For anyone who is thinking of starting a blog or webstie, wordpress is undoubtably the platform i recommend. Although there are circumstances where wordpress may not be the right fit, and the easiest, most flexible platform to boot… But those circumstances are few and far between.
For a musician, artist, songwriter, wordpress is the bee’s knees!
It’s powerful, easy to use, and incredibly versatile.
WordPress is an “open source” CMS (content management system) which means its free to use, and the active development of an ever increasing arsenal of free and paid plugins easily expand the functionality.
For those who are interested in getting started and setting up a wordpress blog, here is a free guide to setting up your wordpress blog.
Facebook Comments Vs WordPress Comments
Facebook or WordPress comments on your blog?
In our progressive web 2.0 landscape, the growing rise of social networking tools, and an increasing emphasis on real connection and high engagement sharing-over low value link building; i’ve noticed many people have implemented a Facebook comments option under their blog posts.
I’ve also noticed that many people who have added Facebook commenting on their blog had altogether replaced the traditional WordPress comments system…
Understanding some of the social engagement, as well as spam reduction benefits, i’ve decided to examine the pro’s and con’s of both Facebook comments vs WordPress comments in a blog or website – to flesh out the facts and help you determine which one is right for you.
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