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Best Open Source Blogging Platforms for Businesses
The main differences in the requirements of the business blogger to other blogusers are the emphasis on speed, reliability and accessibility. Therefore choosing an appropriate business blogging platform is very important. There are a large number of bogging platforms out there but in some ways its rarely necessary to tray from the tried and tested open source options listed below.
Communicating with your customers with business blogging
Most businesses that require keepingtheir customers up to date with product, service or company news can benefit greatly from a business blogging. Many of the worlds largest companies rely on blogging expensively. As well as the flow of information from the Web Design company to the customer,blogs are conducive to customers feeling able to give invaluable feedback and comments to the business.
Business blogs and SEO
There is of course the SEO value of bogging for business; pertinent key word rich business blogs are a tried and tested way of getting valuable online exposure.
WordPress
The most commonly used business blogging platform and frequently the best option for those looking for a self-hosted blog. Extremely customisable and can be in keeping with any business identity. There a very large selection of plug-ins and widgetsthat make it very versatile. Tried and tested SEO tools.
Google Blogger
In short there are two main advantages. Its very simple to set up and it is thoughtit is more easily indexed by Google. The main disadvantages are that it has limited ability for functional and design customisation.
TypePad
Sitting somewhere between Wordpress and Blogger in terms of simplicity and functionality.TypePad offers a good selection of tools and widgets and is considered to permorm better than many of the more minor blogging platforms for SEO.
Drupal
If your business has access / budget for skilled coders Drupal can offer much interms of flexibility and functionality. There are extensive developer communities online which share tips and experience. Drupalblogs often tent to lack some of the multi media and design elements of other blogs though whoever there is extensive ecommerce functionality.
Joomla
If you looking for a highly customizable business blogging platform but would like more in the way of theme support and default multi media functionality then Joomla CMS should be considered. In addition like Drupal there are a number of pre built clever ecommerce functions available.
