When I decided to start my blogging the first question that popped up in my mind was what platform should I use for my blog posts ? In other words, where to blog ?
As you all know, that Blogger and Wordpress.com are the two most popular free blog hosting services available on the web. But I thought myself – which one should I choose ?
I had to do some research to find out the features of Blogger and Wordpress.com . I had to evaluate the pros and cons of both the blogging platforms. At the end, I decided to go for Blogger. But every individual will have their own likings, own tastes and own necessities for blogging. So, every individual will have to decide on which platform they will choose. There are many more popular blogging platforms available on the net, but here we will discuss the pros and cons of using Blogger and Wordpress.
To give you a better understanding of the two blogging platforms I am talking about and the pros and cons of using those I would like to use a table for explanation. You will be able to compare the features between the two platforms and decide on which platform you will use.
Features
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Blogger (www.blogspot.com)
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Wordpress (www.wordpress.com)
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Money required
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Blogger is free to use.
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WordPress is a free software. (But unlike Blogger, you will have to pay for your own web hosting). It’s free to use, if you have a place to host your blog.)
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Languages You can Choose
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You can choose from 50 languages
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You can pick from 120 languages
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Themes
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In Blogger you can choose from a variety of themes and can also customize the templates
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You cannot edit the templates. If you upgrade by paying you can apply CSS editing.
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Stats of site visits
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You can find visitor stats in the dashboard.
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It has built-in visitor stats.
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Dashboard
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It has got a user friendly dashboard with great features, but is unusable without JavaScript.
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Wordpress dashboard has got good features also.
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Widgets
available
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Pages, Picture, Profile, AdSense, Feed, Search Box, Blog Archive, Blog List, Blog Stats, Followers, HTML/JavaScript , Labels, Link List , Page Header, Poll, Popular Posts, Slideshow, Subscription Links, Text, Video Bar
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Image, Archives, Authors, Links, Author Grid, Blog Stats, RSS, Categories, Blog Subscriptions, Box.net file sharing, Calendar, Category cloud, del.icio.us, Flickr, Gravatar, Meebo, Meta, Pages, Recent Comments, Recent Posts, Search, SocialVibe, Text, Top Clicks, Top Posts, Top Rated, Twitter, Vod:Pod Videos, Tag Cloud,
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Mobile adaptation
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To learn more on this read
Blogger Mobile. |
To learn more on this read
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AdSense (Google ads)
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You have the option for shared revenue from ads.
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No Adsense ad facility.
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Domain names
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You can transfer domain names FREE
(see details). |
To transfer an existing domain name you must upgrade by paying.
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JavaScript
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You can add third-party scripts.
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No JavaScript’s are allowed.
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Categories
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Known as 'Labels'.
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Known as 'Categories'.
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Post by email
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You can submit your posts by email.
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You can submit your posts by email. Images can also be attached ( learn more about this).
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To Import a blog
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You can import from another BlogSpot blog only. You can convert up to 1 MB through Wordpress2blogger
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You can import from other platforms
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Password protection
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Password protection not available.
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All posts can be password protected.
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Feedback
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Read more on this subject. A mini-poll option can be added for reader ratings.
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It has a "Like" button. Readers can put a link to their page in your post.
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Image storage
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1 Gigabyte of image storage in Picasa Web Albums.
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3 Gigabytes. Of space available. You will have to upgrade for more space. You can upload .ppt, .doc, .odt and .pdf files.
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Comments
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Spam filtering and moderation options available, but no editing can be done.
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Moderation, comment editing and spam protection.
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Team blogs
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Administrators and non-administrators only.
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Administrator, Editors, Authors and Contributors.
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Contact forms
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Not available.
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You will have to add the tag
[contact-form] to any post or page. You can also use advanced features. |
My advice to you
My advice to you is, when deciding for a blog platform you scrutinize the features of both the platforms, and then jot down the features you need for your blogging purpose. Then decide what is best suitable for you.
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To learn more about 'where to blog' read the following
A Comparison of the Most Popular Blogging Platforms
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Comparison Of Blogging Platforms 2011 | Income Insiders
To learn more about 'where to blog' read the following
A Comparison of the Most Popular Blogging Platforms
How to Choose a Blogging Platform [comparison chart] - Business ...
Comparison Of Blogging Platforms 2011 | Income Insiders
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