Wordpress vs. HTML: Who Wins When Building Niche Websites

Though not an age old debate, the issue of whether to use HTML vs. Wordpress when building a website comes into play quite often. Factors such as usability, support, design & coding skills, and even security concerns arise when trying to make the decision as to which is the better choice for you (the designer).

While your level of experience and comfortability is nothing to be overlooked as you build a website, when it comes to building niche websites that you intend to use for site flipping, taking the time to build for your website’s potential new owner must be factored in as well. In fact, building a website in the most user-friendly way possible makes the difference between a sale and a dud.

As we enter into the building phase of this website flipping course, it is important to understand both the pros and cons of using powerful content management systems such as Wordpress vs. HTML/CSS based websites when building.

Pros of Using HTML versus Wordpress

• Security: Using HTML as opposed to Wordpress offers a greater level of security. In most cases, it is impossible to hack a website that consists of HTML files as opposed to the vulnerability of a content management system such as Wordpress which is susceptible to backdoors or vulnerabilities in coding, plugins, etc.
• Great for simple websites: If you have a niche website that only houses a small amount of content, HTML will work in your favor since you are not required to install heavy software to operate a simple 5 to 8 page website.

How to Build & Sell Your Website on Flippa: Free 4-Week Course

If you’ve been wondering what’s with all of those links in my sidebar and why some work while others are simply not active, well the answer is quite simple…I’ve been working hard behind the scenes on a video course and eBook that were intended for release to help passive income seekers such as yourself gain a footing in the profitable website flipping market.

After careful consideration, I’ve decided to forgo selling the eBook and actually provide it as free content here on FlippaChick.com — hence the outline of topics in my sidebar.

Despite chopping the guide up and providing it as content, the over-the-shoulder video modules of how to design and build your own niche websites from start to finish will remain apart of the website flipping course due out soon.

In the meantime, you can jump start your niche website building efforts by following along with the free course.

…So What’s In It for You?

If you have struggled with certain aspects of designing, building, and transferring a website, this course is for you. Whether you’re a newbie or you’ve flipped a website before, this course covers the following:

1. Step-by-step tutorials on the basics of site flipping
2. Learn how to do accurate keyword research for your niche and content
3. Uncover various website flipping strategies to maximize your ROI
4. Discover how to design your niche website and optimize it for SEO
5. Learn how to navigate the domain and website transfer process

10 Must-Have Wordpress Plugins for Site Flippers

When flipping websites, there are just “those” plugins that I absolutely cannot run Wordpress without. My obsession has become so out of control that I fear that one day they may suddenly disappear into thin air, so I keep up-to-date backup copies of these plugins on my computer so that I can easily upload them via FTP in the case of their sudden extinction.

Each one of these plugins serves a vital role in how I’m able to efficiently design a niche website, as well as help make the new owner’s role much easier.

In no particular order, those plugins include:

pageMash

If you’ve ever created pages (not posts) for your website but never understood how to rearrange their order in the navigation bar without configuring each individual page, this is a plugin you need. PageMash is designed to help you rearrange the order of your pages in just a few clicks. Simply drag and drop the pages in the order you want them to appear and then click on “Update.” Instantly, your pages have now been rearranged and you didn’t have to do it manually.

Another feature I enjoy is that you can also set pages as “child” pages, as well as hide pages that you’ve created, but don’t want to appear in your navigation area.

Download the pageMash plugin.

Category Order

Category Order works similar to pageMash, the only difference being that Category Order only allows you to rearrange categories in the order you wish for them to appear. You cannot set parent and child categories, and you cannot hide specific categories with this plugin.