The Benefits Of Using WordPress

WordPress Is Not Just A Blogging Platform

WordPress is on of the most widely used and popular platforms available today. 
It is used by millions of people across the globe and is ranked the most preferred
by individuals,businesses and organizations of all sizes.

This is not surprising a simply because this powerful platform is much

easier to use and more functional compared to other blogging and

CMS systems available. As a matter of fact users rave about how the

platform contains everything they could ever want and need for creation

and maintenance of their own sites.

And to make it even better this system is continuously evolving and

growing, making WordPress more useful and functional everyday. This is

largely based on the fact that this powerful platform is open source, giving

it the power to grow limitlessly and making it more than an average

blogging platform.

So, what makes WordPress so great?

- It's free to use

WordPress is free for anyone with access to the Internet to use. You can

simply go to WordPress.com, create an account and start posting, which

is a great option for absolute beginners. Or it can be installed on your

own domain usually from within your hosting dashboard with a few clicks

of your mouse. Alternatively it can be downloaded and installed manually.

After you have chosen the most suitable way to install WordPress for your

needs you can begin taking advantage of all of its powerful features

immediately. To improve the look and feel of your WordPress site there

are wide varieties of free themes and plug-ins that you can install and use

to make building your site quick and easy.

For instance, there are plug-ins that will help facilitate sharing,

bookmarking and sending e-mails to help promote social sharing of your

content. Plug-ins that will help you manage content, display video,

password protect and set up membership sites with ease.

There are also thousands free themes and high-end paid themes offered

through third-party providers at minimal costs that provide a multitude of

features for full customization. Once you begin exploring your options you

will find that you can easily choose specialized themes according to

specific topics, design and function.

You can also use WordPress widgets to help increase functionality.

These handy little widgets can be quickly added to your websites sidebar

to make your website more interactive for your visitors. The great thing

about them is that you don't really have to know anything about how they

work, all you do is drag and drop them where you want them and they do

all the work for you.

And that's just the beginning, there are virtually thousands of options

available that will give you the freedom and control you need to

set up your site exactly the way you want it.

- It's easy to use

The basic administration interface makes WordPress extremely easy to

use. Quick navigation features allow users to instantly post and schedule

content from within the dashboard with a fully functional text editor, so that

your posts can be customized to suit your needs.

Don't be afraid to play around with the admin area. Once you have taken

the time to get to know all of the options that are available you will find

more easy ways to customize your site. While it may seem a little bit

confusing at first the more time you spend working with WordPress the

more you will come to understand how powerful it can be.

One extremely nice thing about working with WordPress is that help is

never far away whether it be from outside users or from the WordPress

site it self you can literally find help with any aspect of building your

WordPress site.

Just perform a simple search and it will turn up numerous documents,

courses, videos and step-by-step tutorials that can help you learn exactly

what you need to know.

We have put together a free video series on how to use WordPress. 
You can watch the complete series here: http://bit.ly/freewordpressvideos.