.
Today, it's easy to add pages to you site while waiting in
an airport, at a relative's house, etc.
Simply put, WordPress Rocks!
About the Author:
WordPress is the best tool for building websites today. Steve
Weber is dedicated to helping beginning online marketers
build their online businesses from home.