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Using Wordpress for Non-Blog Sites

Pattie from Clarke Marketing and Nannette Saunders asked me yesterday (in so many words) if Wordpress was a good system to use for non-blog websites. It really got me thinking.

The Wordpress Content Management System isn’t just for blogs anymore. The number of designers using Wordpress as for non-blog websites is increasing – and for good reason.

A couple big reasons I can think of are: 1) Wordpress is free, and 2) Wordpress is easy if you use pre-made templates.

Wordpress is not a high-end CMS but can very easily be used for professional websites.

ifacethoughts pointed out that the difference between blogs and non-blogs is that in a blog the posts take up the entire website, but in a non-blog the pages are what dominate. The blog also gives some other great reasons to use Wordpress for your non-blog sites.

The performancing blog, also, linked to some reasons why you should NOT use wordpress, and others why you should. He also listed some great examples of non-blog sites that use WP, including Camacho Cigars.

So – when choosing a content management system for your website, consider cutting your cost with Wordpress.

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This entry was posted on Friday, September 19th, 2008 at 7:06 pm and is filed under Social Media Optimization, Technological Resources, Website Strategies. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

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Lets not forget the SEO benefits you get from WordPress. On the downside, there are so many UGLY WordPress websites out there. If you need a professional theme I’d advise having an actually web designer do one for you. Great article!
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