Millions of blogs are setup every day with the hoop of making a big name for themselves and earning some good money online. Now when starting with blogging you’d obviously want the best possible start, right? But how can we start of good? Well, it’s just as simple as snapping your fingers. Take the time to choose a good platform with the right features and possibility to customize your blog without getting a headache. There has always been a debate about which blogging platform is the best. Without any doubt blogger and wordpress have been the biggest and most popular platforms for blogging. I have used both Blogger and Wordpress in the past and have been pretty satisfied with both platforms. While Blogger is known for its simplicity and smooth interface for creating blogs in 5 minutes, Wordpress is well known for its powerful features and is more suitable for the more advanced blogger. Even though many people argue about which platform is better, I personally think that each person is different and has a different taste.

If your wanting to setup a quick blog in 10 minutes without the hassle of dealing with any coding then Blogger is best suitable for you, however if you want to have powerful features and want more control over your blog then I’d say you should go for Wordpress.

My main reason for writing this post is to help you decide and see which platform is better and most suitable for you.

 1. Blogger

Blogger is maybe one of the best known blogging platforms because it’s owned by the mighty Google. As said before, blogger is easy to set up and you could have your blog setup in a matter of minutes. Many people like to choose blogger because they say that blogspot blogs get indexed much faster than other blogging platforms because it’s owned by google. It’s also said that if you create a blog with BlogSpot and apply for AdSense you will be approved very fast. One personal thing I pretty much hate is that you can’t really create categories on your blog. This can be irritating for visitors as they will find it hard to navigate and won’t be able to find related posts to what there reading.

 Blogger Pros:

• Free hosting
• Drag and drop widgets for easy customization
• Simplicity to setup a blog in a matter of minutes
• Good start for a newbie
• Easy to place Google Adsense ads
• Owned by google
• Gets indexed fast in search engines
• Smooth and easy interface

 Blogger Cons:

• Limited powerful features
• Lack of good free templates
• Can’t categorize your posts
• Need extensive coding knowledge to create or add features
• Domain doesn’t look professional
• It’s annoying to leave comments

2. Wordpress

I personally think Wordpress is more suitable for the more serious bloggers. You can choose if you want a free hosted blog or a self hosted blog, but I recommend using the self hosted blog if you really want to benefit from all the features available. There are also tons of features available and not to forget there are also more than enough templates available for free or for a price. The good thing about Wordpress is that almost 90% of web designers always prefer creating Wordpress websites because it has loads of features and you have more control to customize the code. So getting custom made templates for Wordpress won’t be a problem. The only negative thing I can think of is that you can’t use AdSense on free hosted sites on wordpress.

Wordpress Pros:

• Free Wordpress software
• Tons of cool features
• Easy to find web designers for Wordpress
• Thousands of free quality templates to choose from
• Is highly customizable, if you know some coding you can change anything you like
• Easy to install and setup if u use one click fantastico
• Lot of support available in forums or fellow members
• Easy to use admin panel

Wordpress Cons:

• May require a learning curve for beginners
• May be to advanced for begginers 
• Not allowed ads or advertisements on free hosted Wordpress

My conclusion is that if you’re looking to establish a quickie site and want a short term blog that is quick, easy and free to set up then you should book a ticket with Blogger, but if you’re looking to establish a long term blog with the idea of earning good money then you should go for Wordpress.

I personally think Wordpress is better overall in every aspect. I simple just love the fantastic features and plug ins Wordpress offers as it makes life much easier. Also most designers know how to customize Wordpress, so getting unique themes created won’t be a problem.

So which blogging platform do you use? Why do you like Blogger or Wordpress?

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