Comments on: My Blog Grows into a Fully Functioning Website http://copywriterscrucible.com/my-blog-grows-into-a-fully-functioning-website/ A melting pot of copywriting tips, insight and words for hire by freelance copywriter Matt Ambrose. Wed, 25 Aug 2010 07:21:33 +0200 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Tom Chandler/Copywriter Underground http://copywriterscrucible.com/my-blog-grows-into-a-fully-functioning-website/comment-page-1/#comment-29191 Tom Chandler/Copywriter Underground Wed, 21 Nov 2007 20:35:44 +0000 http://thewritewords.me.uk/blog/my-blog-grows-into-a-fully-functioning-website/#comment-29191 I've built a couple of WordPress-based sites for clients. I got interested in it after hearing "we wanted to update our site, but our Webmaster never returned our calls" several bazillion times. For small businesses, static Web sites are anchors. I’ve built a couple of WordPress-based sites for clients. I got interested in it after hearing “we wanted to update our site, but our Webmaster never returned our calls” several bazillion times.

For small businesses, static Web sites are anchors.

]]> By: Benjamin Sterling http://copywriterscrucible.com/my-blog-grows-into-a-fully-functioning-website/comment-page-1/#comment-29186 Benjamin Sterling Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:28:04 +0000 http://thewritewords.me.uk/blog/my-blog-grows-into-a-fully-functioning-website/#comment-29186 Thanks Matt Thanks Matt

]]> By: Matt Ambrose http://copywriterscrucible.com/my-blog-grows-into-a-fully-functioning-website/comment-page-1/#comment-29184 Matt Ambrose Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:12:13 +0000 http://thewritewords.me.uk/blog/my-blog-grows-into-a-fully-functioning-website/#comment-29184 All I did was buy Brian Gardner's Revolution theme [http://www.revolutiontheme.com/] and then customized the pages. The main structure is provided in the theme and then you can add pages as you see fit, Wordpress is basically a CMS anyway, the theme just gives it a proper home page as you'd get with a conventional website. People have been discussing using wordpress to build a site for ages and Brian's theme is the first I've seen to do it properly. All I did was buy Brian Gardner’s Revolution theme [http://www.revolutiontheme.com/] and then customized the pages. The main structure is provided in the theme and then you can add pages as you see fit, WordPress is basically a CMS anyway, the theme just gives it a proper home page as you’d get with a conventional website.

People have been discussing using wordpress to build a site for ages and Brian’s theme is the first I’ve seen to do it properly.

]]> By: Benjamin Sterling http://copywriterscrucible.com/my-blog-grows-into-a-fully-functioning-website/comment-page-1/#comment-29179 Benjamin Sterling Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:07:35 +0000 http://thewritewords.me.uk/blog/my-blog-grows-into-a-fully-functioning-website/#comment-29179 Matt, if you don't mind me asking, are you doing anything fancy with wordpress to make it into the "CMS" or are you just using the Pages? Matt, if you don’t mind me asking, are you doing anything fancy with wordpress to make it into the “CMS” or are you just using the Pages?

]]> By: Nishanthe http://copywriterscrucible.com/my-blog-grows-into-a-fully-functioning-website/comment-page-1/#comment-28996 Nishanthe Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:48:55 +0000 http://thewritewords.me.uk/blog/my-blog-grows-into-a-fully-functioning-website/#comment-28996 I am also planning to have a full website with wordpress. Already portfolio page is on the way. I am also planning to have a full website with wordpress. Already portfolio page is on the way.

]]> By: Matt Ambrose http://copywriterscrucible.com/my-blog-grows-into-a-fully-functioning-website/comment-page-1/#comment-28992 Matt Ambrose Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:28:50 +0000 http://thewritewords.me.uk/blog/my-blog-grows-into-a-fully-functioning-website/#comment-28992 Tom - yep, preferably someone who looks a bit older. David - using Wordpress makes it so much easier to keep a website updated and looking fresh. You can upload a new theme and customize it in a day, compared to a week or so (for me anyway) if you had to redesign it from scratch. I think Wordpress still need to work on the WYSIWYG editor though, as it's still a bit fiddly for the non HTML literate, before Wordpress can be an easy to use business CMS solution. Matt. Tom – yep, preferably someone who looks a bit older.

David – using WordPress makes it so much easier to keep a website updated and looking fresh. You can upload a new theme and customize it in a day, compared to a week or so (for me anyway) if you had to redesign it from scratch. I think WordPress still need to work on the WYSIWYG editor though, as it’s still a bit fiddly for the non HTML literate, before WordPress can be an easy to use business CMS solution.

Matt.

]]> By: David Wilson http://copywriterscrucible.com/my-blog-grows-into-a-fully-functioning-website/comment-page-1/#comment-28862 David Wilson Mon, 19 Nov 2007 19:56:55 +0000 http://thewritewords.me.uk/blog/my-blog-grows-into-a-fully-functioning-website/#comment-28862 Great tip Matt. This totally changes how I look at using Wordpress as a CMS now. David Great tip Matt. This totally changes how I look at using WordPress as a CMS now.

David

]]> By: Tom Chandler/Copywriter Underground http://copywriterscrucible.com/my-blog-grows-into-a-fully-functioning-website/comment-page-1/#comment-28860 Tom Chandler/Copywriter Underground Mon, 19 Nov 2007 19:48:29 +0000 http://thewritewords.me.uk/blog/my-blog-grows-into-a-fully-functioning-website/#comment-28860 Excellent! Now if you could only do something about your picture on the front page; maybe hire a model or something... 8-) Excellent! Now if you could only do something about your picture on the front page; maybe hire a model or something… 8-)

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