The Opportunity
There is a massive amounts of information tied up in corporate and personal databases both freeform and structured. These “software containers” were setup before software like WordPress was an alternative. The long term maintenance costs of information kept in this manner is high, and distributability, usability and re-usability is far lower than when the same information is kept in WordPress.
- WordPress has the distributability and security features to support broadcasted or restricted publication. (on one of our sites roughly 1/3 the content is public and the rest is private, all in WordPress install) See this article on our WordPressIdeas blog for more information.
- Companies maintaining content with tools like Microsoft SharePoint are missing out on free and robust blogging software that can do the job better and has more likelyhood of functionality growth.
- Companies are wasting massive amounts of money on poorly integrated content solutions. Much of this is due to the fact that blogging software is simply foreign to them.
Isn’t a Separate CMS Required?
Many people tend to think that a CMS one category of software and blogging software is another. WordPress is most certainly a CMS, and a very good one, particularly with added plug-ins. Combining your blog and CMS software greatly simplifies the implementation and maintenance of the solution. We are not the first to point this out. If you want to find out what other specialists think on this topic, see the following links.
http://www.codeandcoffee.com/2007/01/20/why-wordpress-is-the-best-content-management-system/
WordPress as CMS Slideshow
