This seems to be a common question in the \u2018new site build\u2019 world, but it shouldn\u2019t be.\u00a0 Contemplating between using an HTML framework and a CMS can be figured out by answering a few questions on your own, allowing you to make this decision with ease and, more importantly, without looking back.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re about to build your new site and you\u2019re not sure where to start, then take a look below and answer these simple questions.\u00a0 Before long, you\u2019ll see the direction you need to move forward with, whether that means building your site on your own, or hiring someone on to do it for you.<\/p>\n
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What is your business?\u00a0 Are you selling goods, looking to broaden the knowledge horizons of avid blog readers, selling services, or creating online communities for other to contribute to?\u00a0 While both WordPress and Bootstrap can be accommodating to all of these, you\u2019ll spend exponentially more time using one vs. the other.<\/p>\n
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If you\u2019re an avid web coder and are confident with your skill-set in HTML, CSS, JS, and so on, then you\u2019re probably not reading this post for the right reasons.\u00a0 People typically gravitate towards Bootstrap for the visual appeal of it, but it means more coding.\u00a0 Utilizing an FTP client is a must and knowing your way around an html or css file is essential.\u00a0 It doesn\u2019t mean that it can\u2019t be done, but it\u2019ll be one of the more intimidating web tasks you take on if you\u2019re not comfortable with it.<\/p>\n
WordPress is ideal in these situations.\u00a0 It\u2019s basically software that you can click through the back end to publish pages, blog posts, and so on.\u00a0 If you\u2019re looking for your site to be very unique and customized, you may run into some frustrations, as most of us have been sold a theme in our early WordPress days that looks amazing upon buying it, but then shows the boring \u201chello world\u201d page upon installing and activating it.<\/p>\n
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How important is SEO to you?\u00a0 On a scale of 1 to 10, if you\u2019ve answered anything above a 2, then you will most likely want to go with WordPress.\u00a0 The platform is designed to be broad, and while coding some metadata into a Bootstrap site will be helpful, if you don\u2019t know what you\u2019re doing, there\u2019s a good chance that your favorite search engine won\u2019t notice you nearly as much.\u00a0 WordPress has the beauty of plugins.\u00a0 There are a number of SEO plugins that you can employ to help simplify the process of adding keywords, metadata, sitemaps, and a variety of other key items when it comes to SEO.<\/p>\n
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One thing I must emphasize is making sure you\u2019re confident in your decision before starting the build.\u00a0 Switching everything over down the line can be a timely and costly process.<\/p>\n
If you want a modern, appealing, and extremely mobile responsive site that will be the face of a business or a simple landing page, Bootstrap is the way to go.\u00a0 They\u2019re light-weight, often gorgeously laid out, and simple to navigate.<\/p>\n
If you are looking to have a full e-commerce store, a content-full blog, and other forms of application functionality, WordPress is most likely your answer.\u00a0 It doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019ll get off easy without any coding, but the platform is there for you to work within.<\/p>\n
Finally, like with any site build, document, or file, back them up.\u00a0 Constantly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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