Item: WordPress
Rating: 8
Author: John Dykstra

Overall Satisfaction with WordPress

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I help some of my customers with their WordPress accounts and find it pretty easy to work with. For the most part, the customer can do some updates on their own and keeping a site current is very important. A nice looking website keeps users engaged and having it up-to-date helps get them to become a prospect.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Many templates to choose from if you're starting fresh
Many plugins help the business add new features quickly
Adding pictures is mostly quick and simple

Cons

It seems like there are updates too often
Some plugins don't work as hoped

Return on Investment

Generally your WordPress site will be implemented quickly and start helping get new prospects and customers soon.
Some problems might come up if the company doesn't have a qualified person in-house or available consultant to keep things working properly.
Like most marketing type ventures, management need to put the proper resources into the task. If that is in place things should be good.

Usability

It has a learning curve so the expectations should not be too high if an inexperienced person is going to build out a website. I recommend getting a professional developer involved to make sure you get off to a good start.

Alternatives Considered

Wix and Squarespace

I like that WordPress sites can be backed up and moved to new servers if needed. Some of the other template sites lock you in because their back-end code is what makes it run.

Key Insights

Do you think WordPress delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with WordPress's feature set?

Yes

Did WordPress live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of WordPress go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy WordPress again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Fotor, Intuit Mailchimp

Likelihood to Recommend

If someone needs a new website quickly and wants to make changes often, WordPress is probably their best choice. I've seen other use alternative web site builders but I always warn them to be sure they can move their website if needed. Some places are so integrated with the services background code that it can't run in any other environment.

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