Why Use A WordPress Based Website
Since it's inception, WordPress has evolved in leaps and bounds and what was once just a bloging application is now a fledgling CMS (Content Management System).
Website's built with WordPress can now provide nearly every functionality found in HTML or other CMS systems at a fraction of the cost, without requiring a webmaster or programmer to implement every little change. Podcasting, contact forms, membership areas, newsletters, paypal shopping carts and much more can all be integrated into your WordPress based website with just a little training.
When you build a website with WordPress, you are actually just customizing appearance and functionality. In essence WordPress is a framework that you build upon, saving development time and reducing startup costs. This framework is so easy to work with that without any customizations to aesthetics (default WordPress theme) it can be setup and installed in minutes.
WordPress also eliminates the need to purchase additional software to maintain your website. Now you can just use your web browser to add or edit content on your site. Gone are the days of having to buy expensive programs like Contribute, Dreamweaver, Frontpage or Expression Web and then needing to learn to use them.
In addition to saving costs on software, WordPress can cut your development costs in half with it's huge library of Free Plugins that extend the functionality of WordPress.
For example: Instead of having to go to a developer and spending $1,000's on an application to let you PodCast, you can install a free plugin that has all the Podcasting features you want already.
Recently the WordPress Foundation was created to ensure that WordPress will continue being developed and stay FREE . Automatic immediately transfered ownership of the WordPress logo, trademark and copyrights to the foundation ensuring that WordPress will be around as long as the internet is.
Hosting, Domain Names and Registrars
Tucows is a company that sells resell rights to domain names. In essence they only do wholesale, not retail. If you need to access a domain name to change the DNS information (for example switch hosting companies) you need to go to: https://manage.opensrs.net/
Most definitely. Net10 Internet Services and Hostgator (CPanel) both have excellent reputation for premium quality web hosting. Saeler Enterprises has used both companies for years.
Search Engine Optimization
There is an ongoing dialogue about this. Some believe the spiders read the domains and some believe they don't. However, even if spiders do read domain names, most people believe it adds very little boost to you in the algorithm. So, if you are thinking about buying a domain name for search engine optimization purposes, hang on to your money.
The best domain name is a short one that is easy to remember should someone fail to bookmark your site.
Just keep trying. It's thought that Yahoo does not even look at a portion of the submissions they receive because of manpower constraints so you have to keep submitting and play the odds.
Make certain you pick an appropriate category. This is a primary reason web sites do not get listed in Yahoo. If your web site is inconsistent with the category you selected you will not get listed. The Yahoo editors are not going to select a category for you.
Also, make certain that your design is attractive. Make certain that your page downloads quickly (no applets please). And make certain that your web site actually adds something new or adds some increased value to the Internet.
Lastly, you can consider using a paid service. I personally, however, have not had any problems listing sites the free way. If you've got a good site, they will list it.
Well, the first thing is to look at your site and figure out what got you in trouble. Whatever it is, clean it up. Next, see if you can find a contact the contact information for the engine that canned you and follow their instructions to request a review of your site.
I saw an advertisement from a company that said it would submit my site to 900 search engines for $50 bucks. Is that a good deal?
There are some very respectable companies providing this service, there are also a lot of companies that provide the service only because their customers insist on it.
Whether it is a good deal depends on your business. For some, one sale alone from a smaller engine can pay for the cost of bulk submission.
However, as a general rule this type of service is outdated.
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