WordPress as A CMS

Yes, I know this isn’t anything new, but I’m quickly becoming a big advocate of using wordpress as a CMS for client websites. Here’s a few reason’s why I do this:

Rapid Development

Layout design time has been dramatically reduced by utilizing WordPress’s theme abilities. I now only have to create one html page which I then modularize to fit with wordpress’s theming system. This single html layout is then applied to all of the site’s pages.

Added Functionality

With WordPress’s simple yet robust administration area, I can give my clients control of certain areas of their website. They can now manage their own content and not be so dependent on me to make changes. This added functionality is a feature that is nonexistent among the other local web designers in my area.

Less Time Equals More Money

With the added functionality that wordpress’s admin area offers, I can charge more while lowering my overall time involved in the project.

Easily Add Additional Features

With the large community following that WordPress has, chances are someone has developed a plugin for that added feature or functionality that your client needs. For example, WP-ContactForm takes the headache out of programming a contact form. Once again adding that needed functionality while lowering development time.

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