Why WordPress?

Sure, you could set up a blog on Blogger.com or even WordPress.com but if you’re serious about blogging, you’ll quickly outgrow both services.

If you really want to unleash the power of blogging, WordPress on a self-hosted server with your own domain name is the only way to go. With your own domain name (ie. www.yourname.com) you’ll get benefits of endless customization, hundreds of themes and plugins and the Search Engine Optomization of the most powerful blogging/website platform available.

From personal storytelling to highly professional websites, WordPress is the internet standard. It’s also changing the way the web works. Static web sites are becoming a thing of the past. Today’s internet demands dynamic, vibrant activity and WordPress lets you create just that.

It’s your site, shouldn’t you be able to use it?
In the old days, web sites were built by designers who held the keys to the castle. If you wanted to change anything, even a simple typo, you needed to go to the web designer to make the change — often at a premium price. Those days are over. With a WordPress powered site, you can add or change content and easily change the appearance of your site. If you can use a word processing program such as MS Word, you can manage a WordPress website.

But Isn’t WordPress “blogging” software?
Originally, it was. Today however, it is quickly becoming the go to web platform for everything from small business websites and e commerce sites (this site is built entirely using WordPress) to high traffic publications. It’s ease of use combined with amazing SEO (search engine) compatibility and endless customizations has made it the premier CMS (content management system).

Don’t just take my word for it
Check it out for yourself. The WordPress directory has some great examples of big companies using WordPress powered sites.