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Top 5 Reasons to Choose WordPress
There are many software products to use to manage your Website. Besides ‘plain’ HTML Websites, Content Management Systems (CMS) have become popular because of the ease of managing Websites with these systems. There are paid-for and free CRM systems as well as CRM systems that are offered as ‘Software as a Service’ (e.g. Adobe Business Catalyst and Squarespace) and independent software install (e.g. Joomla and Drupal). I have used WordPress for a number of years and firmly believe that it is the best choice for individuals and organizations of all sizes. Here are the most important five reasons why I believe that WordPress should be used:
Dynamic Websites made Easy
Forget static Websites where content never changes; Search Engines love new content and WordPress makes adding new content, as well as amending existing content, very simple. An important part of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is having fresh content and WordPress makes adding new content quick and easy.
WordPress is Free
The WordPress software and even some WordPress hosted services (i.e. wordpress.com) are provided for no cost. The software is licensed as GPL which has the added benefits that derivatives of the software such as many Themes and Plugins are also licensed as GPL (i.e. no cost). In addition, Automattic (the ‘owners’ of WordPress) use a community contribution business model. This model is extremely effective in encouraging millions of top-flight users and developers to provide features and advances to the WordPress offerings for no cost.
Industry Standards
WordPress software is based on PHP, JavaScript and MySQL. These are all non-propriety databases and scripting languages that have become the Internet standard. Almost all Website hosts offer MySQL, PHP and JavaScript support therefore there is no being tied to specific hosts.
SAS or Independent install
If you want your own install of WordPress then the software (and masses of support documentation) is available for download from wordpress.org. If you want a basic WordPress Website that is hosted for free then wordpress.com offers this as a Software as a Service.
Massive Capabilities
WordPress is easily extensible through the tens of thousands of mostly free Themes and Plugins; Themes are the ‘look and feel’ of your Website whereas Plugins extend the WordPress functionality. Whether wanting to integrate with Salesforce.com, create a newsletter from your posts, or automatically update Twitter then there is a Plugin for your needs.
WordPress is used by individuals as well as some of the Worlds larges organizations for a reason; it is cost effective and very capable!
Amazon DOES NOT Sell more Kindle Books than Paper Books
Below is the press release by Amazon.com
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Amazon.com Now Selling More Kindle Store Than Hardcover Books
SEATTLE, Jul 19, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — (NASDAQ: AMZN) — Millions of people are already reading on Kindles and Kindle is the #1 bestselling item on Amazon.com for two years running. It’s also the most-wished-for, most-gifted, and has the most 5-star reviews of any product on Amazon.com. Today, Amazon.com announced that Kindle device unit sales accelerated each month in the second quarter–both on a sequential month-over-month basis and on a year-over-year basis.
“We’ve reached a tipping point with the new price of Kindle–the growth rate of Kindle device unit sales has tripled since we lowered the price from $259 to $189,” said Jeff Bezos, Founder and CEO of Amazon.com. “In addition, even while our hardcover sales continue to grow, the Kindle format has now overtaken the hardcover format. Amazon.com customers now purchase more Kindle books than hardcover books–astonishing when you consider that we’ve been selling hardcover books for 15 years, and Kindle books for 33 months.”
Kindle offers the largest selection of the most popular books people want to read. The U.S. Kindle Store
Recent milestones for Kindle books
- Over the past three months, for every 100 hardcover books Amazon.com has sold, it has sold 143 Kindle books. Over the past month, for every 100 hardcover books Amazon.com has sold, it has sold 180 Kindle books. This is across Amazon.com’s entire U.S. book business and includes sales of hardcover books where there is no Kindle edition. Free Kindle books are excluded and if included would make the number even higher.
- Amazon sold more than 3x as many Kindle books
- The Association of American Publishers’ latest data reports that e-book sales grew 163 percent in the month of May and 207 percent year-to-date through May. Kindle book sales in May and year-to-date through May exceeded those growth rates.
- On July 6, Hachette announced that James Patterson had sold 1.14 million e-books to date. Of those, 867,881 were Kindle books.
- Five authors–Charlaine Harris
, Stieg Larsson, Stephenie Meyer
Readers are responding to Kindle’s uncompromising approach to the reading experience. Weighing 10.2 ounces, Kindle can be held comfortably in one hand for hours, has an e-ink display that is easy on the eyes even in bright daylight, has two weeks of battery life, lets you buy your books once and read them everywhere–on your Kindle
Everything you need to know about WordPress
People have many questions about WordPress and it can take a long time to find the answer (because of the thousands of WordPress related Websites).
WordPress Partner is therefore creating a WordPress FAQ where you may submit your WordPress related questions for inclusion in the searchable FAQ.
Go over to the WordPress Frequently Asked Questions section now and get an answer to your WordPress queries!
WordPress Training Designed for You
I have worked with WordPress now for a number of years. I started with WordPress knowing nothing about it however being very frustrated with the difficulty in building WebSites with the likes of FrontPage and the expense of other software. Once I was up and running with WordPress I was hooked to its ease of use, vast functionality and low cost of ownership. From my first WordPress Blog I progressed to personal WebSites and then over 30 ecommerce WebSites before designing WebSites for others. I now tutor people on how to get the most from WordPress in the shortest possible time.
I am convinced that WordPress is the best option for most organizations requiring a WebSite. I have come across many other Content Management Systems (CMS) and have come to appreciate how simple, effective and adaptable WordPress is compared to all other Content Management Systems. The problem remains however that the majority of business owners and decision makers don’t have the time required to get up and running with any CMS/Web Software.
This is why I train people to use WordPress. WordPress is the best CMS available and is the easiest to use. WordPress still requires a degree of product knowledge (learning) however. I have owned businesses and consulted extensively in I.T. and non I.T. sectors and know that the decision makers want a reliable product that helps meet their organizational objectives. I’ll help you get the most from WordPress through personal WordPress training wherever you are.