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Website Starter Kit | WordPress - It’s Not Just for Bloggers Anymore — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:45:56 +0000

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By: Barry O

Barry O — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:26:10 +0000

Conrad, It's definitely a matter of personal preference and time quite frankly. I have yet to see a free theme that can even come close to comparing to the style you get with the Revolution themes. Plus, all themes are not created equal. There are some really poorly coded themes out there. If you're a newbie or non-techie why take a chance? Just purchase a good looking premium theme, make a few changes and you've got a nice looking site. I created this site for my mom's catering business in about 2 hours using an iTheme. http://bestfriendscatering.com/ I promise you there are no free themes out there that look as good as this. It cost me $79. So what. It saved me a bunch of time searching through tons of free theme, I got a great looking site up fast and I had support from iThemes if I needed it. Unless you're just doing a straight blog I don't know why you wouldn't use a premium theme. Barry O.

By: Conrad Walton

Conrad Walton — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:04:34 +0000

I’m not sure why you would pay for a theme. If you want to customize one, then do that, but there are so many free themes out there that I don’t see the value in paying for one. I could be wrong, but I don’t think so.

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Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:02:07 +0000

[...] WordPress is the most versatile and easy to use.I use WordPresss for all of the sites I build, except the very specialized ones. Here’s an article that backs me up. I’ve used all of the editors and other CMSs and I think WordPress is the most versatile and easy to use. If you want to keep your site updated regularly, and who doesn’t?, then you should be using WordPress. I’m not sure you should ever pay for a theme, since they can all be customized, but it might work best for you. WordPress – It’s Not Just for Bloggers Anymore – Premium WordPress Themes | How to Start, Buil… [...]

By: Barry O

Barry O — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:52:19 +0000

TeriE,

Thanks for your comment. It’s a very good question that you ask.

Almost all of the WordPress info on this site assumes that you are using WordPress installed on your own domain. It can be downloaded at http://www.WordPress.org

WordPress.com is a free service that hosts a WordPress blog for you.

Some of the advantages:

1. Access to pre-installed themes, plugins, statistics counters that are both checked & working
2. Always updated to keep up with any changes in the wordpress software
3. Free for all users
4. Full time support for the servers & wordpress account
5. No coding language skills required, even the most non-tech savvy person can start a blog on wordpress.com
6. Quick to setup, within a matter of minutes

Disadvantages:

1. Cannot edit CSS, until the recent addition of PAID editing
2. Lack of plugin addition to the site
3. Limited to what wordpress.com offers you in terms of free services
4. The limited choice of themes/layouts – Cannot use Premium Themes
5. When moving to a hosted account from wordpress.com, you will take a huge hit in terms of Google ranking & SEO due to the change of domain names.
6. You are totally dependent on wordpress.com to keep your account active and hosted, which isn’t such a bad thing, but again, out of your control
7. You must use a user.wordpress.com subdomain for your blog address.

The above lists were quoted from:
http://www.attackr.com/hosting-your-own-blog-versus-wordpess-com/

The main reasons I use WordPress hosted on my own domains are brand, customization and virtual real estate. You have complete control over all of these factors when you host it yourself. If you use WordPress.com you don’t.

By: TeriE

TeriE — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:44:54 +0000

This looks great, but I have Word Press.org…………I’ve attempted to find a way to even upload plugins but unable to figure it out so far. Do your tutorials work with WP.org as well as WP.com……..and what is the difference?

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By: Manoj

Manoj — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:09:11 +0000

Wow! That’s amazing. Your blog is incredibly helpful for upcoming webmasters. Thanks for sharing your valuable insights.

By: Duane "Rootz Poet" Francis

Duane "Rootz Poet" Francis — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 12:54:37 +0000

This is awesome … I am very interested in web design myself and this is a real eye opener here. Excellent stuff. I think more needs to be written on using WordPress beyond creating blogs.

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