Comments on: XSite Pro Web Sites vs. WordPress Blogs–Which is Better?

By: Your Book Publishing Coach » Blog Archive » XSite Pro or Blog? (Part 2 of the Debate)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:49:18 +0000

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By: fortune8one

fortune8one — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:27:41 +0000

Here is a terrific template for newbies.It can be reconfigured in itself or in an html editor to enable it to be anything you want. Use it to announce,sell or give away products and information.
You can even sell the template itself.
I have used it for several different projects online and it is the quickest way I have found to get started or update my sites.

By: diane

diane — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:25:51 +0000

Funny, I have found the opposite–my WP sites were more difficult to get font size right, but then, that was before I got some of the great plug-ins that are out there.

Your last sentence holds the key for me: “To have this done properly, it would likely be more expensive with WordPress.” Precisely. I am continually learning about WordPress, and have been cautioned about plug-ins, upgrading when new versions are available, etc.

So far in working with XSP V2, everything I can do with WP plugins I can do in XSP–without having to upload any plug-ins, check whether they’re good ones, etc. etc. I can choose social networking sites and insert the links with a couple of clicks.

I like WP, and I like XSP. I just like the latter a little better! I think it’s the easiest and most cost-effective software out there.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:15:39 +0000

Xsitepro looks a good product and amazing value. However what I think makes Wordpress better for new users is the ability to utilize the smart offline desktop blog editor tools like Windows Live writer. This free software makes adding images and videos to any blog a breeze, 100x better then using the old backend dashboard or web browser site editors.

Wordpress with live writer also solves most font and styling problems, even when content is cut and pasted from other applications like word. The text and fonts don't go crazy on you when you publish.

This means the site always looks professional and doesn't suffer from the occasional article having the wrong font size or style, often seen on Xsitepro sites that always appear somewhat amateur in appearance compared with wordpress sites.

Overall, with a few free plugins, there's nothing in the features list of Xsite that can't be done with Wordpress, only better. However to have this done properly, it would likely be more expensive with Wordpress, which I guess is why many would go with Xsitepro.

By: diane

diane — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:11:04 +0000

That’s a very good point about using both, which I do. There’s a place for each type of site, and they work together beautifully.

By: Xsitepro or Wordpress « Xsitepro Review

Xsitepro or Wordpress « Xsitepro Review — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:39:39 +0000

[...] First Xsitepro is a website editor that builds static website pages. It’s good for the newbie and experienced website builder, especially with the advent of Xsitepro Version 2.0 and WordPress is a blogging platform. WordPress is more of a dynamic type of website. Actually, it would be smart if you learned how to do both, because you can use static websites and a dynamic websites together to create a flow of traffic to the website that makes you money….whether it be a blog of static website. XSite Pro Web Sites vs. WordPress Blogsâ€“Which is Better? [...]