We Love Blogs!
When we’re working with a business that wants to use a blog on their website, we recommend WordPress. It’s an incredible piece of software used by millions of websites around the world such as the blogs of eBay, the New York Times and more. To give you an idea of the popularity of WordPress, version 3.0 of the software has been downloaded over thirty million times.
Why is it so popular? What sets it apart? Well, primarily it’s just an excellent piece of software. It’s also Open Source, meaning the code is available for anyone in the world to examine and improve. A community of software engineers who have an interest in writing good code have worked together to hone Wordpress and work to improve it continually.
Another attractive feature is the variety of plug-ins available for your website. At the time of writing, there are over 15,000 plug-ins! The chances are good that you’ll find one you like, and that improves your website.
How we can make WordPress work for you
We offer three different levels of WordPress development, depending on your website requirments and technical knowledge.
1. Full WordPress Website
We will design and build a full WordPress website for you, this could be a simple brochure website or a complex web application. This is more than just a blog, it’s a complete website full customised to your requirments. All plug-ins you would like, or that we recommend, will be configured and optimised by us. We will generate all imagery, integrate your social media to support the site and upload your content. The full extended capabilities of WordPress will be utilised on your website.
You will be purchasing a complete WordPress website, no technical knowledge is necessary. We will also train you to maintain the website yourself, meaning you can make updates or add extra content whenever you wish.
2. WordPress Theme
We will build a beautifully designed WordPress theme, you'll upload your website content and configure the plug-ins. Rest assured, the level of design and detail is the same as our more complete packages, but it’s a shell for you to finish off.
You may need some technical knowledge and you may benefit from owning Photoshop since any banner and content images will need to be self-generated and uploaded.
If you are confident with the above, have good technical skills and the time to dedicate to your WordPress website, then the WordPress Theme may well be suitable for you. We provide complimentary group training to get you started and support packages are also available.
3. Integrated Blog
WordPress is an extensive piece of software, but in this instance we’re focusing on the Blog side of things, which integrated to match seamlessly with your website, application or eCommerce store.
We believe that blogs are an extremely effective tool for driving customers to your eCommerce website. Return visits to your blog means returning potential customers. Search Engine Optimisation will bring increased traffic, and your brand awareness will be similarly heightened. With an integrated blog, the user is at all times just one click away from buying something from your eCommerce website.
Workshops and Training
Since we’re such fans of blogging and of WordPress we offer training and WordPress workshops in small groups regularly throughout the year. Training in the software, best practices and ways to make your blog more effective will all be taught. We can also offer 1-on-1 training if required.
Contact us with any questions about WordPress.
