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    4. Hey all good mozzers - For my new publishing company, would you recommend building on a Wordpress Platform or a different CMS? I want it to look great to user and also allow me to fully optimize it for ranking purposes - thanks

    Hey all good mozzers - For my new publishing company, would you recommend building on a Wordpress Platform or a different CMS? I want it to look great to user and also allow me to fully optimize it for ranking purposes - thanks

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    • creativeguy
      creativeguy last edited by

      Hey all good mozzers - For my new publishing company, would you recommend building on a Wordpress Platform or a different CMS?  I want it to look great to user and also allow me to fully optimize it for ranking purposes - thanks.

      Seems like Wordpress has a ton of possibility and is much cheaper - but I don't want to do all that work if it is not as strong for SEO purposes -

      I like to use CMS made simple typically because it is exactly what it claims:  simple

      Advise me please - and then  let me know who you think might be able to help me build the best professional site?  company or individual?

      thanks

      ben

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      • Devanur-Rafi
        Devanur-Rafi last edited by

        Hi Ben,

        No doubt, Wordpress can be a great platform from an SEO standpoint. With so many good plugins and other customization options available, you should be able to build a very web property that will not only look great but also aids in better SEO. For all SEO purposes and many other reasons, Wordpress has been my personal choice for many years when it comes to building a simple website or a complex ecommerce site. I never had to regret with the choice.

        Those were my two cents.

        Best,

        Devanur Rafi.

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        • vmialik
          vmialik last edited by

          Wordpress is SEO wizard's dream.  It is at its core a content publishing system and all great SEO is highly focused on content and great platform to create, setup, display, archive, and categorize it.

          Like Devanur said, the plugins and more importantly the vast community supporting and running it generally understands SEO well. Various plugins allow vast number of customization's and tweaks to SEO.  To allow a holistic approach to cover most if not all foundational on-page SEO needs.

          Hope this helps, also if you have any specifics about this feel free to ask as well, or dive in to Wordpress and never look back 😉

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          • zeepartner
            zeepartner last edited by

            Sure, if you have a developer that can set it up with a nice design, WP is also good from an seo standpoint!

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