WordPress. Quite simply it is the blog platform of choice. I believe in allowing every voice to be heard and wordpress is designed for writers. It’s great for businesses and non-profits as well because search engines like google and bing always love fresh and current content. Having a blog using wordpress allows you to maximize your current skill sets and passions and gives you a great opening to planet online. WordPress has also evolved to a broader CMS / content management system that can match just about any other site you’d find online.
Thesis. What’s the point of great content if no one sees it? Thesis has rock solid search-engine-optimization handled behind the scenes. The code is crisp and clean and allows you to customize it without ruining the perfect code behind it all. Thesis helps eliminate weighty plugins and also has an incredible community-base that is all about customization and effective designs.
Design. If you’ve got great content, and someone manages to find it… will it stick? Is it compelling and inspiring? Will it draw people back or turn people off? What technical limitations can you push to wow your readers and viewers? Design matters. The medium quite often is the message.
My hope is to tackle all three of these spaces… especially as someone who is continuously learning myself. Stay tuned for the road ahead, lots of good stuff coming.
