Why smart businesses use Wordpress

WordPress is the most popular Open Source blogging platform and CMS. Fact. But why?

Essentially, it's free to install, deploy, and upgrade. Thousands of templates and plug-ins make it easy to customise, which can reduce cost and deployment time.

1. Most Popular CMS in the World

WordPress was used for 74.6 million websites as of February 2014 (managewp.com), holding the largest CMS market share by far. Many users are already familiar with the WordPress CMS, so it requires less training for staff.

WordPress powers 23% of the internet. There are 50,000 new WordPress sites every day. (wordpress.com)

2. Open Source with Room for Expansion

WordPress can be self-hosted, so there are no costs associated with downloading, installing, and upgrading. 19,000+ plugins (often free) are available to download. Extras such as backups, contact forms, SEO optimisation, social media integration, etc.

Plugins have been downloaded an estimated 285,000,000 times.

3. Highly Customisable

WordPress is popular because it meets the varying demands of many users. Its flexible framework allows designers and developers to create and modify applications and layouts. Coupled with user-

generated extensions, your website is no longer limited by enterprise-only extensions.

4. Intuitive Interface with Customised Content Management

Why would you use a CMS that’s too confusing to manage after deployment?

WordPress has been making both usability and accessibility improvements to meet the demands of all users.

5. Lower Setup and Maintenance Costs

According to DeviousMedia, WordPress costs less to setup, customise, and maintain in comparison to other Open Source CMS such as Drupal and Joomla. Additionally, it is relatively easier to find WordPress designers and developers, if further customisation or development is necessary.

6. SEO-Driven Publishing Platform

WordPress began as an SEO-driven publishing platform that evolved into a powerful CMS with the flexibility to be used in diverse ways. From small blogs to robust marketing websites, WordPress is built with SEO in mind from the ground up.

7. Established

WordPress is over ten years old. Throughout the past decade, WordPress has been tested, modified, and enhanced. With this depth of refinement, WordPress has become a solid CMS platform.

8. Trusted by Companies of All Sizes

You’re in good company if you use WordPress to publish on the web. Many famous blogs, news outlets, music sites and celebrities are using WordPress.

Yahoo!, Forbes, Ford, eBay Blog, Samsung, Wired, Playstation, Mashable, People Magazine, Reuter’s blog, TechCrunch, People Magazine... the list goes on and on. Nearly 17% of the world’s websites run on WordPress.

9. Evolving Capacity

The last thing you want to do is invest in a website that’s only going to work in outdated internet browsers or only last a few years. WordPress boasts the ability to handle a range of up to 10,000 pages. As technology changes and your company evolves, we can update your themes to keep your business website looking fresh, current, and exciting for your customers.