Are you composing in Site Content or in Wordpress?
My bias, right up front, is that I prefer Wordpress over Site Content for writing content.
But I am learning certain advantages of Site Content, and I'm remaining open that this tool will be constantly improved. Let's face it: Kyle and Carson are just like that -- constant quality improvement kind of guys.
But I wonder what you all use to compose your site articles, and why.
Here's why I prefer Wordpress.
Site Content was great
I say "was," because when first composing articles after joining WA, there was nothing better -- not on WP or anywhere -- that offered me a template for the kind of article I was writing and how well I was achieving the various benchmarks.
Specifically, Site Content allowed me to:
- Follow the Training module I was watching and write in Site Content
- Choose a template for a keyword-rich article, or Privacy Policy (where ELSE am I going to get that?!)
- See my progress toward the benchmarks in a keyword-rich article -- words/paragraphs/headings
- Spellcheck...awesome native spellcheck, yeah?!
- Easily draw from an immense library of usable photos
- Get Creator points. (Not really important, but nice; I think I'm too competitive and materialistic that way.)
My disclaimers here are:
- I'm new (joined May 14) and tend to think I know it all. SPOILER: I don't. (I think some of you knew that from the first sentence :) )
- I've used Wordpress extensively since 2006 on different blogs. "Staying in my lane" easily turns into "stuck in my rut." I think I'm very organized. My wife says that when I put an object in its place each time, it becomes that object's place for years, even if it doesn't make sense.
- As I said above, I'm sure that I both (1) don't know the extent of Site Content and also (2) am impatient about waiting for enhancements.
That said, here's what I like about WP:
- Toggling between Visual and Text, so that I can add the HTML for ads inline with my articles.
- Greater manipulation of photos.
- Can embed videos like YouTube and Vimeo etc. (Again, maybe Site Content allows for this and I just don't know)
- I can see SEO scores right away and tweak them while I write. (Maybe Site Content can do this? Not sure...)
It comes down to user interface.
Which is kind of sort of superficial when you get right down to it.
Remember the old Apple vs. PC ads on TV -- many of you are probably too young, or don't know what a TV is -- with the hipster Mac guy and the stodgy PC guy?
Mac guy always made me want to buy his product...because I'm heavily influenced by the environment in which I create. Like the coffee shop I'm writing in now. It's not a McDonald's, even though both have wifi and this coffee shop doesn't have the sausage and egg biscuit I'm craving now that I wrote that. Would I prefer to write a post in an office that looked like an Apple Store or a Costco? Apple Store of course.
But does the manager of a large Costco -- my cousin manages one in New Jersey -- use a Mac or PC. My guess is PC, because it has a certain power and functionality that Mac lacks.
So I think it comes down to personal choice.
Creating content in Wordpress is my choice.
What's your choice and why?
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I tenmd to do a 50/50 split with mine. I use Site Content for new articles, then publish direct to my blog.
This also helps with getting that content indexed quicker
However, once that article is on the blog, its then further edited, so that it can then internally link to another page or post, or if I have an idea for a page or post, then that is started in WordPress
As for User Interfaces, well I prefer WordPress and even more now I have both GeneratePress Premium and Gutenburg on it, they both make writing way more fun
Gutenburg is the new block editor, which is way better than classic and will be the norm.
GeneratePress Premium is what my blog on my profile here is built on
Ha ha! I didn't recognize my typo, Howard, but you salvaged it and turned it into a nice quip! Too funny!
Enjoy your weekend!
Jeff
Interesting. Because when I've tried to save in Site Content, it didn't save over to WP. Maybe I did it wrong.
I just hit publish select the site url because I have more than one and add me as the author and then it’s done
Is there a way to easily add affiliate ads, either as widgets or inline, or do you do that in WP after publishing?
I usually do it in Wordpress. I’m not sure if there is an easier way, that is just how I do it
I will stick to WA sitecontent. I am working with my first site, so, going step by step. This is a new world to me. I really don't want to miss anything. But, and I know it's coming when discipline and knowledge meet I guess I will make a huge decision. Let,'s see , Howard..
I agree, Len.
One of the big advantages of Site Content was that it gave me the "sandbox" to try out the things we get trained in along the way.
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Hi Howard
Thanks for this post.
I joined the W.A. only last month so I am quite new here.
I have mainly been using WordPress to create posts and pages - not intentionally but it has just worked out that way.
I normally start by creating the text in MS-Word and I use Grammarly to check the spelling and punctuation. Then I copy and paste into "add new post" or "add new page" in Site Manager.
Although I am new to building websites, in doing other tasks I have been accustomed to using a wide range of software applications - each one for what they do best. So I am used to this way of working.
I have only learned in the past 24 hours that, because I am not using Site Content, my pages and posts are not appearing there and I cannot use the Site Content tool to check whether they have been indexed by Google.
Kind regards, Wazza