Small Business Web Marketing ConsultingDiscover if SBI, Site Sell, Joomla or Business Blogging is the right web marketing tool for your small business? Take your small business to the next level with a web management system that works -- call me today!http://www.ingenio.com/CommunityServer/blogs/12463663/atom.aspxCommunity Server2007-04-03T11:10:00ZWhy Should You Choose WordPress over Blogger?http://www.ingenio.com/CommunityServer/UserBlogPosts/sbiExpertErik/Why-Should-You-Choose-WordPress-over-Blogger/118572.aspx2007-04-03T17:10:00Z2007-04-03T17:10:00ZFor blog marketing WordPress (WP) stands out from all the other blogging options. Before you say it, let me assure you my own main blog <a href="http://www.erikkampe.com">www.erikkampe.com</a> is what I use. My use of the Keen Blogging system indicates the importance of using multiple platforms.<br /><br />But if you are small business starting out your main and primary blog should be a WordPress blog. <br /><br />Period! <br /><br /> To many clients have called me keen.com consulting hotline crying about blogger deleting their blog or just locking them out from their account without notice.<br /><br /> Regardless, the top 3 reasons I base my opinion on WP are as follows:<br /><ul><li><b>Customization: </b>as a small business you need to customize how your blog works and no other system compares to WP! Your choices are endless to created the best blog platform for your web marketing needs. The choice of FREE templates continues to grow so you will find it very easy to select the look and feel of web blog that will match your business -- with a little tweaking it can be a perfect match!<br /><br /></li><li><b>Security:</b> the ability to control who can post to your blog is critical for small businesses. WP offers flexibilty that Blogger fails to. For example, as a business you should allow everyone to post pending your approval. <br /><br /></li><li><b>Community: </b>WP is an OpenSource project - it means that it is based on a community of developers/programmers and users that collaborate in an open environment. For a small business it is critical that you have a stable system that you can have an influence over the developement to meet changing needs. Also you need to have the abilityu to port to another system if required (i.e. compatibility). WP will be Blogger in this area every time! WP always remain adapt faster, and remain more compatible than Blogger because of its inherient nature -- open source vs corporate!!</li></ul><br />The last point I have is to address the objection to using WP. The fact is that it is harder to start a WP blog -- there are more technical challenges for the newbie. But this is exactly why WP offers small businesses an competitive advantage. If you want to run your business like like a hobby go ahead and simplify your life today with blogger. You will have a faster start but, be warned! You will run up against limitation within months of use!<br /><br />You can have your WP blog up and running in a day with a little just-in-time consulting with experts on keen.com or guru.com. As small business owner the decision is really a no brainer -- get WP today and if you need a little help call a pro!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><img src="http://www.ingenio.com/CommunityServer/aggbug.aspx?PostID=118572" width="1" height="1">sbiExpertErikhttp://www.ingenio.com/CommunityServer/members/sbiExpertErik.aspx