What is WordPress | Publishing | HTML Editors | Direct Access | How to Create a Blog Post Video | Easily Create Content from Anywhere | Connect with Customers and Subscribers | Express and Share Opinions Online | Relationship Building | Easy for Non Techies | Time Intensive Set Up | Search Engine Friendliness | Easily Communicate | Track Site Visits
| Comments And Replies | Displays In Any Web Browser
Expensive & Time Intensive Set Up
Blog
The physical set up of a WordPress blog is not the time consumer. Deciding on your main topic and categories can be where time is spent. I recommend doing some research on your topic and categories first. You may learn there are better ways to package your content then your original thoughts. A WordPress blog is installed, configured, plugin loaded, and categorized in less than a day.
Website
There is a sequence that is usually followed to create a website:
- Design & Build – Deploy Site
Depending on the size of your site prices can range from $500 and UP. I personally have been involved in web design projects that exceeded $100K. A few years ago you wouldn’t have dreamed about building the backbone of your site with blog software. Today we have other factors influencing that decision such as social networking, advanced blog software, and the reason you want a website.
Effortless Search Engine Friendliness
Blog
If your blog is set up by an experienced technician SEO is done during installation through plugins. When you create blog posts, with a few extra minutes spent you can keyword optimize each post. If your blog remains fresh with content (3-5 article per week) it will also naturally stand a chance of ranking better.
Website
I highly recommend a SEO strategy when you are creating a website. It should include both on and off page planning. On a website, keyword and marketing strategy should appeal more to the audience that would buy your business offerings. Whether CMS or manual coding is used to create your website SEO should be performed on all pages that search crawlers see. As new content pages are created they will need to include the SEO process as well.
Easily Communicate With Other Sites Or Blogs
Blog
One of the most effective forms of communication with a blog is track backs and pinging. This allows you to let other bloggers know you have made updates. With members and other blog subscriptions getting your opinion out there takes a matter of minutes.
Website
Your referred traffic comes from other website that links to you. These referrals will come from other sites and blogs. A website is not programmed to communicate with other websites, unless it is programmed as such or employs blog software.
Track Visitor Activity
Blog
With your WordPress blog you can install Google Analytics using a WordPress plugin for Google Analytics.
Website
There are many options for websites to track visitors like Google Analytic, Omniture, ClickTracks, and WebTrends. They require tracking code integration then you can easily track visitor interaction with your website. Websites have more options available for tracking. Most commercial website analysis solutions will also work with blogs.
Accessibility Through Comments And Replies
Blog
Comments and replies connect you to the real people. They are a distinct difference between blogs and websites. I would even go so far as to say talking to other people on blogs is blogging.
Website
As outlined in another point websites are not designed to do this unless they are powered by blog software. Many businesses are turning to blogging software to power their entire site because of content management
Displays In Any Web Browser
Blog
A blog displays in all browsers the same way a website would
Website
A website displays in all browsers if it is programmed to do so. Sometimes websites may use coding languages and presentations that are only supported by Internet Explorer.
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