Top 10 Reasons Why We Use WordPress [INFOGRAPHIC]

Did you know that WordPress turned 10 years old this week?  Over the past 10 years, WordPress has come a long way and has become the most popular blogging platform in the world.  Currently WordPress hosts blogs in over 120 languages, powers more than 66 million websites around the world, and has over 4 billion monthly pageviews (as of April 2013).  At Perpetual West, we use the self-hosted version of WordPress as our blog platform and recommend it as our blog platform of choice to all of our clients.  To celebrate the 10th birthday of WordPress, here is our list of the top 10 reasons why we use the self-hosted WordPress blog platform for our company blog:

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To Blog Or Not To Blog: Why Having a Company Blog Matters [INFOGRAPHIC]

Over the past couple of years, blogs have become a very popular way for companies to engage in conversation with current and/or potential customers.  If your company already has a company blog, you know first-hand that blogging takes time and effort.   Planning keyword-focused content and creating blogs posts with relevant images can be time consuming but the benefits of having a blog far outweigh the costs.  Here are our top 5 reasons why having a company blog is important:

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