"WORDPRESS VS. CUSTOM-BUILT SITES: WHAT’S BEST FOR YOUR BUSINESS?"

Choosing between WordPress and a custom-built website can significantly impact your business's online success. Here's a breakdown to help you decide which is right for you:

1. COST & TIME

WordPress:
  1. Lower upfront costs
  2. Faster to launch using themes and plugins
  3. Ideal for small to mid-sized businesses
Custom-Built:
  1. Higher initial investment
  2. Longer development time
  3. Better suited for unique functionality or enterprise-level needs

2. DESIGN FLEXIBILITY

WordPress:
  1. Thousands of themes, limited by theme structure
  2. Custom design possible but within WordPress framework constraints
Custom-Built:
  1. Unlimited design possibilities
  2. Tailored to brand identity and user experience

3. FUNCTIONALITY & SCALABILITY

WordPress:
  1. Great for blogs, portfolios, and standard business sites
  2. Plugins can handle added features, but too many slow the site
  3. Less scalable for complex platforms
Custom-Built:
  1. Built for scalability from the ground up
  2. Ideal for apps, large e-commerce sites, or complex user systems

4. MAINTENANCE & UPDATES

WordPress:
  1. Regular updates required (themes, plugins, core)
  2. Easier to maintain with little technical knowledge
Custom-Built:
  1. Requires a developer for updates and changes
  2. More control over updates and security

5. SEO & PERFORMANCE

WordPress:
  1. SEO-friendly with plugins like Yoast
  2. Can suffer from performance issues if bloated with plugins
Custom-Built:
  1. Optimized performance and SEO from the start
  2. Cleaner code, faster load times

CONCLUSION
  • - Choose WordPress if you need a quick, budget-friendly, and easy-to-manage site.
  • - Choose a Custom-Built site if you require unique features, have specific branding goals, or expect to scale significantly.