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WordPress business blog development

Does your business need a blog?

WordPress is used by over 14.7% of Alexa Internet's "top 1 million" websites and as of August 2011 manages 22% of all new websites. WordPress is currently the most popular CMS in use on the Internet.

Just some of the benefits of having a blog developed for your business include:

126% more leads.
Free SEO - helping you rank higher in search engines and target more search terms.
Improved Twitter reach - 113% improvement for B2B and 30% for B2C companies.
102% more Twitter followers for SMEs (79% more followers for businesses in general).
Improved customer engagement - increasing your chances of repeat business.

Prequalified leads and fewer time-wasters.
Content to repurpose for Facebook, Twitter, email marketing, LinkedIn and more.
Positioning yourself as a thought leader in your industry.
Proves your expertise and authority.
Builds trust and credibility.
Improved reputation.
Free PR.

This article from our blog goes into more detail about the top business benefits of a blog in case you’re still not convinced!
If you already know you need a blog and are clued up about Wordpress then jump straight to our portfolio.

Blog development services

When you choose Orchid to create your blog, you’ll have a team of highly experienced Wordpress developers at your service. We look after design, development, custom work, SEO, copywriting, analytics, training, hosting, support and more. Yep, when we say full service we mean it. Our specialty is professional business blogs right through to full websites on Wordpress.

What will you get from an Orchid Wordpress blog?

Your blog on an SEO domain that you own, or integrated with your current website. We’ll help you work out what’s strategically best for your clients and for SEO and can register your domain for you as well if needed.
A design that you love, that’s professional and consistent with your company branding and the image you want to portray.
Full in-house control through the Wordpress CMS (Content Management System).
Detailed, easy, step-by-step training on how to use the CMS (which is as simple as using Word, so even your technophobic staff can confidently maintain your blog in-house).
Unlimited free 'how to' support included with your full-service Wordpress blog hosting.
Copywriting review to teach you how to improve your copy for SEO to boost your company’s ranking in search results, and to target the right keywords the right way.
Wordpress DIY SEO extension, plus training on how to use it.
Google Analytics installed so you can track how your blog’s performing, how people are finding you, what articles and topics are the most popular, how many visitors you’re getting and lots more insights.
Integration with all the popular sharing options, such as Facebook like, Twitter, Google +1 and email to a friend.
Ability for your readers to ask questions and add comments with moderation turned on so your blog alerts you when you have a new comment to approve and/or reply to.
Subscribe options so readers can opt in to have new articles sent to them automatically, by email or RSS.
Ability to add unlimited pages, articles and categories.

Portfolio

A few of the WordPress Business blogs that Orchid has created

Online Cruise Advisor WordPress design, development, hosting and support for Cruise Factor. View blog: www.onlinecruiseadvisor.co.nz	Moving House Tips WordPress design, development, hosting and support - implemented for Fast Connect. View blog: www.movinghousetips.co.nz	Beacon Health Advice WordPress design, development, hosting and support for About Health. View blog: www.beaconhealthadvice.co.nz
Rock Your Life Events Wordpress design, development, hosting and support for Rock Your Life Events. View blog: blog.rockyourlifeevents.com	Improve Staff WordPress design, development, hosting and support - implemented for Rapid Results. View blog: www.improvestaff.com	Freefall Wordpress design, development, hosting and support for Freefall International Ltd. View blog: www.freefallselfimprovement.com
The Pet Food Files Wordpress design, development, hosting and support for Petware. View blog: www.thepetfoodfiles.co.nz	Everything Email WordPress design, development, hosting and support for Crossware. View blog: www.everything-email.com	Marketing Gum Orchid's own blog. Design, development and hosting. View blog: www.marketinggum.com