I’m pleasantly surprised to see a lot of creatives shift to WordPress.

Recently several sites in my area (Lafayette, Louisiana) have shifted to WordPress and I couldn’t be more delighted because they are BBR Creative a reputable advertising agency, Aileen Bennett a noted public speaker and Mike Spears owner of a respected web agency.

It is refreshing to see that WordPress helps empower the individual and not the large web firms. For me it’s a shot across the bow for technologists who offer expensive services that aren’t openly accessible.

Could you imagine requesting to have an application built where you can update your site from your iPhone or the ability to revamp your site design without effecting content then adding social media integration with little or no additional costs? Much of the SEO work is already done for you because of WordPress is built on Web Standards.

These resources have been available for years but are finally gaining traction. As web agencies pour efforts into creating convoluted content management systems they often lose grasp of the user and their audience. Features are great but it is not only features that make a product but accessibility and support. Resources spent on development can easily be allocated to support.

Open source technologies like WordPress and Expression Engine provide a more capable platform than anything I’ve seen; developing is continuous and the next version always provides enhancements. When was the last time your CMS was updated?

Ultimately there is still plenty of room at the top for large web firms, Happy Cog quickly comes to mind and some companies are more accustomed to dealing with those type of entities but the door for small and medium sized businesses are wide open.