Below are our "top picks" from this week's CIRA TBR (to-be-released) domains list.

The TBR for May 23rd has lots of great names, so pre-book your favourite .CA domains early.

We publish a "top picks" list each week after CIRA publishes its latest batch of expiring dot-CA domains. CIRA adds more domains to the TBR list each day until the date of release, so you may want to check the CIRA TBR for new selections.

Our favourite names from the list are in bold below.

These domains are available for pre-booking NOW at Webnames.ca, and will be released by CIRA on Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012.

advisortalks.ca
afz.ca
asiatextiles.ca
bcinvestments.ca
bcmaps.ca
boneless.ca
communitybusiness.ca
delectable.ca
duplicated.ca
duplicates.ca
ecospring.ca
ecotechgreen.ca
finedinings.ca
freshgourmet.ca
gnn.ca
hostelstoronto.ca
hostelsvancouver.ca
hotass.ca
industryleaders.ca
investorbc.ca
jobtools.ca
leadershift.ca
preapprove.ca
protectlife.ca
qru.ca
rateall.ca
recollect.ca
sexbutter.ca
shmooze.ca
vkv.ca
vqe.ca
zdb.ca

To pre-book a To-Be-Released .CA domain from the above list:

1) Go to Webnames.ca's To-Be-Released .CA Domains page

2) Find and click on the domain(s) you wish to pre-book and they will be added to your cart

3) Review your shopping cart. Login or create a Webnames.ca account. Complete your transaction as though you were registering new domain(s)

Or,

1. Look up the domain you wish to pre-book in the Webnames.ca WHOIS. On your WHOIS search result page you will be asked "Do you want to pre-book this domain," select "yes" to proceed

If your pre-book is successful you will be notified by CIRA after the Wednesday registration period. Within 24 hours of receiving this notification, Webnames.ca will charge your credit card for successfully registered domains

Note: You will only be charged for pre-booked domains that are successfully registered.

If you have any questions about the TBR pre-booking process, or want help completing your pre-book, simply contact support@webnames.ca or call 1-866-221-7878.

All of us at Webnames are continuing to celebrate the 25th anniversary of .CA this month and we made a video just for the occasion!

Learn about where .CA began and where it's going in this great video that we shot a couple of weeks ago with Webnames.ca Co-Founder, John Demco.



All week Webnames.ca will have .CA domain names for just $9! Visit www.webnames.ca's domain search and enter promotion code 25YEARCA in the shopping cart when prompted. The promotion runs until May 18th, 2012 and is for new, one year registrations only.

Monday May 14th marks the 25th anniversary of the dot-CA domain name for Canada. On this date twenty five years ago the management of the dot-CA country code domain name was officially delegated by Jon Postel, operator of Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), to Canadian Internet pioneer and Webnames.ca co-founder John Demco.

The most recognizable symbol of Canadian identity on the Internet, dot-CA was conceived in 1987 and for 13 years, John Demco, with the assistance of a group of dedicated volunteers, managed the dot-CA domain space out of his University of British Columbia office on behalf of all Canadians, allocating and administering dot-CA domain names at no charge to users on a voluntary basis. By 2000 an amazing 100,000 dot-CA domain names had been registered under John's care, exceeding the capacity of a volunteer undertaking. "In the very early days of .CA, it wasn't apparent that the registry would grow so quickly," said John Demco, "However, by the late 1980's the academic and research networks had begun to grow rapidly, even though the absolute numbers weren't yet large. With the introduction of the web and commercialization, things really took off."

In December 2000, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA), a not-for-profit corporation took over operation of dot-CA. Since that time CIRA has accredited more than 90 registrars (including Webnames.ca) to act as retailers of dot-CA domains to the Canadian public.

The dot-CA domain name has become an important symbol of Canadian identity and presence. "Canadians prefer to do business with fellow Canadians and support the local economy," says Webnames.ca President and Co-Founder, Cybele Negris. "Dot-CA shows website visitors that they are shopping locally, will pay in Canadian funds and receive product shipped from within the country. May 14th is a special day and we should all celebrate the success of the Canadian Internet. I'm proud to have been involved with John and the transition of dot-CA to CIRA back in 1999/2000 and I look forward to see what the next 25 years will bring." The dot-CA domain name has celebrated many milestones over the past 25 years including the celebration of one million dot-CA domains registered in 2008. We are anticipating the two million dot-CA registration some time in 2012. "One never knows what might happen, especially in an environment as dynamic as the Internet. However, dot-CA has been performing well since its inception, and particularly well during the past few years, and we can look forward to continued strong growth" anticipates John Demco. "There is also ample room to grow. The dot-CA domain will soon surpass 2 million registrations, but it should be kept in mind that the dot-COM domain has approximately 100 million. Thus although dot-CA has grown rapidly there are many, many excellent names available."

Webnames.ca will be celebrating the 25th Anniversary of dot-CA with a week long $9.00 dot-CA domain promotion for new dot-CA registrations. The promotion will run from Monday, May 14th at 12:00am PT until Friday May 18th at 11:59pm PT. To take advantage of this promotion and to learn more about web hosting, web design and other Webnames.ca services, visit http://www.webnames.ca, search for your domain name and enter code 25YEARCA during checkout.

Below are our "top picks" from this week's CIRA TBR (to-be-released) domains list.

The TBR for May 16th has lots of great names, so pre-book your favourite .CA domains early.

We publish a "top picks" list each week after CIRA publishes its latest batch of expiring dot-CA domains. CIRA adds more domains to the TBR list each day until the date of release, so you may want to check the CIRA TBR for new selections.

Our favourite names from the list are in bold below.

These domains are available for pre-booking NOW at Webnames.ca, and will be released by CIRA on Wednesday, May 16th, 2012.

airhorn.ca
alarmservices.ca
bchouses.ca
bestchocolate.ca
beyondshelter.ca
bidbuy.ca
boardpass.ca
bonuspoints.ca
charitydeal.ca
complications.ca
dailycouponing.ca
dailypapers.ca
designboard.ca
dzh.ca
escortsservice.ca
ezticket.ca
fitnesstoday.ca
fraudalert.ca
hotelcareers.ca
inflection.ca
justmetal.ca
letsconnect.ca
libertydog.ca
lifepress.ca
maritimer.ca
militaryschool.ca
multivitamin.ca
neversatisfied.ca
odometer.ca
partnershipbc.ca
powerelectric.ca
psv.ca
quadrants.ca
readersclub.ca
resultsfitness.ca
samba.ca
totalpleasures.ca
tripsmart.ca
udx.ca

To pre-book a To-Be-Released .CA domain from the above list:

1) Go to Webnames.ca's To-Be-Released .CA Domains page

2) Find and click on the domain(s) you wish to pre-book and they will be added to your cart

3) Review your shopping cart. Login or create a Webnames.ca account. Complete your transaction as though you were registering new domain(s)

Or,

1. Look up the domain you wish to pre-book in the Webnames.ca WHOIS. On your WHOIS search result page you will be asked "Do you want to pre-book this domain," select "yes" to proceed

If your pre-book is successful you will be notified by CIRA after the Wednesday registration period. Within 24 hours of receiving this notification, Webnames.ca will charge your credit card for successfully registered domains

Note: You will only be charged for pre-booked domains that are successfully registered.

If you have any questions about the TBR pre-booking process, or want help completing your pre-book, simply contact support@webnames.ca or call 1-866-221-7878.

As a member of the board of BC's Small Business Roundtable, I'm delighted to announce that eight communities who champion small businesses will be celebrated for the second annual B.C.'s Most Small Business Friendly Community Award. The award is organized by the Roundtable which is Co-chaired by Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation Pat Bell and Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Kevin Krueger. The roundtable consults with the small business community and provides recommendations to government on issues, strategies and potential actions to support B.C.'s small businesses.

Winners of the award will be the community which best demonstrate the following achievements:

•    Reducing regulatory barriers.
•    Enhancing small business competitiveness.
•    Recognizing small business' contribution to their community.
•    Supporting climate action initiatives, which benefit small business.

The deadline for submissions is Saturday, June 30, 2012. Up to three finalists per region will be chosen by August 2012 and winners announced in October during Small Business Month.

Last year's Most Small Business Friendly Community award winners were Kamloops, Ladysmith, Prince Rupert, Quesnel, Rossland and Surrey

Encourage your city council to participate!

For more information about the Small Business Roundtable go to: http://www.smallbusinessroundtable.ca

ICANN Update: More Than 2000 TLD Applications, $350 Million in Fees - ICANN has announced that the TLD Application System held 2091 top-level domain applications, either submitted or in progress, when the system was taken offline on April 12. As of May 4, ICANN has received approximately USD $350 million in new gTLD application fees. There are also 214 potential applications whose payments have not yet been received or reconciled. ICANN had previously announced that when the system is reopened it will be kept open for at least five business days.

Picks To Click

• Paul Andersen, Chair of the CIRA Board, comments on proposed changes to CIRA's governance structure and processes.
• "Canada's Domain Name Agency to the Public: We Don't Trust You", by Michael Geist.
• "2100 New gTLD Applications. What Does It Mean?", by Antony Van Couvering of Minds + Machines.
• ICANN Director Bruce Tonkin describes some improvements in Board processes, in response to the question of why there will not be a public Board meeting at the end of the ICANN meetings in Prague.

Timeline

• Mon, May 14: 25th anniversary of the delegation of the .CA domain
• Sun, Jun 24 - Fri, Jun 29: ICANN meetings in Prague, Czech Republic

Below are our "top picks" from this week's CIRA TBR (to-be-released) domains list.

The TBR for May 9th has lots of great names, so pre-book your favourite .CA domains early.

We publish a "top picks" list each week after CIRA publishes its latest batch of expiring dot-CA domains. CIRA adds more domains to the TBR list each day until the date of release, so you may want to check the CIRA TBR for new selections.

Our favourite names from the list are in bold below.

These domains are available for pre-booking NOW at Webnames.ca, and will be released by CIRA on Wednesday, May 9th, 2012.

allgolf.ca
bakingrecipes.ca
bargaincoupons.ca
bestview.ca
btj.ca
careerforce.ca
controversy.ca
dilute.ca
discoverwhy.ca
energyadvisers.ca
expanse.ca
finebeers.ca
gasolines.ca
getdirty.ca
getfueled.ca
justporn.ca
lgi.ca
meatballs.ca
nurturing.ca
recyclecanada.ca
recyclables.ca
regionale.ca
shiraz.ca
smartdeals.ca
teammate.ca
vils.ca
yogawarrior.ca

To pre-book a To-Be-Released .CA domain from the above list:

1) Go to Webnames.ca's To-Be-Released .CA Domains page

2) Find and click on the domain(s) you wish to pre-book and they will be added to your cart

3) Review your shopping cart. Login or create a Webnames.ca account. Complete your transaction as though you were registering new domain(s)

Or,

1. Look up the domain you wish to pre-book in the Webnames.ca WHOIS. On your WHOIS search result page you will be asked "Do you want to pre-book this domain," select "yes" to proceed

If your pre-book is successful you will be notified by CIRA after the Wednesday registration period. Within 24 hours of receiving this notification, Webnames.ca will charge your credit card for successfully registered domains

Note: You will only be charged for pre-booked domains that are successfully registered.

If you have any questions about the TBR pre-booking process, or want help completing your pre-book, simply contact support@webnames.ca or call 1-866-221-7878.

Webnames offers a great web design program called Essentials that was introduced to give our customers a professional WordPress website built quickly and affordably. The program also includes training to teach you how to update your website on your own, ensuring it is always current and up to date.

Essentials has been a huge success this year, and a number of fantastic websites have been produced. We wanted to highlight some of the customers we've been working with and get an inside look at their experience and what having a new website has done for their business.

This month we're looking at www.gastowntattoo.com. We asked the Owner of Gastown Tattoo Parlour, Ed Miller, a few questions about his site and how things are going for him since completing his website with Webnames.

We are a custom tattoo and body piercing shop located in the Gastown neighborhood of Vancouver, B.C.

How important is your website to your business? What does it do for you?

Our website has been an essential part of our business from day one. It provides us with a platform to showcase our services and products and helps distinguish us from our competition. Most of our customers book appointments only after they have perused our website. Quite simply, it is our primary marketing tool.

Why did you decide to invest in a new website?

We needed a website that would help capture what we are all about and drive traffic to our shop.

When choosing a company to work on your site what factors came in to play?

We wanted to go with a company that could provide us with a customizable web site that we could then manage ourselves. We chose Webnames largely because of the value they offered in their package and the one on one training and support they provided.
 
Tell us a bit about your experience working with Webnames. How was the process? Did everything go as expected? Were there any surprises?

I cannot say enough positives about our experience working with Webnames. The team moved quickly through the project in order to accomplish our desired deadline but did not leave out any of the details we had discussed. During the initial consultation, the staff were very thorough in figuring out what exactly our goals of the website were. I had the opportunity to go through the consultation and tutorial process with Hannah who did an amazing job at teaching me how to make changes/additions to the website in addition to better familiarizing me with Google analytics so that I could effectively monitor my website's future performance. I was surprised at how much I learned during this time.
 
Did you learn anything new by going through this process? If yes, what was it?

I learned how to effectively manage my website on a regular basis. In the past I would spend a lot of money paying someone else to make changes. Because of this, I would often just not bother to update my site.

Has your new website had any effect on your business, either day to day or overall? If so, please explain.

Currently we get anywhere from 200-300 hits on our website per day. We get numerous emails every single day through our contact form on our website. We are constantly receiving compliments from our customers about our website saying that is one of the main reasons they decided to go with us.

Is social media integrated with your website? If yes, why do you think it's important to you and your business?

We have integrated social media with our website. Facebook and Twitter are linked to our site and both have been instrumental in helping our business grow.

How easy has it been for you to manage your site and keep it up to date?

Well let's just say we update parts of our site almost daily and it only takes minutes.

What would you tell someone who was considering working with Webnames on their new website?

I would say dooooooo it! I have worked with other web developers in the past and was never anywhere as pleased with the final product as what I got with Webnames. They offer a lot of bang for your buck. A lot of website developers promise a lot but these guys actually deliver on their promises.

Thinking about starting a website for your business or redoing your current site? Learn more about Essentials by visiting our website. Limited time pricing of $1895 for Essentials will end after May 31st, 2012, get started before that time to save over $500 on your website.

The BCTIA is holding their first ever Ultimate Tech Mega-Mixer "Tech Brew". Tech Brew will be featuring past, present and future finalists and winners at this event. Some past winners and finalists that will be in attendance are:

• Clevest Solutions - Emerging Company of the Year Finalist (2011)
• ClinicBook
• Kashoo
• PMC - Company of the Year Winner (2011)
• Secodix - Most Promising Pre-Commercial Technology Finalist (2011)
• semiosBIO
• Tantalus - Company of the Year Finalist (2011)
• ViewsIQ

This event will be held on May 2^nd at Mahony & Sons tickets are $35, purchase your tickets today by going here.

The BCTIA is an industry funded organization which is committed to growing the technology industry within British Columbia. BCTIA hosts the annual Technology Impact Awards (TIAs) which celebrate the success, and innovation of the companies in within the Technology industry. To learn more about BCTIA visit their website. To attend the TIAs and for pricing information visit the registration website here.

Below are our "top picks" from this week's CIRA TBR (to-be-released) domains list.

The TBR for May 2nd has lots of great names, so pre-book your favourite .CA domains early.

We publish a "top picks" list each week after CIRA publishes its latest batch of expiring dot-CA domains. CIRA adds more domains to the TBR list each day until the date of release, so you may want to check the CIRA TBR for new selections.

Our favourite names from the list are in bold below.

These domains are available for pre-booking NOW at Webnames.ca, and will be released by CIRA on Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012.

animalfood.ca
autotoronto.ca
blinding.ca
botanic.ca
brideshow.ca
caloric.ca
chlorides.ca
decoder.ca
foodproduction.ca
goeco.ca
luckyman.ca
luminist.ca
meatproducts.ca
natureplus.ca
nutritionprogram.ca
ontariomaps.ca
qie.ca
starchy.ca
sundried.ca
tattooed.ca
taxsolution.ca
threaded.ca
tomatopaste.ca
totalmenus.ca
toxins.ca
unpasturized.ca
urbankidz.ca
uza.ca
vehicletracking.ca
websocial.ca
wholemilk.ca
wholesaler.ca
womenkissing.ca
zbb.ca
zjn.ca
zjo.ca
zjs.ca
znz.ca
zto.ca

To pre-book a To-Be-Released .CA domain from the above list:

1) Go to Webnames.ca's To-Be-Released .CA Domains page

2) Find and click on the domain(s) you wish to pre-book and they will be added to your cart

3) Review your shopping cart. Login or create a Webnames.ca account. Complete your transaction as though you were registering new domain(s)

Or,

1. Look up the domain you wish to pre-book in the Webnames.ca WHOIS. On your WHOIS search result page you will be asked "Do you want to pre-book this domain," select "yes" to proceed

If your pre-book is successful you will be notified by CIRA after the Wednesday registration period. Within 24 hours of receiving this notification, Webnames.ca will charge your credit card for successfully registered domains

Note: You will only be charged for pre-booked domains that are successfully registered.

If you have any questions about the TBR pre-booking process, or want help completing your pre-book, simply contact support@webnames.ca or call 1-866-221-7878.

Get a new .COM domain name for only $8.50 this week when you use our promo code: SPRINGCOM at checkout. This domain sale is available TODAY until April 27th, 2012.

This promotion is valid for new .COM domains, for a  1 year term, and is only available for retail accounts.

You can't beat this $8.50 .COM sale! Not to mention its one of the lowest prices for .COM on the web right now! Check out your domain names availability here.

If you need any further information feel free to email support@webnames.ca or call us at 1-866-221-7878

New gTLD Application System Still Down - ICANN has announced that it is unable to provide a specific date for reopening the TLD Application System (TAS). They have indicated that an update will be provided no later than April 27, and that when the system is reopened it will be kept open for at least five business days. The system was taken down due to a technical problem on April 12, less than a day before the application period for new gTLDs was scheduled to close. An FAQ has been posted.

CIRA 2012 Nomination Committee Announced - CIRA has announced its Nomination Committee members for 2012. The Nomination Committee "plays a critical role in soliciting and selecting qualified Candidates for the Nomination Committee Slate of CIRA's Board of Directors Election." New and re-appointed members are Tim Denton, Michael Hrybyk, Colleen Arnold, Rochelle Grayson, and Stuart MacDonald. Continuing members are Bill Graham, Michel Lamontagne, Len St-Aubin, Debi Rosati, Andrew Sullivan, and Heather Dryden (ex-officio member appointed by the Government of Canada).

Picks To Click

• Germany's .DE domain has surpassed 15 million registrations.
• The American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) is meeting in Vancouver on April 22-25. Remote participation will be available for several sessions.

Timeline

• Wed, May 2: last day for feekback on proposed CIRA governance changes
• Mon, May 14: 25th anniversary of the delegation of the .CA domain
• Sun, Jun 24 - Fri, Jun 29: ICANN meetings in Prague, Czech Republic

Webnames is a proud supporter of Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland. On April 26^th, 2012 the Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland will be hosting the Grape Juice event as well as with founding sponsors McNeill Nakamoto Recruitment Group and MAC Marketing Solutions.

The Grape Juice event is a wine auction that will take place at the Ferrari Maserati of Vancouver Dealership.

All proceeds from this auction will go towards the Big Sisters fund to help find and support mentors for at risk young girls.

The Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland is a not-for-profit organization that provides support for young girls in need between the ages of 7 and 17. Many of these young girls suffer from low self-esteem, social isolation, and lack of experiences usually due to family distress, poverty, abuse, or other life challenges they may face. Having these Big Sisters in these young girls lives will help not only enrich their lives, but provides a support system and someone for them to feel comfortable talking to. The purpose of Big Sister's is to help guide these young girls by providing roles models that they can look up to when making life decisions in the future.

Tickets for the Grape Juice event are $100.00 and include hor d'oeuvres and wine tasting. A tax receipt will be available for the portion of the ticket price. Join Big Sisters for an evening of wine tasting for a good cause! You can purchase your tickets by going here.

For more information on the Grape Juice event visit their website.

Below are our "top picks" from this week's CIRA TBR (to-be-released) domains list.

The TBR for April 25th has lots of great names, so pre-book your favourite .CA domains early.

We publish a "top picks" list each week after CIRA publishes its latest batch of expiring dot-CA domains. CIRA adds more domains to the TBR list each day until the date of release, so you may want to check the CIRA TBR for new selections.

Our favourite names from the list are in bold below.

These domains are available for pre-booking NOW at Webnames.ca, and will be released by CIRA on Wednesday, April 25h, 2012.

aqs.ca
asiaweb.ca
becominganurse.ca
bettercar.ca
bgt.ca
bizwire.ca
blading.ca
bonebuilder.ca
braincentre.ca
brainjuice.ca
buildup.ca
cakedecor.ca
catimages.ca
christmasgreetings.ca
cityevent.ca
crazymonkey.ca
datingmen.ca
dirtymaid.ca
dogclub.ca
dogimages.ca
escortindex.ca
feelfit.ca
ffd.ca
foodimages.ca
gonutrition.ca
greenglobe.ca
happygay.ca
harms.ca
hockeyimages.ca
indoorliving.ca
jbu.ca
lasagne.ca
localsaver.ca
meatloafs.ca
meganutrition.ca
mendating.ca
menpersonals.ca
mfz.ca
mij.ca
moretoronto.ca
nyr.ca
pinkys.ca
ptu.ca
tnk.ca
uht.ca
ule.ca
ulp.ca
vancouverdogs.ca
victoriafoodtours.ca
vtf.ca
webcommercials.ca
womendating.ca
womendatingmen.ca

To pre-book a To-Be-Released .CA domain from the above list:

1) Go to Webnames.ca's To-Be-Released .CA Domains page

2) Find and click on the domain(s) you wish to pre-book and they will be added to your cart

3) Review your shopping cart. Login or create a Webnames.ca account. Complete your transaction as though you were registering new domain(s)

Or,

1. Look up the domain you wish to pre-book in the Webnames.ca WHOIS. On your WHOIS search result page you will be asked "Do you want to pre-book this domain," select "yes" to proceed

If your pre-book is successful you will be notified by CIRA after the Wednesday registration period. Within 24 hours of receiving this notification, Webnames.ca will charge your credit card for successfully registered domains

Note: You will only be charged for pre-booked domains that are successfully registered.

If you have any questions about the TBR pre-booking process, or want help completing your pre-book, simply contact support@webnames.ca or call 1-866-221-7878

The support staff here at Webnames.ca has witnessed first hand the rise of WordPress' popularity over the last few years. More and more, customers are asking if our hosting plans support WordPress, wanting to know how to install it, or even just wanting to know whether we think WordPress is the right solution for their website needs. Last summer, Webnames.ca introduced its FastTrack web design service, which uses WordPress as the platform to build the site. At first glance, one might think that Webnames.ca decided to do this simply because WordPress is "popular". After all, as of December 2011, WordPress 3.0 had been downloaded over 65 million times, and has surpassed giants like Joomla and Drupal in the arena of popular content management systems (CMS).

But like anything that's popular - take Google, Facebook, or iPhones - it can be a good exercise to examine why it's popular, and why people like it. With WordPress, there are a host of incentives that led to Webnames.ca choosing it for our FastTrack program, and they're the same rationales that might make WordPress the right choice for your website take a look here.

WordPress is easy to use

I say this with a wee bit of apprehension. After all "easy-to-use" is a relative term. My mom finds her iPad easy to use. Not so much with a PC. She loves her Mac though. Bottom line here is that for the general, non-programming population, WordPress has a user interface that is graphical and not intimidating to people attempting to take control of their website for the first time. It's also relatively painless to install and get started with almost immediately.

WordPress is free

And who doesn't like free stuff? Now if WordPress was free and made terrible websites, that would be another story, but WordPress makes some great looking web pages. And for a small start up business or non-profit organization, saving cash is imperative. So you can make updates as you need to, not need a web designer, and you don't have to buy any software. Furthermore, you can host your site wherever you want (Webnames.ca also provides 100% Canadian web hosting). This flexibility gives its users the freedom of choice to pick the host with the most, rather than having to go with the maker of the CMS (i.e. wix.com).

WordPress is both customizable and search engine friendly

Search engine bots can easily scan a WordPress site, something which has previously been a challenge for a lot of the CMS's on the market. Another advantage WordPress has is that it has thousands of themes and plug-ins to choose from. People generally dread their cherished website looking like everyone else's web site, and WordPress does a great job at giving its users a lot of freedom to customize. For SEO, WordPress' customizable themes, link building and social media capability, all help with SEO, and the numerous plug-ins available like WordPress SEO by Yoast can help advanced users optimize their websites even more.

A broad community of users

One good thing about jumping on the bandwagon of something that has a huge following is the amount of support there is available. Not only from the forums at wordpress.org, but there are plenty of WordPress-related sites out there that cover troubleshooting, and tips to help other users when they get stuck.

So, if you're still not convinced that WordPress is the way to go for an inexpensive means of taking control of your space on the web, take a look at some of the sites that we've created using it!

Check out FastTrack today!

FastTrack offers a professional looking website quickly and affordably using WordPress. Learn more about FastTrack and how you can get started.