According to Wikipedia, blogging is publishing of informational content published on the World Wide Web, generally known as ‘posts’. A majority of them are interactive allowing users to interact in different ways. But ever since WordPress came into existence, Blogging has become old school.
If you have been on the internet, and know how to start a blog, then you must have probably heard of it. And if you haven’t befriended WordPress yet, it’s time you do.
Listed below are five solid reasons why WordPress is preferred over blogging in today’s era.
Appearance
Blogging limits us by providing only a handful of templates, and allows to modify them within boundaries. On the other hand, WordPress provides thousands of free as well as premium templates that helps in adding a professional look to the website. Irrespective of the type of website you want to publish, WordPress provides a theme specific to it. You will come across high quality themes that are easy to customize. Appearance does matter because a good first impression paves way for success.
SEO Friendly
What could be more exciting than knowing that your content can get listed on Google’s search results? This is because WordPress allows a SEO plugin to make your blog more enhanced and SEO friendly. So if you want to bring your content into limelight, SEO is the last thing you will worry about. The major drawback of the blogging platform has now been converted into a motivation to choose WordPress. Isn’t it?
Security and Control
Blogging no doubt runs on the security measures taken care by Google. But since WordPress is self-hosted, ‘you’ become responsible for the security and backup. There are ample number of plugins that enables you to do so. This makes you the real boss and gives a feel of the ownership in your hands. Blogging limits the use of the tools whereas WordPress is known as an open source software that allows you to add new features, allowing you to take control.
WordPress Support
There is no dearth of tech freaks in today’s fast paced world. Almost any enthusiast wants to build one knowing the ease of use and steps to build. There are a lot of newbies in this crowd. This means that they require a lot of support in the initial stages. WordPress support forum is the right place they can reach out for help that is missing from blogging. Also it’s been quite long since blogging has seen a major update. Bloggers have a very limited support and documentation, whereas WordPress allows online documentation, IRC chat rooms as well as community forums. Apart from this, many companies also offer support for WordPress.
Monetization
Monetization is one aspect that has been made possible via WordPress plugin. Once you gain a fair amount of trust and respect, it’s time for you to contact advertisers and increase your monetization potential. Many advertising agencies provide plugins especially for WordPress blogs. Those using blogs, know the struggle they had to face while monetizing from it. So go ahead and enjoy this feature to it’s fullest.
WordPress is the new and most loved content management system that is developed by skilled developers and users. Thousands of business across the globe find dependency on WordPress due to its popularity and utility. There is no doubt that its future is bright and also that given the aforesaid advantages, WordPress is here to stay!
