If you're an affluent senior citizen living in the midwest, I'm sorry to say Drupal is not interested in a moonlight retreat with the likes of you. Apparently, Drupal has a specific taste when choosing a user. However, if you're hovering around the edges of 40, pulling in less than $50,000 per year, and living in "the big city," you could be looking at many-a-date with Drupal.

In the very first episode of Speak Easy Drupal, the LevelTen staff compare and contrast a variety of content management systems. While the focus of this podcast is comparing Drupal, Wordpress and Joomla, attention is also given to open source vs. proprietary systems. You'll learn the differences between each CMS, strengths, differences, and when you should use each.

What's the Quick Takeaway?

The simple answer is that there isn't any. Each CMS has it's clear strengths and weaknesses. If you're looking for a quick answer, here's the lowdown:

Wordpress

Recently, a paintball gun eccomerce site owner asked a question many business owners ask,
"I've got a blog, what now?"

His question has been repeated in its original form below and my response follows.
These 16 blogging quickstart tips are meant to: increase traffic, encourage community, get better search rankings.

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Subj: Blog is up but what now?

With the avalanche of bloggers facilitated by ease of sites such as wordpress.com, blogspot, and many more, the key to designing outstanding blogs is in the small details. Not every blog should look like a typical weblog.

Specially designed with a doctor's office in mind, "Simple Inspiration" is the latest free WordPress theme from LevelTen. Here you can download it for WordPress 2.1, then upload it to your themes folder in your WordPress Blog. The screenshot is below or visit Weight Loss Alabama to see the theme on a live blog. The combination of diagonal lines and neutral colors makes this theme ideal for a professional blog.

"Modern Simplicity" is the latest free WordPress theme from LevelTen Design. It is named for its clean shapes and lines. With both a left and right sidebar, this theme is perfect for a professional blog. Download it for WordPress 2.1, then upload it to your themes folder on your WordPress Blog. Below, you can see a screenshot of the theme or check it out at LABariatric.com.

Pegholes can be your new blog theme because it's another free WordPress theme from LevelTen. Download it here for WordPress 2.1, then upload it to your themes folder on your WordPress Blog. This theme is more creative and playful than our previous themes, but still has a clean, professional look with sidebars on the left and right. Check out the screen shot below to see the specifics or see the theme in action at San Antonio Weight Loss Surgery.

Introducing another professional blog theme brought to you by LevelTen Design. We call this one "Clean Navy" because of its clean look with a navy header. It has a right sidebar and would make an exellent theme for a doctor's office, especially because of the blue. You can download it for WordPress 2.1, then upload it to your themes folder on your WordPress Blog.

LevelTen is proud to announce another free WordPress Theme called Bright Lights. You can download it here for WordPress 2.1. We hope you enjoy the dramatic red or blue header and clean content area. You can see a screen shot of the red version below or check out LasVegasLBS.com to see the blue version live.

LevelTen has been hard at work on the creative front and after all of our labor, we have decided to release some new (and free) WordPress themes over the upcoming weeks. Here is the first of many to come, titled Azure Wave. You can download it for WordPress 2.1, then upload it to your themes folder on your WordPress Blog. The screen shot below illustrates the simple, clean, yet colorful look we went with that would be perfect for a professional or medical blog.