WordPress is, hands-down, the number one tool for blogging. No other platform comes close to matching the ease of use and excellent blogging capabilities offered by WordPress. That’s why millions of people and businesses use it every day to share experiences, spread ideas, and build audiences.

But WordPress is much more than a blogging platform. With the right customizations, a WordPress website can become the home of a vibrant forum community, or maybe a professional-looking business page. WordPress can be used to create online stores that are simpler and cheaper to maintain than sites created with dedicated apps. And the list goes on – wikis, online manuals, intranet portals – there is little you can’t do with WordPress hosting.

Certified Hosting, a leading provider of WordPress hosting solutions, recently published an article called More than a Blogging Tool – Discover the Versatility of WordPress, which offers tips and information on using WordPress as a CMS, a lightweight forum, or as an ecommerce app. If you’re considering starting a new site that falls into one of these categories, you should definitely check out Certified Hosting’s new WordPress hosting resource. Before you shell out hundreds of dollars for the services of a developer or buy a specialized application that is too complicated for your needs, give WordPress a try.

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WordPress is an amazingly versatile platform that can be used for creating anything from private diaries to Internet hotspots that routinely gather hundreds of thousands of page views per day, such as TechCrunch or Forbes.

One of the features that make the open source blogging platform so popular with beginners and pros alike, is WordPress’ wide open architecture. Few other applications are as open and DIY-friendly as WordPress. Even better, everything is completely free. With surprisingly little prior technical knowledge, you can tweak every aspect of your WordPress installation. And you’re not limited to the appearance of the website. Thousands of plug-ins (extensions) are available for free, allowing you to vastly improve and modify the functionality of your blog.

Even if you’re a WordPress beginner (or even a complete computer newbie), you may be surprised to find out the many amazing things you can do with your blog. With a little patience and a good WordPress hosting service, you can set up your blog, apply some fresh paint (the theme), make some home improvements (with plug-ins), and then settle in your new Internet home, all in a matter of hours.

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The blog hosting needs of a personal user, a midsize business, and a giant corporation vary greatly. Personal users new to blogs may prefer free blog hosting. Even if they plan to only use their blog as a personal journal and not a source of income, they will quickly realize all the limitations that come with free blog hosting. As a result, users new to blog hosting will look for a better blog hosting solution like paid blog hosting. For businesses and private users who want to make a profit from their blogs or maintain a professional blog, paid blog hosting is the only viable solution as the variety of features and benefits with paid blog hosting solutions significantly outweigh free blog hosting.

Blog hosting services are also a smarter choice for hosting blogs over standard web hosting. Blog hosting services provide many useful features like one-click installs, the ability to host multiple blogs on one account, and other features that standard web hosting services lack. So which blog hosting solution is best for your blog and what are the benefits that make paid blog hosting the number one choice among serious bloggers?

A recently published Certified Hosting article, A Smarter Way to Power Your Blog with Powerful Blog Web Hosting Services, explores the benefits of paid blog hosting over free blog hosting services and standard web hosting solutions, explains how to choose the right blog web host, and shows you how to get reliable blog hosting solutions for a successful blogging experience.

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