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# Different Uses of WordPress

You can use WordPress for much more than just a personal blog. The following sites show the variety of WordPress implementations:

- Chapter site: [Suncoast STC](http://stc-suncoast.org/) | [STC Alaska](http://www.stcalaska.org/)
- Special Interest Site (SIG): [Hyperviews](http://stc-on.org/online/)
- Competition Information: [FTCC](http://stc-suncoast.org/ftcc)
- News: [NY Times](http://www.nytimes.com/ref/topnews/blog-index.html)
- Store: [Moo [printing]](http://www.moo.com/)
- Hypertext book: [GAM3R 7H3ORY](http://www.futureofthebook.org/gamertheory/)
- Travel Guide: [71miles](http://71miles.com/)
- Online Magazine: [XXL Magazine](http://www.xxlmag.com/) and [Cebu Living](http://living.cebunetwork.com/).
- Budget: [Mo.neytrack.in](https://www.moneytrackin.com/)
- Company site: [http://www.obuweb.com/](http://www.obuweb.com/) | [http://www.pamtreece.com/](http://www.pamtreece.com/) | [http://www.quietmove.com/](http://www.quietmove.com/) | [http://www.skylinesteelincaz.com/](http://www.skylinesteelincaz.com/)
- Store: [http://www.moo.com/](http://www.moo.com/)
- Article library: [http://a-level.econoref.net/articles/](http://a-level.econoref.net/articles/)
- Audio library: [http://librivox.org/](http://librivox.org/)
- Podcast site: [Tech Writer Voices](https://idratherbewriting.com/) | [Podcast Tools](http://podcasttools.com/)
- Tutorials: [How to Podcast](http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/00-podcast-tutorial-four-ps.htm)
- Portfolio: [http://www.freewaydesign.com/](http://www.freewaydesign.com/) For more info, see [this site](http://bloghelper.is-there.net/how-to-use-wordpress-for-a-portfolio-site-part-1/).
- News Aggregator: [http://www.medpeek.com/](http://www.medpeek.com/)
- Encyclopedia: [http://www.drugsfiles.com/](http://www.drugsfiles.com/)
- Petition site: [http://www.twintowersalliance.com/petition/](http://www.twintowersalliance.com/petition/)
- Job listing site: [Suncoast Jobs](http://stc-suncoast.org/category/jobs/)
- Book: [http://www.qiblah.us/](http://www.qiblah.us/)
- Composition class: [Writing 101](https://idratherbewriting.com/comp)
- Education: [Edublogs](http://edublogs.org/) | [Harvard blogs](http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/home/)
- Sitebuilder: [http://flare9.com/](http://flare9.com/)
- Cub Scout Pack site: [Cub Scouts](http://pack105.nwsc.org/pack105/)
- Relationship building tools: [President's blog](http://atl-stc-prez.livejournal.com/) (not WordPress)
- Niche news/visibility: [The Content Wrangler](http://thecontentwrangler.com/) (not WordPress)
- Help system for realtors: [Pinellas 411](http://realtor411.tampabayrealtor.com/) (not WordPress)
- Corporate blog: [Openlogic](http://www.openlogic.com/blogs/) (not WordPress)

Despite all of these others uses, WordPress works best when you use it as a blog.