@Karen – Thank you. We have to remember it’s a tool as well as a way of life and in some cases focus on the use of the tool in order to achieve a goal.

I have been seeing more and more websites which are actually edited WordPress themes. Besides the many things you list above, another huge benefit is usually the low cost of such templates. They usually require little skill to edit and make into a fully functioning website.

Another thing I found interesting was you comment regarding people not knowing they’re on a blog. I experience that with my food blog because I post tips and tricks, recipes and other related type information. My subscriber counts are very low but hits are decent. Then on my internet PR/social media blog, I have higher subscriber counts but lower hits than the food blog. I concluded this is because my food blog is open to a wider audience, many of whom probably don’t realize they’re on a blog. However, those that visit the internet PR/social media blog tend to be involved in that space and therefore typically understand RSS/email subscriptions.