tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565809224588891805.post8012740462519516381..comments2023-10-29T10:27:01.310-04:00Comments on WAHM University: Blogger or WordPress.orgShelley Kimberlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15418103303264690049noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565809224588891805.post-53203753915943799532008-02-20T14:20:00.000-05:002008-02-20T14:20:00.000-05:00Hi, I know this post is alittle old, but......I st...Hi, I know this post is alittle old, but...<BR/>...I started my blog on Blogger and took it to Wordpress within 3 months because I wanted to be recognized and respected...something that is tough on a blogspot.<BR/>Also, Wordpress is much more flexible. You will find that getting hosting and building your own site is rewarding also.<BR/>It's like owning realestate vs renting.<BR/>Right now, you're renting, but ownership brings a feeling of pride.<BR/>there's my $.02<BR/>ALAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565809224588891805.post-40463332044898184772008-02-18T10:02:00.000-05:002008-02-18T10:02:00.000-05:00Wow Sophia that was an eye opener. It has me thin...Wow Sophia that was an eye opener. It has me thinking! I guess I better start backing up my blogs. I will also look into Wordpress.<BR/>http://gailtravel.blogspot.com/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02325213057359012185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565809224588891805.post-26044599903820757472008-02-15T03:31:00.000-05:002008-02-15T03:31:00.000-05:00How amazing that we'd have this conversation earli...How amazing that we'd have this conversation earlier today... I just got my latest blog newsletter from Yaro Starak (He's a blogging genius, if you don't know the name.)<BR/><BR/>Anyways, he recommends wordpress hands down. I'll post it here, sorry for the length of it, but I couldn't figure out where he keeps them online, if at all:<BR/><BR/>It's one the first questions new bloggers ask - <BR/>which blog system should I use? <BR/><BR/>TypePad [www.typepad.com], Blogger <BR/>[www.blogger.com] and WordPress <BR/>[www.wordpress.org] are the most popular and while <BR/>I think they all have their advantages there is <BR/>one clear winner - WordPress. <BR/><BR/>Download WordPress (it's no-cost), install it on <BR/>your server, buy a proper domain name and then get <BR/>blogging. <BR/><BR/>MSN Spaces is another blogging system you may have <BR/>heard of that a lot of teenagers use because it is <BR/>linked with the MSN Messenger chat service. If you <BR/>are serious about blogging I would definitely stay <BR/>clear of it. If you just want to blog about your <BR/>cat/girlfriend/how much you hate your job then <BR/>it's fine, but if you are blogging for any <BR/>professional purposes get something professional. <BR/><BR/>DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN TO YOU<BR/><BR/>I'll tell you a story about Steve. Steve is a <BR/>niche blogger. He set up lots of little blogs on <BR/>all kinds of topics (niches) aiming to make a few <BR/>dollars from each blog by placing Google AdSense <BR/>advertisements on them. Google pays you when <BR/>someone clicks on the ads. <BR/><BR/>After a few months he did really well and built up <BR/>his income. None of his blogs had a lot of <BR/>traffic, but they got enough from search engines <BR/>that each blog earned between $1 and $10 per day. <BR/>In total he earned over $2000 per month from his <BR/>blogs - not a bad effort. <BR/><BR/>One day he turned on his computer and all his <BR/>blogs had gone. Disappeared. Vanished without a <BR/>trace... <BR/><BR/>What happened you ask?<BR/><BR/>He was using one Blogger.com account to manage his <BR/>blogs and Blogger.com determined that what he was <BR/>doing was violating their terms of service. <BR/><BR/>They thought all his blogs were what are called <BR/>"splogs" - SPAM blogs. <BR/><BR/>Splogs are blogs set up to get traffic to other <BR/>sites. They are usually automatically generated and <BR/>the owners have no intention of producing a useful <BR/>website - they just want to get traffic. <BR/>Essentially they are the SPAM of the blogging <BR/>world. <BR/><BR/>Steve contacted the support staff at Blogger.com to <BR/>explain that his sites were not SPAM sites but it <BR/>was difficult to convince them and he never got <BR/>his blogs reactivated. Overnight he lost his <BR/>regular $2000 per month income in one hit. <BR/><BR/>OWN YOUR BLOG<BR/><BR/>If Steve had hosted his blogs on WordPress on his <BR/>own servers with his own domains this simply would <BR/>not have happened. It may cost a bit more upfront <BR/>to buy the domain names and rent the server space <BR/>(WordPress itself is free) but the security and <BR/>control you get makes it worthwhile. <BR/><BR/>Besides the ownership benefit WordPress has many <BR/>other pluses. My particular favorite features <BR/>include: <BR/><BR/>- It's free, very powerful and runs of a mySQL <BR/>database so it's quick. <BR/><BR/>- It has a very easy installation procedure.<BR/><BR/>- There are hundreds of free themes you can <BR/>download and install allowing you to change the <BR/>look of your blog. <BR/><BR/>- There are hundreds of plug-ins that provide <BR/>extra functionality. <BR/><BR/>All of the above benefits are available because <BR/>the WordPress system is Open Source Software, <BR/>which means anyone can look at the code and modify <BR/>the program. Consequently there are hundreds of <BR/>programmers working to make WordPress the best <BR/>blogging system and they do it for free - just for <BR/>the good of the software. <BR/><BR/>GET STARTED<BR/><BR/>Hopefully I've convinced you that WordPress is the <BR/>way to go. Now if you haven't done so already, <BR/>here are the three steps you can do right now to <BR/>get your new WordPress blog installed. <BR/><BR/>1. Go to http://wordpress.org/download/ and <BR/>download WordPress. <BR/><BR/>2. Buy a domain name and hosting package. At the <BR/>moment I use and recommend Dreamhost -<BR/><BR/>http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/yaro-recommends/dreamhost/<BR/> <BR/>There are literally thousands of web hosting <BR/>providers around, just do a Google search if<BR/>you want more options.<BR/><BR/>3. Install your blog. Done!<BR/><BR/>If installing a blog is beyond you then just use<BR/>the one click installation option in Dreamhost.<BR/>You can skip step one above if you do this.<BR/><BR/>This lets you have a WordPress blog installed<BR/>with one click so you don't have to do the <BR/>WordPress uploading process.<BR/><BR/>BACK-UP YOUR BLOG<BR/><BR/>I'll leave you with this one last very important <BR/>note... <BR/><BR/>If you are going to stay with Blogger.com or <BR/>TypePad or even if you use WordPress there is one <BR/>thing you should add to your weekly to-do list - <BR/>back-ups!<BR/><BR/>Make sure you have an offline archive of all your <BR/>content so if for whatever reason you lose your <BR/>blog you can restore all the content. If you own <BR/>your domains you won't lose your traffic either <BR/>because you can restore things to exactly how they <BR/>were. <BR/><BR/>Here's to your blogging success,<BR/><BR/>Yaro Starak<BR/>http://www.blogtrafficschool.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565809224588891805.post-88424998617751104292008-02-13T07:20:00.000-05:002008-02-13T07:20:00.000-05:00Here's my perspective, for what it's worth:WordPre...Here's my perspective, for what it's worth:<BR/><BR/>WordPress provides greater customization. If you want to be able to do fun and interesting stuff, its more intuitive on WordPress.<BR/><BR/>Having said that, you can probably do 90% of what you want to do on Blogger.<BR/><BR/>In terms of search results, Google tends to spider Blogger quicker, mainly because it is in-house. But in the long haul, I'm not sure it will generate you that much more traffic. If you have 300 quality posts and lots of quality backlinks, it doesn't matter if they are on Blogger or WordPress, Google Search is going to find them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565809224588891805.post-40900939632080979602008-02-12T11:16:00.000-05:002008-02-12T11:16:00.000-05:00Hi Shelley, I used to have a blogger blog then I m...Hi Shelley, I used to have a blogger blog then I moved it to wordpress. It was quite easy.<BR/><BR/>Like you, I worried that blogger would close it down, but I also wanted my own domain.<BR/><BR/>It might be worth looking at getting your own domain. If you've already got a hosting account, you'd probably be able to add your blog to that account anyway.<BR/><BR/>Some people do say that you get ranked better on a blogger account, but I didn't get much traffic at all when I was on there.<BR/><BR/>Mind you, getting a decent amount of traffic does take a long time anyway.<BR/><BR/>Good luck deciding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com