In reply to Scott.

I am a volunteer SCORE business counselor and I recommend WP to my clients. Of course, I explain to them that if they have a minimum of 6 to 12 months to build their site to meet their needs that they can do it themselves, however....if they are crunched on time they should definitely hire a professional.

I do believe that WP is waaaaay better than drag-and-drop solutions for startup businesses. If they have enough time to become familiar with the "non-tech" side of WP, they'll do just fine.