Blogger vs. WordPress: Choosing a Blogging Platform

Not able to choose a blogging platform? well here is a WordPress versus Blogger BlogSpot comparison.
WordPress and BlogSpot (Blogger) are two of the worlds most popular blogging platforms. If you are just starting to explore the profitable world of blogging, you might be wondering which one to pick.

This detailed breakdown of each service should hopefully help you decide.

Blogger

When most people begin blogging, they start with Blogger. The main reason is that Blogger is free, it is pretty user-friendly, and you can have a blog up and running in a matter of minutes. Although most people tend to move from Blogger to WordPress at some point.

Being easy and free to use, BlogSpot hosts most of the blogs on the Internet. You just go to Blogger.com and get registered. As simple as that.No need to pay for hosting. You can also add your own custom domain with BlogSpot blog and make it look like a professional website or blog.

A BlogSpot blog allows you to edit your template or use any of the free templates available on the Internet. Unlike free WordPess.com blog, it also allow you to display Google AdSense ads.
Despite the ability to change your theme and show ads, you still don’t own the blog. You own you domain name, though.

The biggest problem with Blogger is search engine optimization. You don’t have the right meta description and keyword tags. This severely curtails your ability to compete with other bloggers in your niche.

If you are really short on cash, a free BlogSpot blog is the winner in this Blogger vs WordPress comparison analysis. I would suggest you go for a BlogSpot blog with custom domain name. This will allow you to start blogging with an investment of just a few dollars. When your blog grows and you start making money, move to a self-shosted WordPress blog. If you have enough money to invest, get your own domain name and web hosting to set up your self-hosted WordPress blog.

Also Read: 10 SEO Tips For Blogspot Blogs

 

WordPress

Then, there is WordPress, which comes in two forms- the free, .com version and the self-hosted .org version. Here’s the deal; there are only so many choices we can handle before our brains explode, so I’m going to make this easy for you. If you want to stick to a free blog, where you are not paying anything, you should have a Blogger blog. WordPress.com is much more restrictive in what you are able to do behind the scenes and also does not allow ads. Monetization is a key goal for many bloggers, so if this is something you ever think you want to do, then wordpress.com is out. In addition, many of the fun plugins for wordpress.org are not available on the .com version, and there about five hundred other restrictions that I will spare you.

Free WordPress.com blog:

If you plan to use the free version of WordPress.com, you will have very limited control over the blog. The choice of themes will be just a handful and you might not find the best themes there. Also, the list plug-ins available will also be small. This means you will not be able to add various desired functions or features in your blog. A free blog on WordPress.com is not suitable for those who want to make money by placing ads (Adsense, BuysellAds, Yahoo Publisher Network, etc.) on their blogs.

Self-hosted WordPress.org blog:

WordPress provides you the blogging platform application/software for free. You can download and host it on your on web hosting server. This will require you to buy a domain name and web hosting from companies like GoDaddy. It will cost up to $100 to buy web hosting, domain and a premium WordPress theme for your self-hosted WordPress blog.

Is it worth spending $100  to get your self-hosted WordPress blog up and running? I know $100 is a significant amount for most of us, but you will be investing a lot of time working on your blog. The value of your hard work will be several times the $100 required to get a self-hosted WordPress blog.

If you keep blogging without a good platform with complete control, you might miss a lot of opportunities to make money, thousands of dollars a month.

Search engines like Google, Yahoo and Bing are the biggest source of visitors for blogs. Search engine optimization (SEO) is important for better ranking in search results. With WordPress SEO plugins, it is very easy to do this.

With WordPress, you have better control over your blog as you own it. This is missing with BlogSpot or Blogger.

Also Read: 10 Best WordPress SEO Plugins

 

Conclusion

Now it’s your time to pick the winner of Blogger vs WordPress game. Whatever you choose, don’t forget to work hard and keep blogging with patience. Discipline and perseverance is the key to successful blogging.