Blogger Vs Wordpress
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Before starting this blog, one of the first decisions I had to make was deciding which blogging platform to use. Even though there are several blogging tools and scripts and 3rd party websites online, I had only 2 really good options - Blogger.com and Wordpress.org script. Why? Firstly, Because they both are
Free!
And secondly, they both are widely used by a lot of people and so documentation and help is easier to come by. Here is my breakdown for both of them:
| Pros | Cons |
| Pros | Cons |
In the end, I decided to go with Wordpress because my webhost (dreamhost) makes it very easy to install it, and I have complete control over it. Soon you’ll read a post about the different kinds of essential wordpress plugins that this blog will have.
Verdict:
- If you are new to blogging or just want a
personal journal, blogger.com is the best option for you because its
easy to setup and it won’t cost you a single penny. - But if you are serious about blogging, you need to go with wordpress because it gives you more power and flexibility (but you will have to pay for hosting and the theme designing)!
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Another advantage is that if you host your own wordpress blog -( which can be very easily set up via fantastico server extensions) blogger/google cannot shut you down on their whim.
If you are going to put work and time into your blog this is a good reason to host your own wordpress blog.
Posted 29 Mar 2007 #
To get best apple to apple comparison, you should compare blogger.com with wordpress.com.
Assuming that you compare both free blogging tools and hosts, then blogger.com has the advantage of generating you money from pay per click advertising such as adsense.
Posted 06 May 2007 #
Thanks Belajar for your comment.
But I wasn’t trying to compare apples to apples.
This post is not intended to be a product review or compare third party hosted blogging platforms. Rather its intention is to let people know what is a better solution for blogging.
Comparing apples with oranges is fine because of the intent.
Posted 08 May 2007 #
This is probably a very late comment but I have to agree Wordpress is a great platform. I use HostICan which utilizes the 1 click install for Wordpress and numerous other programs through Fantanstico.
As for the apples versus apples, Adsense is available on any platform you use as long as you understand how to enter the codes in the necessary places.
Also, I have yet to figure this out but there are several Wordpress sites out there that have been able to merge affliate programs into their pages, such as astore from Amazon.com as seen on The Digerati Life.
Posted 08 Aug 2007 #
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