The main question when starting a blog is what platform to choose. Some choose to go directly to a paid hosting to their domain name, but solutions are free for those who do not want to bother with technicalities.

Blogging at WordPress.com
WordPress.com platform is the most used due to its strength, and many stars use the VIP offer. We can create a few clicks blog.wordpress.com giving the title and the url you want. We spent a few minutes to choose the theme and configure some options and we may publish his first article. I also note that WordPress.com has a listing phenomenal compared to other platforms. I am writing an article to enable multisite wordpress 3.0, and it is already on the first page of Google with the query multisite wordpress so that only dates in recent weeks. In addition to the network wordpress.com, it is estimated that Google gives more weight to blogs because they are updated more frequently so …

The big problem with WordPress.com is that you can not put javascript, so you can say goodbye to a possible monetization of a blog. We can not use buttons for sharing, even if WordPress.com has comprehensive options in this regard. You can get around this limitation with Shortcodes are snippets of code that inserts in his articles, but it is binding and their implementation is not always within reach of anybody. It is so strict that we can not even modify the CSS of the template to customize the theme, unless you use a paid option. Finally, it is estimated that WordPress is very slow to load in the Control Panel, unless one uses Google Gears to speed implying additional procedures. In fact, I think a blog on WordPress is directed especially to those who use the script on a hosted WordPress. They can learn quickly the basics of configuration.

Blogging at Blogger
The platform is similar to Google’s Blogger to WordPress, but you can customize your blog at will. You may modify its theme, integrating javascript and you can put Adsense ads in a few clicks. Recently, a creator of Blogger Template, which is very comprehensive and powerful. In addition, other sites offer hundreds of themes that can be installed, then it is not possible on WordPress.com. In the latter, one can choose only those offered by the catalog, even if it is provided.

Blogger has some disadvantages such as poor management review, and planning section is not comprehensive. WordPress.com Akismet integrates default which is formidable and highly effective. In fact, I have almost nothing to do against spam, except in cases of force majeure. Create a blog on Blogger is as simple as on WordPress.com, but if you can not find names interesting blogs, and is one of the main difficulties. Blogger is so flexible that many people create thousands of blogs to spam and have strong links. It is true that Google does not allow otherwise blocking the blog, but this usage is still current.

It is also one of the reasons WordPress.com imposes these limitations, because he claims that it prevents spammers from polluting the platform. But just scratch the surface to realize that the goal is a little more profit …

The paying options, the manna of WordPress.com
A free blog on WordPress.com offers free space to 1GB and can put images, but it stops there. You must pay options to modify the CSS, host of the video (but can be integer videos Youtube or Dailymotion). You can also use your domain name in exchange for a lump sum payment. For example, instead www.blog.com blog.wordpress.com.

But the main drawback is that you must also pay for the 301 redirect. The latter is necessary when you want to migrate your blog to wordpress.com hosting staff. Thus, the 301 redirect tells Google that the blog is moved so final, and migration occurs transparently without losing page rank. WordPress.com makes you pay about $ 10 per year for the 301 redirect. Thus, we see that WordPress.com has a well established tactic, it offers a good showing and a platform, and when you are considering moving to the next level, you had to go to the checkout. You can tell me that’s fair game since WordPress chews the work for you, but you can migrate to a free Blogger hosting staff without losing page rank! Thus, it is sometimes blocked when we reach this stage of blogging with WordPress.

My advice for novice bloggers
My two main blogs on WordPress.com, and I am very happy but I am considering switching to a self-hosting, and say that it pisses me off having to pay for a free option on other platforms. Before I was on Blogger, and this time he could not bear explicit URLs, so I passed on WordPress.com. Today, Blogger perfectly supports these URLs explicit, so I sometimes regret that decision. My advice is that you must determine your needs: Do you plan to monetize your blog or move it later? Then you must choose Blogger! However, if you want a platform that simplifies your life a lot, and you plan to stay for long, then you should opt for WordPress!

It is interesting to note that the WordPress core strength lies in its community that provides plugins and themes at will, and the WordPress platform prevents them from installing them. A third option is to use direct staff accommodation, and that it does not cost you 5-10 dollars per month depending on the importance of space. Furthermore, some hosts have the Fantastico software that installs WordPress, Joomla, Drupal or PHPbb in one click. The reason I do not use this option is that I live in a country where online payment is catastrophic, imagine that I must pay $ 27 fee if I transfer $ 20! Each solution has its advantages and disadvantages, and it is for everyone to choose according to its objectives and its budget.

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