hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to another edition of ask Evan in today’s
another edition of ask Evan in today’s
another edition of ask Evan in today’s video I’m going to answer question from
video I’m going to answer question from
video I’m going to answer question from one of my form readers hurts web hosting
one of my form readers hurts web hosting
one of my form readers hurts web hosting who wrote in asking about a content
who wrote in asking about a content
who wrote in asking about a content management system so he wrote in the
management system so he wrote in the
management system so he wrote in the poll saying I’m looking to integrate a
poll saying I’m looking to integrate a
poll saying I’m looking to integrate a CMS content management system into an
CMS content management system into an
CMS content management system into an existing website and would like the
existing website and would like the
existing website and would like the options as to which program has the most
options as to which program has the most
options as to which program has the most functionality WordPress Joomla or Drupal
functionality WordPress Joomla or Drupal
functionality WordPress Joomla or Drupal so linked to the question a great
so linked to the question a great
so linked to the question a great question for anybody setting up a
question for anybody setting up a
question for anybody setting up a website and trying to grow it it’s great
website and trying to grow it it’s great
website and trying to grow it it’s great to use a content management system
to use a content management system
to use a content management system instead of trying to do everything
instead of trying to do everything
instead of trying to do everything yourself my opinion would be to use
yourself my opinion would be to use
yourself my opinion would be to use WordPress and we’ve built our own custom
WordPress and we’ve built our own custom
WordPress and we’ve built our own custom content management system this was built
content management system this was built
content management system this was built just before WordPress became kind of
just before WordPress became kind of
just before WordPress became kind of mainstream so we had almost no choice in
mainstream so we had almost no choice in
mainstream so we had almost no choice in to do it ourselves but we also do have
to do it ourselves but we also do have
to do it ourselves but we also do have WordPress on our site and have a couple
WordPress on our site and have a couple
WordPress on our site and have a couple of blogs at a wordpress base there is
of blogs at a wordpress base there is
of blogs at a wordpress base there is why I like WordPress a couple reasons
why I like WordPress a couple reasons
why I like WordPress a couple reasons one it’s really easy to set up you could
one it’s really easy to set up you could
one it’s really easy to set up you could do most of the work yourself you’ll
do most of the work yourself you’ll
do most of the work yourself you’ll you’ll need you know a couple of hours
you’ll need you know a couple of hours
you’ll need you know a couple of hours of the programmers time just to do all
of the programmers time just to do all
of the programmers time just to do all the implementation but apart from that
the implementation but apart from that
the implementation but apart from that you could do everything yourself you can
you could do everything yourself you can
you could do everything yourself you can add content yourself you can add
add content yourself you can add
add content yourself you can add pictures yourself you can do whatever
pictures yourself you can do whatever
pictures yourself you can do whatever you want mostly yourself a lot of the
you want mostly yourself a lot of the
you want mostly yourself a lot of the plugins you can add yourself the updates
plugins you can add yourself the updates
plugins you can add yourself the updates you can do yourself so a big challenge
you can do yourself so a big challenge
you can do yourself so a big challenge for a lot of entrepreneurs is always
for a lot of entrepreneurs is always
for a lot of entrepreneurs is always having to pay a web developer to help
having to pay a web developer to help
having to pay a web developer to help them make updates to their website we’re
them make updates to their website we’re
them make updates to their website we’re here the power is in your hands we will
here the power is in your hands we will
here the power is in your hands we will to update your website you know I’d
to update your website you know I’d
to update your website you know I’d content to it make it look nice without
content to it make it look nice without
content to it make it look nice without having to pay somebody time to do it if
having to pay somebody time to do it if
having to pay somebody time to do it if you want to do a major upgrade then yes
you want to do a major upgrade then yes
you want to do a major upgrade then yes you’d have to have somebody come on
you’d have to have somebody come on
you’d have to have somebody come on board but for most of the stuff that
board but for most of the stuff that
board but for most of the stuff that you’re doing day-to-day you don’t need
you’re doing day-to-day you don’t need
you’re doing day-to-day you don’t need any help which is great big believe
any help which is great big believe
any help which is great big believe we’re not trying to spend a lot of money
we’re not trying to spend a lot of money
we’re not trying to spend a lot of money such as you start in the business until
such as you start in the business until
such as you start in the business until you’re making money coming in WordPress
you’re making money coming in WordPress
you’re making money coming in WordPress also has a lot of different themes so
also has a lot of different themes so
also has a lot of different themes so you can pick a lot of different designs
you can pick a lot of different designs
you can pick a lot of different designs is a lot that are free and a lot that
is a lot that are free and a lot that
is a lot that are free and a lot that are really low cost so you’re not
are really low cost so you’re not
are really low cost so you’re not spending a lot of money to get a
spending a lot of money to get a
spending a lot of money to get a professional looking design for your
professional looking design for your
professional looking design for your your website as well and it’s very
your website as well and it’s very
your website as well and it’s very customizable so you can I’ve seen
customizable so you can I’ve seen
customizable so you can I’ve seen WordPress sites that are
WordPress sites that are
WordPress sites that are blogs which everybody knows about but
blogs which everybody knows about but
blogs which everybody knows about but also forms and a whole bunch of
also forms and a whole bunch of
also forms and a whole bunch of applications that you could turn and you
applications that you could turn and you
applications that you could turn and you wouldn’t think is WordPress base but it
wouldn’t think is WordPress base but it
wouldn’t think is WordPress base but it is a whole community people who’ve
is a whole community people who’ve
is a whole community people who’ve developed around WordPress think more so
developed around WordPress think more so
developed around WordPress think more so than the other applications that give
than the other applications that give
than the other applications that give you a lot of flexibility if you’re
you a lot of flexibility if you’re
you a lot of flexibility if you’re trying to expand your company and offer
trying to expand your company and offer
trying to expand your company and offer a whole bunch of different content
a whole bunch of different content
a whole bunch of different content levels on your website so i would
levels on your website so i would
levels on your website so i would definitely use wordpress i think the
definitely use wordpress i think the
definitely use wordpress i think the last thing there is there’s a lot of
last thing there is there’s a lot of
last thing there is there’s a lot of people who can get into wordpress really
people who can get into wordpress really
people who can get into wordpress really easily to find a joomla person or a
easily to find a joomla person or a
easily to find a joomla person or a drupal programmer it’s a more specific
drupal programmer it’s a more specific
drupal programmer it’s a more specific skill set I found then finding somebody
skill set I found then finding somebody
skill set I found then finding somebody who can jump into WordPress so if you do
who can jump into WordPress so if you do
who can jump into WordPress so if you do need to find a developer or your
need to find a developer or your
need to find a developer or your developer JumpShip you have to go find
developer JumpShip you have to go find
developer JumpShip you have to go find another developer it’s pretty easy to
another developer it’s pretty easy to
another developer it’s pretty easy to find somebody who can understand
find somebody who can understand
find somebody who can understand wordpress and a lot of the tools are
wordpress and a lot of the tools are
wordpress and a lot of the tools are already built so it’s easy to you know
already built so it’s easy to you know
already built so it’s easy to you know find those people in case something goes
find those people in case something goes
find those people in case something goes wrong you need someone in a pinch to
wrong you need someone in a pinch to
wrong you need someone in a pinch to really help you out that’s I guess a
really help you out that’s I guess a
really help you out that’s I guess a huge concern for a lot of entrepreneurs
huge concern for a lot of entrepreneurs
huge concern for a lot of entrepreneurs you’re not stuck the only certain people
you’re not stuck the only certain people
you’re not stuck the only certain people because they have certain skill sets do
because they have certain skill sets do
because they have certain skill sets do you want to make it as easy as possible
you want to make it as easy as possible
you want to make it as easy as possible so if I was just starting today I would
so if I was just starting today I would
so if I was just starting today I would probably make my entire website based on
probably make my entire website based on
probably make my entire website based on WordPress and customize around it again
WordPress and customize around it again
WordPress and customize around it again we you know started before WordPress
we you know started before WordPress
we you know started before WordPress really became mainstream so we built our
really became mainstream so we built our
really became mainstream so we built our own content management system from
own content management system from
own content management system from scratch and are not going to scrap
scratch and are not going to scrap
scratch and are not going to scrap everything now just to go to WordPress
everything now just to go to WordPress
everything now just to go to WordPress but if I was starting over from now I’d
but if I was starting over from now I’d
but if I was starting over from now I’d probably look at work press very
probably look at work press very
probably look at work press very seriously instead of doing something
seriously instead of doing something
seriously instead of doing something ourselves and customize around it
ourselves and customize around it
ourselves and customize around it because a lot of the cool awesome tools
because a lot of the cool awesome tools
because a lot of the cool awesome tools have already been built around it so
have already been built around it so
have already been built around it so hopefully it helps that’s my opinion if
hopefully it helps that’s my opinion if
hopefully it helps that’s my opinion if you guys watching the video or and are
you guys watching the video or and are
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liking it please give it a thumbs up
liking it please give it a thumbs up that makes you want to do more of these
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that makes you want to do more of these videos for you guys and I’d love to hear
videos for you guys and I’d love to hear
videos for you guys and I’d love to hear what you’re using if you have any extra
what you’re using if you have any extra
what you’re using if you have any extra feedback that you can offer here and if
feedback that you can offer here and if
feedback that you can offer here and if you have a question I’d also love to see
you have a question I’d also love to see
you have a question I’d also love to see it if you want leave it in the comments
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