10 Reasons You Should Use WordPress

It’s FREE, as in beer!
WordPressis available for download and
use under a General Public License (GPL) Licence
It’s FREE!

It’s EASY to use!
The WordPress user interface is easy to navigate,
easy to use and easy to understand.
It’s FREE!
It’s EASY to use!

WordPress also does blogs!
WP is now a full fledge CMS but don’t forget,
it rocks when it comes to blogs.
It’s FREE!
It’s EASY to use!
It does BLOGS!

Themes, Themes, Themes!
TOTAL control on layout from <html> to </html>
on page by page basis. Designers <3 WP.
It’s FREE!
It’s EASY to use!
It does BLOGS!
THEMES!

Extend WordPress with Plugins!
> 4,245+ plugins available from wordpress.org/extend/plugins/
> Add/Remove Plugins from your WP Backend!
> Edit Plugins from your WP Backend!
5 Must Have plugins:

Google XML Sitemaps(adds sitemap.xml and talks to SE’s)
Exec-PHP(allows code in posts, pages & widgets)
WordPress Database Backup(schedual backups, email backups)
Akismet(helps stop and identify spam comments)
WP Super Cache(Advanced caching of your site plus a ‘lock down’ featurefor expected spike in traffic: digg effect)

It’s FREE!
It’s EASY to use!
It does BLOGS!
THEMES!
PLUGINS!

Out-of-the-box SEO Goodness
> Friendly URL’s
> Easily change page or post permalinks
> Easily choose directory structure for Posts
Extend the goodness with these plugins:

All-In-One-SEO-Pack
Headspace2
Platinum SEO Plugin

It’s FREE!
It’s EASY to use!
It does BLOGS!
THEMES!
PLUGINS!
SEO Goodness

1 Click Updates for WP + Plugins
Maintaining a site with latest releases has never been so easy.
It’s FREE!
It’s EASY to use!
It does BLOGS!
THEMES!
PLUGINS!
SEO Goodness
EASY UPGRADES!

Interact + Engage with your visitors
Choose what (pages & posts) visitors can comment on,
how long comments remain open, manage comments,
who can comment, and lots more…
It’s FREE!
It’s EASY to use!
It does BLOGS!
THEMES!
PLUGINS!
SEO Goodness
EASY UPGRADES!
COMMENTS!

It’s Widget-tastic!
“Wordpress Widgets are also known as "sidebar accessories"
which are WordPressPlugins or add-ons to your WP blog sidebar.
It’s FREE!
It’s EASY to use!
It does BLOGS!
THEMES!
PLUGINS!
SEO Goodness
EASY UPGRADES!
COMMENTS!
WIDGETS!

A community that helps others
In addition to endless resources available to learn from, a community
of enthusiastic WordPress users also exists. Visit wordpress.org/support/
It’s FREE!
It’s EASY to use!
It does BLOGS!
THEMES!
PLUGINS!
SEO Goodness
EASY UPGRADES!
COMMENTS!
WIDGETS!
Big COMMUNITY!

But wait, there’s more.

Famous 5-minute installation
It’s FREE!
It’s EASY to use!
It does BLOGS!
THEMES!
PLUGINS!
SEO Goodness
EASY UPGRADES!
COMMENTS!
WIDGETS!
Big COMMUNITY!
5-min INSTALL!

Because I use WordPress!
You can only endorse what you’ve
experienced: with over 3 years of
using WordPress, I have had many
fantastic results that ultimately =
happy clients.
It’s FREE!
It’s EASY to use!
It does BLOGS!
THEMES!
PLUGINS!
SEO Goodness
EASY UPGRADES!
COMMENTS!
WIDGETS!
Big COMMUNITY!
5-min INSTALL!
I USE IT!

Questions?

Resources
Anatomy of a Theme - http://wordpress.tv/2009/03/16/anatomy-of-a-wordpress-theme-exploring-the-files-behind-your-theme/
Lorelle on WordPress - http://lorelle.wordpress.com/
WordPress Codex - http://codex.wordpress.org/
Matt Cutts praises WordPress SEO benefits - http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2007/12/07/matt-cutts-praises-wordpress-seo-benefits/

Thank you.