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BLOGSPOT or WORDPRESS???
Posted by kaushalpec • 7/12/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: blog, post, promotion
hi i am confused as which blog host to choose:
blogspot or wordpress..
help me out..
my blog title would be
"voice of young Indian"
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blogspot better than wordpress.com, blogspot powerfull in templating than wordpress.com. but more better to use wordpress in self hosted. -
For the best FREE blogging solution I wouldn't recommend anything else but WordPress. You don't need to go self-hosted to enjoy WordPress, a free blog at wordpress.com will do.-
but don't u think that wordpress templates are simple
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Not sure what you mean by "simple"? They may have their limitations in terms of customization (how much can you possible do with, say, a two-column theme?), and I'd love to see more color schemes, but they're not simple. To me, a blog is about content, not about making a visual feast. But if you cannot fit your content into the themes supplied by free wordpress.com, well, in that case you better blog somewhere else.
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well if we're talking about getting noticed by Google - then you gotta go with the Google product of Blogger haven't you?
No probs with my Blogger blog and we're now on 240+posts.
Sometimes the rss feed via feedburner doesn't always trigger an alert - but then it works fine later on.-
so.. for SEO i need blogger but if i am a serious blogger. i need wordpress
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For getting noticed with Google you can go with any blogging platform. I haven't seen any significant difference which type of blogs that rank higher in search results. What matters more is optimizing your blog topic and blog posts, as in using keywords and tags correctly. In my opinion WordPress does a better job at that than Blogger.
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Dear kaushalpec,
I personally recommend Wordpress plateform. Customisaztion is easy as most theme makers give support and also many available in the net.(google it)
WARNING! Don't ever trust an Indian Database server. It sucks. Try the hosting suggested by wordpress itself. -
Do as I did. Start with blogger and get used to blogging and then if you really want to make the great leap get your own domain and choose wordpress. It was tricky and it requires to be a little bit more web savy and clever. BUt if you don't care about making money or becoming a serious blogger (serious meaning to have an own domain) then just stick with blogger.-
If "serious" is limited to having your own domain, then free-hosted wordpress.com will do just fine. And that is not tricky at all.
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but you will have the wordpress name and not your own dot com. Having an own dot com gave me more traffic power and also you can earn money. You cannot in wordpress.com
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WRONG! You can have ANY domain name if you have a blog at wordpress.com
faq.wordpress.com/2006/11/10/domain-mapping/
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Hi I have a blog.com blog at the moment, recently I have bought my own domain, what do you advice? I am looking at getting into serious blogging?
Ashan
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If you know your way around Wordpress then it is much better than Blogspot.
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Wordpress plugins and widget are great stuff. You just need to activate that. I find download monitor very useful. Here Only registered User can access your file for download.
weblogian.blogspot.com/2008/07/download-monitor-for-wordpress.html-
hi can u let me know more about WP plugins..
i haven't found any concrete or cool -
Thanks for this, yes its true Wordpress has so many plugin than Blogger have
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Blogspot.. simply it has great templates available if you are passionate about design... and plugins are lot... -
blogbadly.com/blog-design/blogger-vs-wordpress-which-is-better-short-versio...
I wrote a long, overly detailed post about the issue. Check it out
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get your own domain and hosting install wordpress.-
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no money to get own domain
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godaddy has free hosting but the down side is that they put a banner at the top. Still its free so just 10 bucks to get a .com name. However, i bought a domain and bought a hosting plan and adsense paid the whole year already so it will pay back.
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I would never ever go for something free with a banner on top...yuk!
At wordpress.com you can have a domain and map it to your WordPress blog for $15/yr. If you cannot even afford that... -
No money? Domain is less than $10. I know web host less than a gallon of gas a month. You telling me you can't afford less than $50 a year?
That is what's wrong with people these days. Always trying to go at things for free. If you blogging for fun than pick blogspot or wordpress. If you serious wait until you get your paycheck if you have a job.
For everybody looking for cheap hosting go to www.kushmoney.com and click on the banner to get 99% off first month. Hosting is $2.95 a month. Subscribe to kushmoney.com while you there. I am talking with other companies to get my readers better deals on domains and more.
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people saying that making money in WP is tough..
also google search engine prefers Blogspot..
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Why limit yourself to just those two... Look around, read and get your own hosting service. Most offer a wide range of software for blogging and you can try different ones until you find what you like. I use Drupal and find it very easy, with a lot of capability....
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on blogspot you can install many thing than wordpress -
Wordpress is better for me...
themes, plugins, resources and a huge community...
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@kaushalpec
A key factor is whether or not you want to have advertising. In the post at the link below you will find the differences between free hosted wordpress.com blogs and self hosted wordpress.org installs that can be used on your own domain.
(1) blogger initiated advertising is *NOT* allowed on free hosted wordpress.com blogs;
faq.wordpress.com/2005/12/08/adsense/
(2) the only exceptions made are for VIP bloggers
wordpress.com/vip-hosting
(3) wordpress.com is already running adsense on our blogs and, on the global tag pages wordpress.com/blog/2006/09/06/on-ads
(4) Only one account for Google adsense can be placed on any blog and on free-hosted wordpress.com blogs that account is held by Automattic on behalf of their project which is wordpress.com
At the head of the wordpress.com support forum is this sticky post that clearly describes the differences between wordpress.com blogs and wordpress.org free self-hosting software en.forums.wordpress.com/topic.php?id=3700&replies=1
In the FAQs one can use the search box and easily find faq.wordpress.com/2006/05/07/wordpresscom-vs-wordpressorg/
My best advice is that if you know where you are headed towards a monetized blog then get a domain, get a web host, download the free software from wordpress.org and set up your blog with advertising on it right from the beginning.
The details for purchasing a domain and domain mapping from wordpress.com are found here. faq.wordpress.com/2006/11/10/domain-mapping/
My blog post on this subject is here onecoolsite.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/how-and-why-to-get-your-own-domain/
IMO the allegation that google search engine prefers Blogspot blogs is unfounded.
I hope this helps you. Happy blogging -
let me get things straight....if you want to make money and at the same time you want to start from scratch, then try Blogger...if you want to make more money and you have some money, then try wordpress.org (paid version). If you don't have any money and you don't want to make money, then again go for Blogspot.
Wordpress.com is just a waste of time( you can't even have entrecard widget in it)-
Web hosting is not necessarily expensive and it's a basic business principle that if you want to make money, you have to spend money. Indeed if one spends a little money in order to make a little money by hiring a web host and downloading free self hosted wordpress.org software then they can download the free entrecard plugin. WordPress Plugin Entrecard Popper myblogit.net/2008/05/23/wordpress-plugin-entrecard-popper/
Alternatively, if you have no money at all that you wish to invest then go with Blogger as it's owned by Google and you can advertise on a free hosted Blogspot blog. The downside to having a blogspot blog is that there are many spam blogs and splogs being hosted by Blogger and that their support is very poor. So another consideration is how much you know about blogging and how much support you will require. -
If you want to make money and at the same time you want to start from scratch FOR FREE, then try Blogger.
If you want to make more money and you have some money, then try wordpress.org (paid version) OR any other blogging solution that allows commercial content.
timethief is an excellent proponent for wordpress.org, but there are more than only that option around. -
i picked blogger because it is FREE to upload your own template. great for newbies.
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My choice is hosted wordpress! -
- if you (very-very) serious you must have self hosted. you must think money that you must pay is invesment. And wordpress script is the best choice.
- but if you still with the free... blogger.com more interesting and easy than wordpress.com -
Use hosted wordpress it is more reliable. -
Wordpress is much better and reliable and it is pretty easy to use!
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blogspot is the best n ever u can even put wordpress templates in blogspot too.. n this is easy to work..u can have a look at my template of wordpress for blogger...
For ALL GREATEST TIPS N TRCIKS VISIT HERE.. mymayabazaar.tk -
I just redid my ezine into blog with wordpress hosted and it's great!
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just buy your own domain name and redirect it to blogspot or wordpress services.
once you feel that you want to host your own site, you'll be able to redirect that domain name to your own site. -
Don't know, never used Wordpress! -
Wordpress! no 1 -
for free domain/hosting, i personally recommend blogspot than wp cause I think blogspot more simple than, but if you pay it wp is better. -
we plan on hang on to our blogspot site but our new site is wordpress and the choice wasn't difficult!
Current fluster cuck
shnitheadz.blogspot.com/
and coming soon:
shnitheadz.com
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I tried making a word press blog last night I didn't like it much...IMO Blogger is much user friendly than Wordpress -
Free wordpress doesn't permit ads and other money making schemes. Blogspot is free and you can monetize it the way you like. -
With my experience in blogger, it's good for newbies bacause of the simple copy and paste procedure in adding html and java scripts to your blog. You can even edit your template the way you like it anytime. As far as I'm concerned, its only the plug-ins that blogger maybe or maybe not lagging behind wordpress
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wordpress all the way the add-ons are endless. Its also quite easy to pick up -
I like wordpress, although depending on what plug-ins you use you may have to edit them to make them work. Still, it really simplifies things for me, making it easier for me to post content.
But I think this discussion is more geared at "Where do I want my blog hosted for free at".-
I honestly wouldn't know the difference. So disregard my previous comment, as I have never had a blog and NOT owned the domain associated with it.
But I think that the themes you can use for your own domain trump anything you can put on your website. Using Wordpress (www.wordpress.org) I was able to make my website much nicer. Now I just have to go about manually resizing a whole lot of images and making my new logo.
Check out the free open source theme I use (you have to pay $99.99 or something a year for support, faqs, etc. However, I know enough code to understand how it worked =-D ) there is a link at the bottom of my homepage.
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There are pros and cons for each
Pros for Wordpress - I like how it allows different themes and more customization in the look and feel. You can have Gadgets "Top Posts", "tag Cloud" I consider very important features.
Pros for Blogger - allows lots of external gadgets, can add google analytics, quick indexing.
Cons for WordPress - it doesn't allow to use Google Analytics (it has its own stst), and I couldn't find ways to import external gadgets, html/scripts.
Cons for Blogger - less customization options, I couldn't setup "tage clouds" or "Top posts" (but I assume I could find an external application)
Anyway, I use blogger, started to use Wordpress. I think starting with blogger was good for my blog. -
Blogspot is much easier to use, however it is less flexible with what you can do with it. Wordpress has better plugins. Blogspot also allows better advertising. I use Blogspot. They have different strengths and weaknesses. -
Blogger is great for it's simplicity and options for widgets. -
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I'd recommend Wordpress is you like customizing things. -
If you want to make easy money, Today.com pays you for your blog posts. -
Yep! They sure do... and use Wordpress!
Of course, if you want to post to both - one way is to get Microsoft LiveWriter, switch between blogs and post on both! Can be done in about five seconds...-
Windows Live Writer... hmmm...
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Yes... I am not a fan of much of Microsoft bulky programs but I will admit that I do ALL my postings using LiveWriter! I am a huge fan of its functionality and ease of use too!
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Wordpress ALL THE WAY MAN!!! ALL THE WAY!! I use for both my sites:
HavocDynamics.xtreemhost.com (HavocDynamics.co.nr)
AND
FinalFRACUS.xtreemhost.com (FinalFRACUS.co.nr)
When you see these two sites you will agree with me!! Haha
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wordpress all the way, it's more dynamic than blogger, and try .co.cc domain with a self-hosted wordpress blog. The .co.cc site offers dns control so you can setup dns records and not just redirect.Works really well.
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i have tried both blogger and wordpress. i have also used typepad but it is not free. i did like it though and the only reason i stopped using it is because i stopped blogging for an extended period of time and couldn't see paying for something i wasn't using.
my ONLY complaint with wordpress.com is not being able to use javascript. it limits some of the things i would like to do, but i would prefer wordpress over blogger for sure. maybe someday i can learn enough to get brave and try wordpress.org and get a domain. -
I think everything is ok, up to we are consideration, wich one is
better. I use blogspot.
please check here, and i will visit your early.
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Blogspot is blocked at all US schools and government buildings/associations. That ought to be reason enough to go self-hosted Wordpress. Note: Wordpress is also blocked at those same location and that is just the ones I know of. Limiting your audience is never good.
Having said that, Self-Hosted Wordpress is marvelous and you will fall in love with the features and ease of use if you take the time to try it. You will never miss Blogspot. I haven't missed it for two years.
More on this: www.postcardsfromthefunnyfarm.com/reason-353-why-wordpress-is-better-than-b... -
I find Wordpress too cumbersome so I'm stuck with Blogspot for the moment.
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I think both blogspot and wordpress are great..i guess its a matter of exploring them -
Just shut your eyes clog your ears
blogging at word press
before the end nears
word verification
at blogspot
is what one fears
they call you positive spam
rape you with spears
If you blog 500 blogs in a single day or more Word Press is for you ..
photographerno1.wordpress.com
www.firozeshakir.com
www.flickr.com/photos/firozeshakir/
take care
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Blogger is making all effort to take on the flexibility of the open source.
Blogger is now almost a trash bin of dead blog. Almost all blogger user left after 2 or three yrs to open source blogging -
I tried both and found Blogger to be the easier of the two to work with. -
BLOGSPOT is good for me
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Wordpress, undoubtedly...... -
I prefer blogger, it is free and easy to use.
I ever used WorldPress, need to self install and pay for hosting & for ur own www. The advantage is that you can have more control in Worldpress than Blogger.
I recommended Blogger!
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i prefer wordpress, i like the interface but free wordpress do not allow tweaking of html. I will definitely stick WP and aim to have my domain.
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I prefer wordpress that installed on your web server, you can add more plugin on it
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Wordpress is the shit. The best thing about it is that you can install it on your own server and modify and make it do whatever you want. It's great best Blog engine ever. -
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Pick one and start blogging. If you write good content on a regular basis, you will get regular visitors.
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wordpress is waaay better. blogpost is fine too but wordpress trumps blogger because it has tons of plugin and templates that you can use. wordpress is more than a blog. it can be used as an online shop, CMS, static website, & more. check out my wordpress site: onewaynorth.com -
Hosting your own wordpress blog gives you total ownership.
P.S. No blogspot blog will ever out rank my blog for any keyword or phrase.-
Just 3 days ago now this arose in another thread www.blogcatalog.com/discuss/entry/blogger-vs-wordpress-survey#comment_72327... and then went on to create another the following day www.blogcatalog.com/discuss/entry/enough-arguing-blogger-vs-wordpress
I agree wholeheartedly with what you say. My opinion is based on personal experience as is yours. But I wonder if there's any value in arguing this point with BC members, who are perfectly happy with their Blogger blogs.
Those who wish to become wordpress.org bloggers on their own domain will find there are resources and other members who can help them onecoolsite.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/how-and-why-to-get-your-own-domain/
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Wordpress for sure, i'm planning to move from Blogger to Wordpress, WP has so many plugin that blogger doesn't have. Some plugin can help improve your site traffic
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Good question:)
I have blogspot, and I find it really user friendly.
I did join up with word press the other day, just to see what it is all about ;-)
I haven't actually done anything with it yet. It does 'appear' a bit more complicated to use, but at least it does have more functions, and more templates to choose from or download!!
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WP!
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Bottom line: Wordpress can be transferred to your own site (eventually). Blogsspot (or Blogger) is stuck where it is (unless they've changed that recently).
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I'm with neither My hosting service is taking care of everything for 50€/year.
They offer advertisement to be placed on the blog (I expect to make 50€/year) and it's not intrusive. I have my domain, a decent choice of designs, I can add java widgets, but no adsense (amazon is tolerated), they give you a sitemap, 60 pages in addition to your main blog (pages don't have dates. I use them for presenting my work as a translator to potential clients). If the staff was friendlier it would be great (avoid the forum).
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blogspot, without any questions. Or better a self hosted Wordpress blog
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If you are talking about Wordpress.com and Blogger.com then I'd say Blogger.
But, if you are talking about the self-hoted Wrdpress blogs and Blogger then I'd go for Wordpress. -
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Blogspot is still the best platform for me.... since Wordpress is too powerful, and it's far beyond my puny knowledge.
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For better and if you like to change your own blog, I think wordpress can be your 1st choice. Beside that you can learn more about wordpress and its benefits. -
I use blogspot. Not so much because anyone cares what I blog about, but it helped me get top notch google search results for my business. Wordpress might have same results. -
I use blog.com
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wordpress.org i'd say, i've just moved from graffiti-urban-art.blogspot.com to www.world-graffiti.com, the system and widgets are better, less crazy google bugs, and you get total control of the site, whereas google can pull your site whenever they like really. Blogger are evil about exporting your blog too, and make it difficult. Go wordpress! -
My vote for self hosted wordpress -
For a simple basic blog, I think blogger is best. For any sort of personalized blog or beyond-basic blog then WordPress is *much* more flexible.
So, I vote for a self-hosted WordPress blog, too. Not incidentally, there's a review of the four best hosts for a WordPress blog at:
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When I first started I used Blogspot. It was very simple and put me on the road to blogging. I started two blogs on blogspot. My third blog I used wordpress.com. I did not like it as much but it forced me to learn more. Then I self hosted and have four more blogs on wordpress.org. I am still learning. I would of loved to of taken a class to teach me as the books did not answere my questions always. I have connected with many a wordpress theme writer also (by clicking there name at bottom of theme.
Blogspot is easier but less choices of themes.
Wordpress.com does not allow you to use pluggins, only widgets. Otherwise it is ok.
Wordpress sets u up with two default themes straight off but there are thousands of free themes available and more sophisticated themes for sale. they have a forum where u ask questions and a codex and educational videos now (not that great yet).
The other advantage to being self hosted(org) is it looks more professional because you do not have to have the words blogspot or wordpress follow you around on your url.
I know it is crazy I have so many blogs but I could not decide which topics I liked most so I did my favorites. I have made private two blogs. If you like I can recommend favorite books I have found to be helpful. -
I've been a blogger user for years but I like using wordpress now. -
Wll it depends on the world location zone.
US & Canada they prefer Wordpress
While South-East Asia, China, India they used Blogger
Wordpress is more easy than Blogger.
Blogger u can add Adsense javascripts and generate revenue form them.
That feature is not available in Wordpress, I heard dat the latter gonna develop soon,
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The issues I am having with spacing and layout in Blogspot are driving me nuts! If I add a picture to my post, the spacing gets all messed up! Is there any way to link the two sites (post on both) or is that redundant? -
both interfaces have their own constraints. As a blogger who has used both platforms, I feel WP is the best, it keeps u hooked with the neat stats.
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being a music blogger, I found google were a lot harsher with copyright issues and take down posts.
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I go for blogger/blogspot! -
it have to be wordpress...no arguments ...:)-
Agreed. IMO wp software is superior. However, it's an individual choice and many are happy with their blogspot blogs.
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I've tried several free blogsites, including Blogger. I like my wordpress.com site because it gives me a lot of what I want. It's not perfect. I can't add a lot of the little outside widgets to other sites, but in terms of content management, it does a really good job. -
Hi I have a blog.com blog at the moment, recently I have bought my own domain, what do you advice? I am looking at getting into serious blogging?
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I have recently written a post on advantages and disadvantages of blogger and wordpress.
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In my opinion, blogspot is still better than wordpress. simple and easy to customize -
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I think, you should use blogspot. because it's easy to use and the navigation is easy.
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I use blogspot. I am not very technical and I find it easy enough to work. I have never tried wordpress so I am not able to compare. Am happy where I am tho. -
I'm a WordPress.com user myself. I chose it because I remember reading somewhere that even though Blogger probably benefits a lot from Google, WordPress has the largest number of users of all platforms. And so from the beginning you can connect more from within that network. Makes more sense to build community with other bloggers rather than relying on SEO. -
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Tried Drupal a few years ago, there were good ideas but realization not as polished as wordpress. Also Wordpress has a huge community, huge collection of templates and plugins that makes it unbeatable. Now I may look at Drupal again by curiosity but I doubt I would switch to it.
Examples of amazing Wordpress Free Premium Themes:
www.wordpressfreepremiumthemes.com
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"Comment removed by the community" ? Because I mentioned Drupal?
Odd.
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I started out using Blogger because it was free, and blogging was new to me, I wasn't sure, at the time, what lay ahead. My page rank is rising, and at this point, I see no reason to leave. Blogger works well for me. -
Hi I have a blog.com blog at the moment, recently I have bought my own domain, what do you advice? I am looking at getting into serious blogging?
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IMHO, you should use self hosted wordpress. I believe you can afford that, it's not that expensive. Also, you can make your the way you like it, it's all yours. -
prwire.blog.com/ this is my blog, do you think I could tranfer all this to a word press or blogger? I got my own domain
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both has their advantages, i think the best will be you open a blog in both, and interconnect them.
that is mention your blog addresses in both places.
wordpress introduces your blogs to a huge reader circle and blogspot helps you in creating a dream blog.
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definately blogspot^^..
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Open an account on both and see which you like more during the first 3 days or so, once you decide which one to go with, cancel the other.
It's such a question of preference that it's really hard to say. I love Wordpress, but only self-hosted, while I don't really like blogging on Blogspot AT ALL. The most important thing is that you LIKE blogging on it. -
Try one. If it works, stick to it. Else try the other. If you like, continue. If you dont choose the lesser evil
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It is really easy to setup a domain and a blog at godaddy.com bit.ly/sTOxO there is a one click install and your blog is setup. with a little work you can definitely have a better looking blog with wordpress and it is faster when you host it at godaddy.com
I started with blogger and ended up on wordpress strictly because I needed more functionality on my blog.. and finally it looks exactly like I want it to! I think a quick look and you will see what I mean. jasonthebaldguy.com -
Blogspot. Simple for the beginner, adaptable and open source for the programmer/expert. You don't need the "extra features" of Wordpress because you can engineer them yourself with HTML.
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