Attn: Online Business Owners – WordPress has been the tool of choice for bloggers for years, but do you know…
How to Use the World’s Most Popular Blogging Platform to Run Your Entire Online Business
Dear Business Owner,
Whether you’re a long-time blogger or just getting started, you’ve probably already discovered how incredibly flexible WordPress is. You can build a professional site in a matter of hours, add content automatically, and even customize the look with a nearly endless array of free themes.
But there’s more to running a business than just a simple website. While you might love WordPress for its ease of use in your blog, you’ve probably turned to other tools to manage the various parts of your business, like your help desk, forums, and FAQ portal.
Or perhaps you’re just thinking about these needs, and haven’t yet landed on a solution that fits your business without demanding a lot of time and energy that, let’s face it, you just don’t have. Why not take a look at WordPress to satisfy all your business requirements?
Why WordPress Makes Sense for All of Your Business Needs
Of course there are specialty tools you can use to perform all of the tasks on your agenda, but there’s one huge drawback to that – you have to learn to use them. And believe me, they can have some pretty steep learning curves!
With WordPress, you already know the basics. You’re familiar with the dashboard, how posts and pages work, and how to work with plugins and widgets to customize the look and feel of your site. You don’t even need a designer to help – though there are plenty of WordPress experts around if you get stuck.
Plus, when you integrate more of your business into a single software solution, you can be sure everything will work together as expected. There’s no worries about a clash between your invoicing system and your project management software – and yes, you CAN do both of those with WordPress.
Is Customer Service a Priority for You?
That’s a silly question, I know. Customer service is a priority for every small business owner. It’s the only thing that sets us apart from the giant corporations out there.
But providing great customer service can be terribly time consuming. Endless emails (that you lose track of) and complicated help desks only add to the problem instead of solving it. That’s why I love using WordPress as a:
FAQ Portal - Help your customers find exactly the answer their looking for, without having to pay a help desk person to answer the same question over and over again.
Help Desk - When the FAQ page doesn’t have the answer, a help desk is the best solution – but setting up osTicket or ZenDesk is a nightmare. Using WordPress makes helping your customers a breeze.
Project Management Solution – Keep your whole team on the same page and get more stuff done when you manage your projects within WordPress. No expensive subscriptions or overwhelming interfaces – just a free plugin and the familiar WordPress dashboard!
These ideas alone will help you keep your customers happy, but that’s only scratching the surface of what WordPress can do for your business.
Make More Sales and Earn Higher Profits with WordPress
There are hundreds – maybe thousands – of make money online systems, but one thing they all have in common is that they need a sales portal. It might be a simple PayPal button or a full-featured shopping cart, but without a way for your customers to pay you, you won’t earn a dime. Not surprisingly, WordPress has a robust set of features that can help you:
Set up a store-front - Shopping carts come in all shapes and sizes, but none are easier to use than the WordPress plugin I discovered. It will quickly turn your site into a complete ecommerce solution – no special programming skills required.
Host an online auction – Turn your site into the next eBay, or host a charity auction for your church or school with this inexpensive plugin.
Start a membership site – Earn recurring income when you offer members premium content. Hosting a beautiful and functional membership site is simple with WordPress.
You can see that building your business on the WordPress framework allows you to do complicated tasks with ease, but that still leaves those critical (but not so fun) tasks incomplete. Luckily, WordPress has a solution!
Your Entire Business in One Easy-to-Manage Package
Did you know WordPress could do all those things? I sure didn’t – not until I started really looking! But now that I know, WordPress is the FIRST place I look when I need a new marketing, management, or customer service tool. I spent months searching this stuff out, but I’ve put it all in this handy guide for you, saving you time and money. Just take a look at what’s inside:
10 unique ways large and small businesses alike are using WordPress to enhance their marketing and make their businesses more efficient.
Both paid and FREE solutions to give you great flexibility even on a tight budget.
The good AND the bad of each solution, so you can easily plan your site and don’t have to worry about surprises.
Tips for choosing the best theme for your needs – including how to determine if you need an expensive paid theme, or if a free option will be just as good.
8 MORE ways you can add more features to your online business using WordPress – including some that don’t even require you to do anything at all!
You’ll also quickly learn how to:
Easily install WordPress plugins – even if you think you’re not techy, you can do this.
Protect your site from malicious code that could get you delisted in the search engines or even destroy your site.
Troubleshoot installation problems that might leave you scratching your head.
Building a complete business using just WordPress is not only doable, it’s incredibly easy. With just a few handy plugins, some customized themes, and this powerful tool, you can manage every part of your online business.
“The Ultimate Business Solution – WordPress Beyond Blogging” is your guide to making better use of everyone’s favorite blogging tool. It doesn’t matter if you’ve been using it for years, or are just getting to know WordPress, you’ll find innovative solutions for your business needs in this easy-to-read guide.