Why WordPress CMS is the new Platform of Choice

I ran across a post on Squidoo by Mark at Pixelrage.net called WordPress CMS Using WP as a Website Builder. His blog has an incredible amount of valuable web info that will clarify the benefits of WordPress CMS vs. other options. Following are excerpts from a post of his. I condensed/edited it to fit my small business client’s interests…and, of course, I included a humorous video at the end, just because. So, here’s to you Mark.

Who would have known the most popular blogging platform would  become the best Content Management System (CMS)? WordPress CMS is quickly taking the place of cumbersome ineffective CMS.

A WordPress CMS Mission Statement

“To replace my ineffective, sluggish, outdated, unreliable Content Management System with WordPress CMS.” But, why?

You may have a Content Management System like Joomla—which is great if you have to manage a LARGE site or need particular functionality. But I’ve discovered that most of my small business clients do not have oodles of time to learn how to be a developer, learn how to program or tweak code.

The best solution is WordPress CMS. It’s NOT a blogging platform. It’s a Web 2.0 CMS. Here’s why—super stable & bug-free framework and admin panel made for “those less comfortable on the computer”— potential for extreme greatness!

WordPress CMS: It Has What You Want from a Content Management System!

Think about all of the things you want out of a CMS:

• It works: It’s always nice to know that your website won’t unexpectedly disappear for no apparent reason.
• Easy to use: It’s easy enough for the beginner, and robust enough for the hardcore website modifier. You don’t need an IT degree to use it!
• Cost effective: WordPress CMS is open-source, with themes and plugins galore, to make your web site unique and stand-out among the crowd.
• Quick Loading: WordPress is as clean as a whistle, in terms of its hard coding. Only the necessities are in its framework. You have a site that puts minimal strain on your server, no matter how big your site gets!
• Search engine friendly: You get to choose how your URL’s look – name your categories and pages accordingly, and benefit as search engines reward you for doing so! Laugh as your competitors suffer with their CMS’s dynamic URL structure. Link your pages together with tags, and you have an advanced internal linking hierarchy in place.
• Modern-day technology: Enjoy your out-of-the-box RSS feed capabilities and get your site integrated with Feedburner.com, so that your visitors can keep coming back for more, in style. Make things easier to find with built-in tags and categories capabilities.
• It gets updated: Unlike other development teams that take months (or more than a year!) to update their software, WordPress is updated regularly. Bugs and vulnerabilities take extreme precedence and are patched up immediately.
• Expandable [for the future]: WordPress isn’t going anywhere…except upward! It’s the most “safe” platform you can choose, as its developers are not a bunch of kids working in some basement only to disappear someday, but an actual, reputable company with funding behind it. The forums are going strong, and you can get WordPress help on virtually any message board for webmasters or WordPressTV!

See ya’ll next time!

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