I found this site http://wordpress.org/
has anyone out there used this, and if so, are you happy with the results you've gotten?

Thanks for the help!!

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Tina Thelen
Virtual Office Assistant

I believe there are many of us here who used Wordpress to build their sites. I did and it was so much easier than the old way of hand coding and linking the pages. What specific questions do you have?

Mine is a wordpress site! I have been using Wordpress for MANY years, and it is primarily what I use to build out client sites.

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Behind the Desk Solutions - Carrie

thanks for all the responses! I am contemplating building a simple website, I already have a "fan business page" on Facebook with a Vanity URL so I am currently promoting myself through that, I have it listed on my signature line, and on my business cards. I do, however, have a potential client who wants me to help her with a website that she can add to, and after looking into what others have said, thought that WordPress might be a good place for her to start. This way I can put it together for her, but it would be easy for her to add articles, etc. Am I correct in this thinking? about the ease of use for someone who is not at all computer literate?

Thanks!!

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Tina Thelen
Virtual Office Assistant

In my opinion (and I'm a bit biased...LOL!) Wordpress is the ONLY way now to go with building a website, sometimes called a blogsite. Wordpress allows for growth, adjustments and you can change the look without dealing with all of the content because it will remain the same within Wordpress.

While Wordpress can have a bit of learning curve, it's a great system for creating so many different sites and formats.

There's lots to learn with Wordpress and well you'll never stop learning! There's many of us on the forum work with Wordpress daily so feel free to jump in with any questions and be sure to do a search of the forums to see earlier conversations.

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Renee Shupe, Become a Techie Virtual Assistant
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My Site is built in Joomla, which is a bit more complicated than wordpress, but wordpress sites are easy to use, I put them together for clients all the time.

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Amanda Mock
My Virtual Little Helper

Hi Tina!

I, too, agree with what everyone else is saying. Like Renee, I'm a bit biased as it's what I primarily use in creating clients sites... but I use it because it's a great platform and with the use of plugins it's extremely extensible.

I would recommend though that you don't go with a wordpress hosted solution, and instead, get your own hosting and install WordPress through your host. On the WordPress hosted solutions, you end up needing to upgrade to use your own domain, and then again if you want to edit CSS, or if you want to use a premium theme. Save yourself this hassle and go with a hosted solution right from the get-go. I offer affordable hosting packages for small business, which includes installing wordpress (http://smallbizwebwhiz.com/Service/hosting), but you can really go with anyone for your hosting.

HTH!

-Hilary

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A Virtual Edge - Virtual Assistant Company
Small Biz Web Whiz - Affordable Small Business Web Design

I use WP for myself and clients. If your client wants to be able to add content, WP would be a great platform to use.

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Amy
www.porterofficesolutions.com

Tina,

I was also curious about WordPress so I ended up looking into the same link this past weekend. I'm confused on how to get it up and running, but I'm sure it will come along and hopefully it will be much easier than my current Hosting site.

Good Luck!!

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Morgan Vas
Modern Assistance

Carrie!

I would love to take you up on that offer! lol Would you mind walking me through it sometime?

Thanks so much!

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Morgan Vas
Modern Assistance