27 Reasons to Use WordPress to build your website+blog

Following are literally just 27 reasons why you should consider WordPress for your next site upgrade:

1. It’s much easier to manage and display content–dynamic content, at that–using WordPress
2. Keep it extraordinarily simple, or go to town. If you can dream it, WordPress can usually do it.
3. Updates can be made and shared by your readers in real time
4. Social networking integration makes most aspects of your WordPress site/blog more ‘viral’ and increasing word of mouth exposure along with massive search engine visibility
5. Extreme flexibility in design and layout, without using those nasty HTML tables or Dreamweaver ($$$)
6. Add-on modules that can turn your WordPress site into a classified ads site, job board, e-store, bookstore, portfolio, video blog, podcast area, even a magazine–all with some clicks and some customization
7. Far cheaper than traditional web designers without compromising quality–you control the look and feel at any given moment
8. Add forums, social networking platforms, widgets, even online stores with payment systems
9. Create subscription sites that charge users to view content
10. Search engine optimization is already half built-in for you; adding more is easier than ever without resorting to greasy tactics that will just get you hidden on Google.
11. Lots of support–if you are a DIY’er and don’t mind research, you can dig in and find the answers yourself.
12. Constant updates to the software–since it’s open source, it’s constantly worked on, tweaked, updated, and made more secure day by day.
13. Used by literally millions of people and companies, including The Wall Street Journal
14. WordPress imports full blogs from Blogger, TypePad, and dozens more blogging platforms–unfortunately they can’t say the same.
15. Incredible, organized backend–manage or change out your themes, change how many blog posts you want to show, change what page shows up first when a reader arrives, add users, check stats, add or edit posts, create pages and sub-pages, add images or video, find those images or video later, upload files–all within one admin panel–NOT your host directories
16. Posts and pages can allow comments from readers, giving you real-time interaction and engagement with your audience and turning prospects into buyers
17. One-click upgrades when WordPress releases new versions. You’re notified in your admin panel–couldn’t be easier than that.
18. Schedule your posts or pages to publish at a later date. Set it and forget it.
19. Great for both large sites like The Wall Street Journal, mid-size sites like Triangle B2B, or the small business with two employees. Even solopreneurs benefit from the power of WordPress.
20. Easily add contact forms, downloadable files, direct connect with social networking sites–true interactivity with your readers
21. Even if you choose not to customize a chosen theme, it can still be used out of the box
22. WordPress welcomes and invites feedback from users to incorporate into future updates of the core software offerings
23. Because WordPress is so popular, thousands of developers keep writing add-ons for it
24. Create photo galleries, magazines, featured content sliders, event calendars, allow readers to submit news and posts, incorporate feeds from your favorite websites, link to your referral partners, incorporate add-ons for your mobile phone viewers, add Google Maps, welcome visitors from whatever search engine they found you from…the list is thousands long!
25. If you can think of something you want your WordPress site/blog to have, chances are highly likely that it’s been developed. No more calling the traditional designer and waiting weeks to have something sketched out and hand-programmed.
26. It’s simple and efficient compared to traditional web design and customization
27. Because you’ll love only having to worry about writing and publishing!