More good reasons to use Wordpress for building your new website:

• Open Source Software
  WordPress is an Open Source software built on PHP/MySQL and licensed under GPL.
• User Friendly
  The administration section is easy to navigate and edit your website content.
• Templates
  There are thousands of free themes to choose from.  Visit the Wordpress template library.
• Plugins Extend Functionality
  WordPress plugins allow you to do add special functionality to your website.   The most popular plugins address the following items:
  RSS feed
  Calendar
  Contact form
  Podcasting
  Shopping cart
  Events schedule
  Twitter feeds
  Search Engine Optimization
  Google Anaylitics
  Mobile friendly
  Visit the Wordpress plugins library.

• Standards Compliant
  WordPress follows all the Web Standards and keeps your website compliant to all the rules that have to be followed when running a website.
• SEO Friendly
  Search Engines have to be definitely kept in mind when building a website. WordPress uses different functions which allow it to be search engine friendly.

During the last 12 months, all of my work website projects are Wordpress powered sites.

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1. Website goal – What do you want your website to do for you?
2. Domain name & hosting service login information
3. Logo / photos / colors
4. Power Point slides with content (Remember people “scan” websites…don’t pack in long paragraphs.  Read writing for the web tips
5. List additional website components.  View Wordpress plugins
6. Choose preferred layout from these template examples:
   • Wordpress themes
   • Smashing Magazine
   • or send url addresses of sites you like, along with your comments
7. Learn how to edit pages, with a phone tutorial from Carol if needed
8. Our goal will be to launch your new website within 2 weeks of the start date.

• Google Add URL
• Submit Express

The key to getting into the Google index and staying in the index is “backlinks”  from other sites.

• Google Local Business Center
• Yahoo Local
• Yellow Pages Online

Remember to add your new website address to your email signature and social networking accounts like FaceBook, Twitter & LinkedIn.