Date: 04/11/2024
Topic: WordPress
Introduction
Many businesses want a well-designed website, yet the owners may not know which website platform to choose. This is important because some businesses will use the administration login and dashboard sometimes weekly or at more frequent intervals.
This means that you’ll want a CMS that’s simple to use. You should be able to log in and add a new blog post quickly.
You don’t want to opt for a CMS that’s difficult to use. If you can’t find, for example, how to add a blog post, it will become a headache.
WordPress is not just a piece of cake to use; it’s a delight. Its user-friendly interface and intuitive features make managing your website a breeze.
So, let’s say you plan on adding a new piece of content marketing, such as a well-written blog post, every week.
You want this to be as simple as possible. When you’ve written, let’s say, a somewhat wordy 3,000-blog post and you’re a bit tired, the last thing you want is for the CMS, that’s your website, to make it hard to add content marketing.
Believe us when we say we have seen some content management systems designed by web design agencies that are a nightmare to use, complete with glitches. These systems develop problems, such as slow loading times or frequent crashes, making even adding a blog post difficult.
So, pick your CMS wisely, and choose one that’s a piece of cake. Now, different businesses will have different preferences regarding which CMS they like. Some company directors might like Drupal, Umbraco or another type of CMS. And these are all good quality content management systems that a business can use.
Yet, if you were to ask us to get our penny’s worth, we would say go for WordPress. Of course, we would need to meet you, have a chin-wag, and discuss what the CMS needs to do regarding functionality and how you want the website to look, and then our web design experts can make a recommendation.
9 times out of 10, most CMSs we design at our web design studio are built using WordPress.
We think WordPress is the bee’s knee, and here’s why we believe that:
– Simple to use, offers a good UI
– Piece of cake to update
– Good quality websites can be built using WordPress
– A massive chunk of every website for every business under the sun has been built using WordPress
What if we don’t want WordPress? What are our other options:
– Wix
– Squarespace
– Magento
– HubSpot CMS
How popular is WordPress
WordPress is not just popular; it’s a global phenomenon. From massive brands to sole traders, a vast community relies on WordPress. Choosing WordPress means you’re part of this thriving community with a wealth of resources and support at your fingertips.
Over 43% of all websites globally use WordPress, so when you look at your direct competitors’ websites, they often use WordPress.
It’s not abnormal for a business to have seven or more of its main competitors ranked on page one of Google.co.uk who have chosen a WordPress CMS. The reason is often due to how simple the WordPress Dashboard is to use, so if a business wants to manage, say, adding new blog posts themselves, it is indeed a piece of cake if you own a WordPress website.
You say famous, but how popular?
Statistics show that over 810 million websites use WordPress across the globe.
So, if your business in Cardiff chooses to have a WordPress website designed, you will select a prevalent content management system.
Why is it important to choose a popular CMS?
The main reason is that you will want the support and help of web design agencies during the life of your website.
So, it’s a bit like choosing a new car. You might not want to select a new brand that hasn’t established a repair and service network of garages.
Because you might have a bunch of mechanics/garages, you could state something like, “Sorry, mate, don’t work on those.”
The same goes for a website: You’ll want an established brand and a website CMS, which millions of businesses have already chosen. This means an army of web developers and designers specialising in building WordPress websites.
Why are so many businesses flocking to W&P Designs?
Is it because you’re as cheap as chips?
Well, no. Many web design companies offer bargain prices to design a website, and we don’t want to compete with these.
We have seen some websites that these web design companies churn out and beyond basic.
So, they often have a few lines of text and look like an online business card; they don’t offer much useful or helpful information. This means they cannot rank on page one of Google simply because they are often poorly designed.
Are there any downsides to choosing WordPress?
No, not unless the website is poorly designed.
Yet, any CMS, regardless of the brand, can be poorly designed. Many WordPress websites are very slow because their owners have too many plugins. Sometimes, some of the WordPress plugins are unnecessary or might be redundant, but they are still slowing the website down.
So, Google has moved to reward fast and lean websites.
You might hear your web designers discussing making the website fast or lightweight. They mean making sure the load time is as quick as possible.
You can check load times using two main tools: Google Page Speed Insights and GT Metrix.
Also, a significant factor is the speed of the hosting. We would highly recommend opting for super fast dedicated hosting.
Are you able to design WordPress websites quickly?
Yes, we can often, but it depends on how many pages need to be designed. So, like most web design companies, our bread and butter is building 7-page or less brochure websites.
Like most web design companies, our bread and butter are building 7-page or fewer brochure websites with WordPress. We can design most of these websites in less than 3 weeks, ensuring you get fast and efficient service.
This is dependent on whether the client has the text ready to go. If the client needs more time to write the content marketing, it can often take a lot longer for our designers to design a website.
As you can imagine, most websites need about 3,000 words written for the main pages, which can take a lot of time. In fact, what slows our web designers down the most is waiting for the text from the client. We can, therefore, offer our copywriters to do all of this work for you for an additional price.
Have you designed many WordPress websites?
Yes, we have designed many WordPress websites. For example, we have developed WordPress CMS websites for construction companies, solicitors, and the automotive business sector.
We also offer SEO services as well.
Are you to make a WordPress website responsive?
Yes, we certainly can; your company website must be responsive and mobile-ready. Any good SEO consultant will agree that over 50% of most businesses’ organic traffic now comes via smartphones and tablets.
It’s essential, therefore, that your website is made responsive; it should also offer the customer the following:
– Be simple to use; have, for example, a simple main menu
– Be lightening fast
– Offer valuable and helpful information, answering questions the shopper wants answered.
How do you update a WordPress website?
It’s an absolute piece of cake; however, you should regularly back up the entire site. Free WordPress plugins can help you create a backup.
We recommend making a backup because what can happen is you go to update, say, a plugin, and then the website might incur a glitch, or worse, the website might no longer be live. So
How much does it cost to build a WP site?
We are typically asked to build a 7-page brochure website for a new solicitors’ practice, say, opening up in Cardiff’s city centre.
We can normally complete these types of websites in less than three weeks. Sometimes, however, our web design team is also asked to write the text, design a logo, design an AMP version of the website, and improve the on-page SEO before the site is launched; this will, therefore, take us longer.
Yet, we always offer the customer an estimate of how long we think it will take us to design the website. If we encounter anything that holds the web designers up, we always promptly e-mail or call the customer to let them know what is happening. For the vast majority of the CMS websites we design, we build them often in less than three weeks.
Do many businesses in Cardiff have WordPress websites?
There are most certainly a huge number of businesses in Cardiff that own WordPress websites. We have built many well-designed WordPress websites for solicitors, dentists, and construction companies.
We can design a brilliant website for your business with a starting price of just 950.00
Can you also offer website hosting?
Yes, we can most certainly offer website hosting. So, on the vast majority of the WordPress websites that we build for our customers and most of the brochure websites that we build, we offer one year of free hosting.
After the first year ends, we offer affordable prices for website hosting.