WordPress is easy to use, secure, and free. I’m not saying you should become a website designer. Far from! I’m suggesting you create and manage your brand through a website that looks, feels, and acts like nothing that’s out there. Someone serious about their business’s future should build an expandable foundation. Because you deserve to share your brand and identity in a unique way that separates you from the pack. 

These brands go with WordPress; it’s the only platform I have used since 2009. 

So many other platforms like Shopify are marketed to sound easier, especially to entrepreneurs and small business professionals. But they’re expensive (WordPress is free) and not very flexible or visible online. They can be a great starting point but not a lasting website and online identity plan.

Here is a list of awesome sites that use WordPress!

1. James Bond 007
2. The Rolling Stones
3. TED Blog
4. Usain Bolt | the Greatest sprinter of all time. 
5. CNN
6. Sony PlayStation Blog
7. TechCrunch (This leads to some pretty interesting AI news)
8. Time Magazine
9. Metro UK
10. Etsy 
11. Yelp Blog
12. Sylvester Stallone
13. Wired Magazine
14. Lollapalooza! (The first festival I snuck away to in 1995! Sorry, mom! Lol!)
15. Katy Perry
16. The City University of New York
17. Vogue Italy
18. Disney Books
19. Reader Digest
20. Yoast 
21. Elegant Themes (the only framework I use because it is so easy and beautiful to implement for my customers and me.)
22. Angry Birds!
23. Hachette Book Group
24. Variety 
25. NASA 
26. BBC America
27. Home Depot
28. The Houston Texas Zoo
29. Toyota Brazil
30. Sweden
31. Bloomberg 
32. Canada
33. The White House
34. Roberto Coin Jewelry 
35. Printyo Australia 
36. MTV News
37. Rafael Nadal
38. Facebook News Room
39. Martha Stewart 
40. Flickr 
41. Star Wars Blog
42. Creative Commons foundation
43. International Gem Society
44. University of Michigan 
45. Apple
46. Forbes (This leads to the entrepreneur section.)
47. National Geographic 
48. BMW
49. Mercedes Benz
50. Microsoft
51. Lexus
52. Porsche
53. Google
54. Tortuga Travel Backpacks 
55. Snoop Dogg

If you see your brand expanding in the future, platforms like Wix, Squarespace, Shopify, hosting templates from GoDaddy, and supposed all-in-one solutions such as Kajabi will not be scaleable at certain levels.

Why do you think these top brands use WordPress when they all have million-dollar budgets? 

And NO, your social media profiles never replace your website… ever. When someone wants to invest thousands of dollars in your services or products, they don’t do it because you show off only one impressive Instagram profile. Working just off one platform you don’t even own and operate is naive. The truth is a social media platform is a company that can close its doors at any time without notice. Your brand, branding, and brand identity are a mix of many facets of a successful brand. Your website is your central hub and is all organized and alive within your website. 

Your website is part of your brand identity. A website is your brand’s universe to express yourself and appreciate your customer. A website is an experience with intrigue, play, and solutions for your customers. A website is the soul space that organizes and encompasses everything online in one spot too!

WordPress isn’t just for big brands. But if the head honchos of the world are using it, doesn’t it say something?

Hi, I’m Alley Jean, and I help creatives, coaches, and healers turn their purpose into a strategy. My passion is bringing a big vision to life! The love and individual attention I give each client is exclusive and purposeful. I don’t use templates or blueprints; every identity I create for my clients is expandable, creative, and one-of-a-kind.

Are you interested in exploring your next-level brand and identity? What are you waiting for?! Start the conversation with me and book your brand consultation today.