Wordpress vs html - The turning point (Again)

Hey Warriors

Firstly, Thanks to EVERYONE who posts in these forums, your constant questioning, helpful advice, tips and tricks to get ahead in IM are what has changed my business from failing and frustrating to profitable and a serious assett to my life... You truly are inspirational. Thank you

I've been in IM for nearly 2 years (maybe not being as active as i could be) & I have a couple of funnels currently set up that are totally basic html (WYSIWYG) in pretty productive niches, but, and this is the most important part, they are all profitable, hence, I am now going to dedicate more time to creating more sites and hopefully, making more money and wealth.. Like you guys always say... Rinse and Repeat !

My basic pages are of the formation:

Optin (headline, video, bullets, aweber) > Salespage (Headline, video, copy, bullets, buy) > OTO (Headline, video, bullets, buy) > Thank you (Headline, 'download', optin)

Now, since creating these relatively basic salespages that have been running maybe 4-5 months now, I've moved onto creating some more 'frilly' websites via wordpress and their magnificent plug-ins for; my music shows, consultant business, Advertising Agency and a potential authoritive site for a particular niche i have a passion for... The web 2.0 options are a magnificent addition to WP.

I must admit, despite having limitations, WP is a joy to work with and I believe my earnings per hour (with respect to site/funnel creation) could potentially rise if I started making sales sites using the sleaker, flusher WP.

However, I feel that I would prefer using html (WYSIWYG) as a few of WP's limitations I find frustrating.... html & images, information allignment, in-depth dreamweaver tools, text restricions etc. Take a look at Kern's opt-in boxes, big video with a custom web form to the right... These items, I believe, are easier to create in html (WYSIWYG).

WP on the other hand allows you a template to create an in-depth, creatively aestheticly beautiful site which would mean frames, multiple files on your HD, pages of code etc using a (WYSIWYG) such as Dreamweaver.

Now, I reckon from totally guessing at the WF community, a lot of serious, long term IM'ers who've been online for a while use html (WYSIWYG) for complete control over their entire pages and network within there site. On the other hand, the newer IM'ers are now at seminars and by 'guru's' being told to use WP (on a hosted domain) as a basis for their sales funnels.

Having experimented with, and used (in a proffessional capacity) both platforms, I wondered what you guys use to create your sales processes, and what the benefits/limitations of each of them are...

Also, to all you clever outsourcers who leverage your time with astonishing results, do you ask your designer for a html based site, or a WP based blog site.

Thanks for all your invaluable help over the bad times, you are all beautiful.


Glen