Tips for Website Design Packages 2: Get a WordPress Site

Why WordPress?

Other than the fact that it is a free, open-source CMS, there are many reasons why WordPress is often the perfect solution for website design packages. These include:

Ease of Use- WordPress is easy to use for people who have no prior design experience. Once the original website has been set up, the interface is very user friendly, and in just a few hours you will know how to do most of the things that you need to in order to keep your website in good order.

Makes SEO Easy- because you can write and edit content with ease, this allows you to give your SEO a boost. A website that is updated regularly is always better for SEO, and you can target your keywords in the meta data at the same time without having to understand anything about web design.

Not Tied into a Custom CMS- with some website design packages the designers will use their own custom CMS. Whilst these may be just as good, it means that you are often tied into using them, so that if you ever want to change your designer then you will have to switch to a new CMS. At the same time, if you need help then you will often have to ask the designer, whereas on WordPress you can simply ask the active community and get some great advice that way.

Plugins- WordPress has thousands of plugins available, which are small programmes you can add to your website to improve certain features. Whether you want to add a contact form, to improve your SEO or to add social media features to your website, you will nearly always be able to find a great plugin for the job.

Go with WordPress

Website design packages built on WordPress are often the best solution for companies setting up a website. With all of the above benefits and more, make sure you ask your designer about setting up a WordPress website when you start looking for website design packages.

Marcus Miller is a website designer and internet marketing expert with more than ten years experience building and promoting websites.