Why You Should Use WordPress As Your Choice Blogging Platform

There is no doubt that blogging has changed the internet as we know it today. The days of boring, stale, static content websites are over. Bloggers have become a source of fresh and interesting content for internet users across the world. The blogosphere is constantly evolving and changing thanks to this seemingly unending stream of interesting information published by regular people like you. The great thing about the blogosphere is that <em>anyone</em> can contribute to it. You can start blogging and get your word out there today with a great open-source blogging platform known as <strong>WordPress</strong>. Install this software on your website and you can have a blog up and running in no time. Never heard of WordPress? Well, these top companies and publications have:

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<li>The New York Times</li>
<li>Yahoo's Corporate Blog</li>
<li>CNN's Political Ticker</li>
<li>Sony Playstation Blog</li>
<li>Southwest Airlines</li>
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The list goes on and on...

You're probably thinking: if all these huge companies use this software called <strong>WordPress</strong>, it's probably too complicated for a beginning blogger like me. That is just absolutely wrong. WordPress is very simple to use and <em>anyone</em> can start blogging with it. The reason why such large companies and small-time bloggers alike use WordPress is the simplicity, flexibility, and easy of use. Let's not forget WordPress is absolutely <strong>free</strong> and <strong>open source</strong>. Here are some of the benefits of using WordPress as your blogging platform of choice:

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<li>An easy to use blogging platform. Write in a WYSIWYG editor, save drafts, and publish when you're ready.</li>
<li>A huge community full of support, free templates, plugins, and additional addons and modifications for your blog</li>
<li>A dynamic theming system, change the look of your entire blog with one click.</li>
<li>Generate "SEO-friendly" permalinks with the click of a button.</li>
<li>Built-in RSS feed functionality.</li>
<li>Categorize and tag your blog posts.</li>
<li>Create static pages.</li>
<li>Integrated search box.</li>
<li>Automatic pinging to the top blog ping services.</li>

The possibilities are literally endless...

With the thousands upon thousands of other blogs running WordPress, it's popularity is undeniable. Give it a test drive yourself by signing up for a free hosted blog at WordPress.com or take the plunge and host it yourself. Take advantage of the variety of free tools and resources associated with this popular open-source blogging software. Happy blogging!

Wow .

I can't say it's some kind of secret or unpopular service. In fact, it is used by many people, perhaps not fully, but at least with basic settings exactly. Plus, this service is included in many top ratings...

WordPress is great not only for blogging but also for making money, if you are a developer you can find a lot of freelance jobs and if you are a entrepreneur you can hire a programmer to develop your theme or plugin and sell it to a huge market

Where did you copy this article? Why am I seeing HTML code in that?

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On topic: all the cmses could do what you need. There's no benefit of using wp over other cmses, e.g. drupal. Yeah, ux wise, it's a bit easier to handle, but that's about it.

It has an excellent interface, so it is not difficult to work with it.
I honestly don't know how popular it is or not, maybe a lot depends on what tasks you set for it. But it can handle a lot of things, so it's worth a try.