There is good news if you are using WordPress as your vehicle to blog however, as you can also use this site as your main website. Your content can be easily moved from a static site to your WP site. One site means easier maintenance for you, less confusion for your prospects and clients and no doubt less expensive. If you are determined to retain your static site and your hosting company does not support WordPress, you have a couple of choices:
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Whether you agree with it or not, the internet world is buzzing with blogs. Wordpress.com alone reports over 7 million blogs registered on its .com site and over 2 million new blogs between January and May 2009. Why? Because blogs are an ideal way for business owners to regularly share fresh content on the web and build a relationship with their prospects and customers. Many are now using a blog site as their website. No more static site for them! There are several blog platforms to choose from but I suggest Wordpress. However, as a Social Media Specialist Virtual Assistant, I counsel clients not to use Wordpress.com. I suggest going to Wordpress.org and having a self-hosted site. This gives you total ownership of your files and their content. You will also have a wealth of plugins that you can use to optimize your site which would not be available to you on the .com site. If you don’t have the skills to get going on your own, many Social Media VAs like myself can help you.
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