February 13th, 2008

WordPress or XSitePro?

I had initially decided to use XSitePro for my new site but after beginning to read “How to Build An Affiliate Website with Wordpress” I’m reconsidering that decision. After all, there are a lot of advantages to using WordPress for any site - - from RSS to built in commenting abilities, to the myriad of plug-ins that could make life and expansion much easier. Templating WordPress, though, is harder for me than making a template for XSitePro, and it’s harder for me to wrap my head around the changes that’ll need to be made to a default Wordpress theme to make it work for what I’ve got planned.

Decisions, decisions….

So, I’m going to take tonight to study the WP Affiliate book, along with the free “Wordpress SEO for Beginners” from Blog Oh Blog and Teli Adlam’s free “Beginner’s Guide to Using and Building Traffic with Feedburner” report.

If I feel confident and enthusiastic enough to proceed with WordPress tomorrow, I’ll set up a blog and see where it leads. Otherwise, I’ll go back to my XSitePro plan and save WordPress for a future project.

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By wendy in Internet Marketing, Online Publishing 



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9 Responses to “WordPress or XSitePro?”

  1. Sandra Says:
    February 16th, 2008 at 9:40 pm

    Wendy, you might also want to get the newish Long Tail Cash set from Dave Tropeano but only if you don’t get enough from Teli’s ebooks. Both are excellent and I think you will find that wordpress is the way to go.

    As for a template try out the cutline or even copyblogger and see if either one does the job for you.

  2. wendy Says:
    February 17th, 2008 at 2:25 pm

    Thanks Sandra,

    The more I read and see some of the really awesome things being done with Wordpress, the more I’m convinced I need to work through it myself.

    I’m not really interested in spending time working with PPC right now, so your other recommendation isn’t something I’m too interested in pursuing.

  3. Pete Says:
    February 25th, 2008 at 12:46 pm

    Hi Wendy, good luck with your venture, which ever way you decide to go.

    I would just like to remind you that the Version 2 of XSitePro is almost ready to launch. Although I cannot divulge the updates, it will take some beating.

    Original V1 sites are exportable to the new format, so this may be worth considering as an option.

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    March 1st, 2008 at 3:52 am

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  7. Tony Says:
    June 22nd, 2008 at 2:46 pm

    Hi Wendy,
    I faced the same decision a few days ago and I opted for the new version of XSitePro which now includes RSS snap-ins and a host of other cool features. XSitePro v2.x is the bomb!
    Cheers,
    Tony

  8. fred Says:
    June 23rd, 2008 at 3:59 pm

    Awesome Post!I definitely learned something new today! Thanks Again!

  9. David Says:
    June 24th, 2008 at 10:12 am

    Definitley go for wordpress it is super easy to set up, especially if you have cpanel/fantastico at you host. One click installation and one click updating is great.

    Along with the many plugins for wordpress there are loads of free themes which are really easy modify.

    Oh, and don’t forget Google loves wordpress sites so they get indexed quickly and stay in the index.

    Give it a go and you’ll see how easy it is.

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