Potatograss®

We use and recommend WordPress for small and medium websites.

Why WordPress?

Well.. it’s because we think that 90% of small business websites can be managed with WordPress. It’s a free open source platform that is utilised by millions of blogs and other websites.

For example, this website is powered by WordPress. Same with the other ones, tagged with Wordress.

When used as CMS, WordPress is “invisible” – it is solely used for the convenience of maintaining the web site yourself and other reasons outlined below.

Why we recommend WordPress

• It is easy to install and maintain
• Most (probably all) hosting companies support it
• It is the most popular blogging platform and therefore it is updated regularly
• It is easy to update with security patches
• It is secure
• It can be used as a blog, website or both
• Google loves wordpress. I keeps on coming back to check for new content
• You can post new pages just by sending an email
• It has a lot of add-ons, also known as “plugins” that we can utilise without re-inventing the wheel.

Isn’t it free?

Yes, WordPress is free and you’re welcome to use it and set it up yourself. Just visit http://wordpress.com/ or http://wordpress.org/ We use it instead of paying someone else for a commercial CMS or developing one ourselves. There is not need to re-invent the wheel.

Why do we charge for it?

We don’t charge for WordPress. We charge for the time it takes us to develop an internet strategy for your business and then develop your site to meet those requirements. We use WordPress for convenience – to make it easy for you to maintain your site.

Any more questions? Just ask.