08 September 2009
Are You a Flight Risk?
I've attempted on a few occasions to move from Blogger to WordPress without success.
I'm not sure why - maybe the timing wasn't right or maybe I just didn't have the patience to learn a new system with everything going on at the time.
At any rate, in the past month we've seen a flood of Granger staffers making the switch to WordPress. In some cases it just means they want our advice, but in other cases it means I get to actually help implement a new theme for the blog. This obviously requires me to learn the system and quickly at that.
I'm a few hours into the process and other than a few glitches I'm liking the flexibility. There isn't a huge need to move my blog from Blogger since I manage a full blown website with the blog being a small part of it. But if all I had was the blog - I'd be making the switch.
After years of refining and innovating WordPress has definitely reached a good place and is only getting better. Here are just a few reasons why:
- Free
- Open source
- Numerous free and purchased templates available
- Fairly simple and straightforward css file for customization
- Easy to manage templates (themes) by simply activating and disabling
- Wide range of looks and layouts available
- Easy to give the appearance that your blog is part of a website rather than just a blog
- Can be hosted online or on a server of your choice
I'd be less than honest if I didn't tell you the people moving to WordPress are people that for years have been duped into using TypePad. They are fed up with the pricing and the fact that even though they are paying, the tool isn't getting better. It continues to frustrate and makes total customization a pain in the...you know.
If you're a flight risk - I'd make the move today...
