I wanted to share this article I came across the other day by a blogger who goes by the unusual handle of Blogelina.She wrote a comparison article on which blogging platform to use. We’re going to get into blogging in later lessons in our e-Course.
I don’t necessarily agree with the author’s recommendation that if you’re not going monetize your blog, then choose blogger. My recommendation would be to start with WordPress from the very beginning. I would also recommend installing WordPress into your own domain name site (I assume you’ve already registered your personal site). There are many virtual consultants that can help you handle the technical elements of blogging. I pay $50/month to a WordPress blog consultant in England to handle my technical needs that exceed my knowledge or willingness to invest my personal time. We occasionally get on a Skype call if there is something we need to discuss. Most of our communication is through email.
Regardless of my personal perspective that I think you should start with your own installation of wordpress on your site - primarily since it’s a pain in the you-know-what to convert at a later point if you want to switch all your existing content to another platform/service – this is a good article in table form that shows the differences between the major blogging platforms.
If you are interested in blogging as a hobby and not necessarily for profit, and you don’t want to mess with any technical aspects, I would recommend Blogger. However, if at any point in your blogging career, you think you might want to blog for profit, I would highly recommend WordPress. It is considered to be, hands down, the best blogging platform out there for creating and maintaining a unique and profitable blog.
To read the full article by Blogelina, please click the link below:
Blogging Platform Comparison Chart
Barry Deutsch
