Word
Press Versus Blogger
Its
well known that using a blog can generate free traffic,
but how do you choose which type of blog is right for you?
There are many factors that you need to be aware of before
you decide which service you want to use.
The
two most popular types of blog on the internet are Word
Press and Blogger but they differ in many ways and have
their own advantages and disadvantages which greatly effective
how they can be used so read on to find out which one is
best suited to you.
Word
Press
If you
want to put a blog on your own website for free Word Press
is definitely the best option for you. All you have to do
is download the files from their website and follow the
simple instructions to install it into your hosting account.
Its
just a case of dragging the necessary files into the folder
of your choice where you want the blog to appear and creating
a MySQL database in your website control panel. The whole
installation process is very easy and can be completed in
a matter of minutes.
The
main advantage of Word Press is that it provides flexibility
and it allows you to be far more creative because its an
open source script meaning it can be freely distributed
and manipulated by anyone. So if you want the script to
do a specific task you can either find an existing plugin
or hire a programmer to create one for you.
There
are hundreds of free plugins that will help to maximise
the amount of traffic your blog generates such as the social
bookmarking plugin which will allow you to easily add the
entry links for each post to the most popular social bookmarking
websites and the subscribe me plugin which will allow visitors
to subscribe to your blog via RSS feeds using their favourite
blog reader.
As well
as the plugins there are literally thousands of free templates
to choose from and you can easily find one with colours
that match rest of your website. This will enable you to
instantly create your own professional looking blog.
Blogger
If you
don't have a website or don't know how to install a blog
you will have to use Blogger which is a free service provided
for anyone who opens an account on their website. The first
thing you will need to do is find an available name for
your blog which can be difficult as many have already been
taken by other users.
Once
you have created your account you will need to choose the
template you want to use. There is only a limited selection
but its best not to use the default template as the majority
of other members will be using it so in order to stand out
from the crowd you will need to use a less popular one.
Although
its quick and easy to set up it doesn't offer enough flexibility
and it limits how creative you can be. Its also very slow
at loading and is not good at track backs which is important
because you need to know who is linking to your articles.
The
main disadvantage of Blogger is that you don't have full
control of your blog and if they think your content looks
like search engine spam they can block and delete it without
any warning at all. If you have spent months setting up
your blog and writing content the last thing you want is
for it to be suddenly deleted.
So if
you want to start your own blog and generate free traffic
over a long period of time without any problems you should
definitely use Word Press on your own website. Its far safer
and more reliable than Blogger and will give you the flexibility
and creativity you need.
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