Washington DC is one of the fastest-growing IT centers in the US, and also among the most popular locations for Tech and IT companies. According to a Cushman and Wakefield study, DC is the #3 largest tech hub in the US, and the most inclusive one based on the same study, making it the #1 city in the US for women enrolled in the tech industry. 

 PwC/NVCA MoneyTree 2017 report, reveals that only in 2016 tech companies based in DC received $2.6bn from funding, which one more time confirms the leading status of Washington DC in the tech industry. 

IT companies consider Washington DC attractive due to several factors, among them, being the emerging technology, access to the talent pool, active customer base, opportunities for venture capital, a well-developed culture of entrepreneurship, and several more that are related to the ones mentioned previously. 

DC has a top-tier, diverse tech workforce and a steady pipeline of new tech talent from local universities and coding programs, which is great for both IT companies and their potential customers. Skilled professionals ensure a good reputation for companies they work for, and as well, great web and software products and services for their clients. 

As for potential clients, it is good to know that DC-based IT companies are closely connected to federal institutions that place requests for all types of tech services and products, from apps and software up to web design, development, and event marketing, local companies perform all these at a high level and are considered trustworthy, reliable and not so costly as the ones based in Silicon Valley, for example. All these, combined with good business culture, facilitate the activity of a healthy tech environment able to absorb and handle all type of tech tasks

WordPress is currently the most popular CMS (content management system) on the web. It’s used on more than 43% of all websites worldwide (around 32% of the sites don’t use any CMSs or have custom built systems).

It was launched more than 20 years ago and evolved from a simple blogging platform into a powerful website builder powering millions of websites across the world. WordPress is relatively easy to manage, is extremely flexible in terms of design and functionality and has a huge community of developers.

WordPress.org is a free and open source software, meaning that everyone can modify it as they wish and use it for different purposes. It also has a hosted solution available on WordPress.com, where users can choose a paid plan.

Some of the most popular brands like Vogue, Sony, Meta, Spotify, Disney, Bloomberg, New York Post and many more use WordPress on their websites.

It comprises a whole ecosystem of themes, plugins and tools that can power a wide variety of websites from personal blogs to large ecommerce websites (via WooCommerce), news sites, membership sites, courses, forums, etc.

While WordPress is very customizable and its possibilities are almost limitless, you might need help from experienced WordPress development service providers to be able to implement advanced functionality and custom design for your business website.

It provides a great flexibility and gives you full control over your site. This is why so many professionals choose WordPress. The benefits are obvious: 

• Highly customizable

• Full control over your site

• Visual website editor

• SEO friendly

• Mobile friendly

• Multi-site and multi-user compatible

• Scalable

• Huge community

• Powerful ecommerce options

There are thousands of companies providing WordPress development and design services. That’s why it’s important to define your goals and requirements in advance, so you can choose the right service provider for your business.

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• Experience - when was the company founded? Do they specialize in WordPress development services only?

• Skills - WordPress customization requires advanced knowledge of PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript

• Portfolio - check the company’s portfolio and some of their previous works

• Price - expect to pay at least $30-70 / per hour for development services 

• Company location - do they focus on a specific area? Do they know the local market?

• Client reviews - read the latest client reviews on TechBehemoths on any company profile

• Communication - check the preferred communication means and turnaround time

• Reporting - ask for more details and examples of reports

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