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Why You Should Use a Simple Wordpress CMS to Power Your Site

• It’s free, open-source and constantly updated for features and security.
• Hundreds of looks (via themes) for free.
• Hundreds of extra functions (via plugins) for free.
• No more webmasters– no more maintenance fees.
• Edit, add text and pictures from any one’s computer anywhere and anytime with your web browser– or even your cellphone – No need for web design software (Dreamweaver, et al) or FTP clients.
• Easy to add video clips, audio, pictures, graphics, etc.
• Any user can, with 90 minutes or less of easy instruction, take total control.
• Vastly superior Search Engine Optimization built into the structure (Google loves dynamic blog-architecture sites)– people can find you easily and incidentally.
• Menus, archives, hierarchal page organization and search are all built in.
• Discussion-participation (comments), RSS feeds, blogroll and links are automated – make your site interesting and encourage community-building and frequent visits to your site.
• Huge user-base for community-based support.

If at some later date you decide to graduate to a full fledged CMS like Drupal or Joomla, you will be ready by virtue of your experience with Wordpress to take full advantage of those more complex and capable applications’ features.