A simple website for a local toronto Ethiopian restaurant. If you’ve never tried Ethiopian I would suggest you try it out. The food is amazing.
Visit  Ethiopiques.ca

Isn’t WordPress a blog?
Yes and no, 1000’s of people use WordPress as a blogging tool because it is simple and easy to use but a blog is just one part of what makes it great. It is also an amazingly powerful content management system that is FREE. It has a lot of power under the hood for a small or medium business looking for an easy way to manage their web site.

How easy is it?
If you can use hotmail to write an email you have the skills required to update pretty much any type of content on your site. WordPress comes with a web based password controlled management system the easily and quickly allows you to do all changes by yourself.

What about SEO? (Search Engine Optimization)
WordPress comes packed with tools to help promote your site in popular search engines like Google and Yahoo. Also if you incorporate the blogging portion the updated content you create helps you increase your ranking. You don’t want to blog? Not to worry, that functionality can be used to promote anything from local events to new product launches.

Why are you so cost effective?
Rather then reinvent the wheel and code sites from scratch I purchase premium themes from sites like ThemeForest, and rework it to fit the needs of your business. By cutting out the major coding step I cut the production time by weeks.

Ok great how can we get started?
If you want to work with me to get your business online please fill or my contact form and I’ll get back to you right away. It normally takes anywhere from a few days to a few weeks to get you up and running depending on how complicated your request is.

WordPress – All that and a bag of chips.

A very smart person once said “ Keep it simple stupid” and I think that’s theme the makers of WordPress have laid their foundation on. If you are comfortable using webmail you can be an expert WordPress publisher in no time at all.

Aside from ease of use WordPress also has the largest community of developers and theme designers with tons free (yes I said free) themes and plugins. You can find small applications with one click installations that immediately allow your site do everything from accept Paypal payments to showcasing beautiful photo galleries with light box effects all without any knowledge of programming.

I can go on and on but my coffee is getting cold so here are the quick benefits:

1. You host it on your own server so there is no forced advertising and you can completely customize it.
2. Easy to add new pages and upload images.
3. Tons of Free and Premium Themes
4. Did I mention how easy it is to use?

Blogger

Blogger is the second most popular blogging software out there. There are 2 main reasons for its popularity. First is been around longer then just about any other blogging platform, and 2 it’s easy to use. The downfall to Blogger is a small display bar at the top of the page with the Blogger logo and links to other blogs plus it’s a bit clunky and is sneered at by the power bloggers out there. With that said it is reliable and easy to use for the average Joe who just wants an outlet to express the writer within.

Here are my top 3 benefits.

1. It’s Free!
2. You don’t need to know how to install any software
3. Get stumbled upon traffic from other blogs.

Movable Type:

Ok after getting this far into the article I realize that I could never be unbiased and really think I should just be blunt, so her it is. Movable Type kinda sucks. I know I used it, I had a few blogs running on it but in the end I moved back to my BFF WordPress. Why do you ask? Because hands down it is the best, the most robust the easiest to use. Don’t get caught up on the other options out there. Go for the best and save your self the time of trying out other systems only to come back to word press.

I have no idea if this was useful, I was hoping I could be less biased but I feel like a cheater trying to sell anything but the best. If you want to take the leap and become the next top blogger take a look at WordPress.org to learn more.

As always I my offer a WorPress setup package to help you get up and running with out having to figure it out yourself. To learn more click here.

Having trouble understanding the difference between a post and a page? Is your theme installation making you bang your head against the wall? Do just need a nudge in the right direction to get your blog up and running?  I can help. I am a certified WordPress addict who would love to work with you.

About me:

My name is Christopher and I live in Toronto, Ontario. By day I’m a web designer but by night I’m a WordPress junkie. In fact, I’ve been working with WordPress for so long that I’m confident I can get you using WordPress in just a few hours. Trust me – it’s easy!

Here are some things I can help with.

• Posting, editing and image uploading
• Setup and installation
• Theme configuration
• SEO Optimization
• And pretty much everything else WordPress related

My rate is $35 an hour with a minimum of one hour. If you would like to meet up please fill in the form below. Tutoring can also be done over the phone but you must prepay via PayPal.

If you like the layout of the theme I can modify the design to match the tone of your business. The colours can be changes as well as customizing the background logo etc.

If you would like to preview the theme click here or contact me to have it set up .

SEO

WordPress provides good search engine optimization (SEO) right out of the box. There are a few tweaks you need to make, but there are many seo benefits that WordPress provides for free.

Content

it is easy to update content on your website without knowing HTML. Do you hate the idea of having to learn to use a complex HTML editor tool like Dreamweaver? Do you have to “ask” your webmaster every time you want to make a small change to your website? Well no longer – once WordPress is set up for you, you can easily create new pages or edit existing pages using a simple rich text editor.

Extensions

There is a thriving ecosystem of developers creating themes andplug-ins – imagine free design themes, or the ability to extend your website with polls, contact forms, ratings or hundreds of other cool features without having to hire a web developer.

Support

If you do have problems, or want to add very custom features, it is easy to find support and developers who can help you. There are literally thousands of WordPress developers out there. And there are so many people writing about WordPress that help is only a Google search away!

Simple Setups Installation

Quick installs can be done for a by Simple Setup in as little as a few days. If it’s important to get your business online quickly please contact me today.