Planning to start a blog? Well, establishing a blog can be a daunting and time-consuming task. But sometimes it becomes a lot difficult to choose a blogging platform when there are many. And mainly when there are two best blogging platforms and one has to choose the best and start blogging. As we know that WordPress and Blogger are the Top blogging platforms so it becomes difficult to go with the one. So, I have come up with a post that can help you to choose a blogging platform for your blog. So, Let me start with my post about WordPress Vs. Blogspot.
Not only would you need to formulate strategies to promote and market your blog but also need to explore the ins and outs of the blogging platform you have selected?
As a matter of fact, there are various options available in regards to blogging including Tumblr, Blogspot, and WordPress to name a few.
However, two of the most popular blogging platforms are WordPress and Blogspot, where both render a wide range of features and designs.
Thanks to the ever-growing popularity of WordPress and Blogspot, the most talked-about topic is WordPress vs. Blogspot.
In today’s post, we are going to do an in-depth WordPress and Blogspot comparison to help you understand. Which is the right platform for your blogging needs and requirements?
We will compare these two platforms on the basis of certain major factors and will also cover the pros and cons of using each platform.
Note: This comparison is between WordPress.org and Blogspot.com and not WordPress.com and Blogspot.
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WordPress:
WordPress was introduced to not only give bloggers a more complicated blogging platform but also the freedom to establish dynamic, visually stunning, and fully functioning blogs. WordPress was created on MySQL and PHP by Automatic. The platform is suitable for both beginners as well as advanced users. It also boasts a user-friendly and easy-to-use interface with amazing features. I have written a post on Why you should be using WordPress for your blog or website and I think It will help you to better understand WordPress.
Pros:
- Gives bloggers a lot more control over the appearance, functionality, and content of the blog.
- Enables you to have a custom domain name, which looks more professional than a sub-domain of blogspot.com.
- Offers a wide range of themes and plugins to choose from. You can check this list of some essential Plugins which can help you to make a better WordPress site.
- We can create a child theme in WordPress theme with which we need not make changes again and again when we get the updates with the current theme.
- You can make a Multilingual blog or website using some Plugins only. You can check a list of plugins which can help you to make a multilingual site in minutes.
- It provides the option to install the third party commenting plugin. I have collected a list of best commenting plugins, you can check that to choose one.
Cons:
- The technical knowledge required to establish a self-hosted WordPress blog is little more than that required for a website like Blogger.
- You will also have to spend on hosting, but this will cost as low as $5 per month. I recommend you to buy hosting and domain from Godaddy which is best for starting a new blog as you have to pay only $12 USD per year.
Blogspot:
Blogger was bought by Google in 2003 and made the website very useful for beginners. As a matter of fact, Blogger was first introduced in 1999 and considered as the first user-friendly interface.
Blogspot or Blogger is extremely useful when a user just wants to write content and share it on the internet. Moreover, if earning money from your blog is not your ultimate aim, Blogspot is an ideal choice for you.
There are, of course, various limitations of using Blogspot in regards to the benefits of WordPress for SEO, functionalities, and design. But all in all, if you are looking for a platform to start from 0 costs, you can certainly choose Blogspot.
Pros:
- Lets you establish a blog with zero cost
- Has a user-friendly and intuitive interface with amazing widgets
- Offers an assortment of free templates to choose from
- The site is highly secure and scarcely down for maintenance.
Cons:
- It does not offer many options for more advanced users
- Does not come with post editing options and has minimal comments options
- Also, lack of high-end features
- The site also does not come with various customization options to allow users to customize the look and feel of their blog
Various factors to compare WordPress Vs. Blogspot
1. Ownership
Blogspot is a blogging platform rendered by a big player in the online world, Google. It is reliable, free, and enough to post your content on the web. Unfortunately, it is not owned by the user. Since it is owned by Google, it has the right to shut it or your access down anytime.
On the other hand, a WordPress blog is owned by the user. Thus, the blogger has the right to either continue it or shut it down completely anytime. You own all the content and information present on it, and you control what information you would want to share with the third party.
2. Security
Since Blogger is a Google software, you get the added benefit of Google’s powerful secure platform. With Blogspot, you do not need to bother about securing your blog, managing your server’s resources, or creating full backups.
However, when it comes to WordPress security, the blogger is accountable for creating backups and maintaining its security. WordPress also offers various tools and plugins that make securing your website a lot easier.
3. Support
Blogger offers limited support. You can get support in the form of a user’s forum and basic documentation.
However, since WordPress has become a popular blogging system, it has an active community of users. You also get access to IRC chat rooms, community forums, and online documentation, where you can directly communicate to experienced WordPress developers and users for any WordPress-related query.
4. Future
Blogspot basically has not seen any major update for a long time. Also, Google has a record of shutting down its popular services like Adsense for feeds, Google Reader, and the possible termination of FeedBurner. The future of Blogspot completely depends on Google and thus can be shut down anytime Google wants.
WordPress is a popular open-source platform which clearly indicates that its future does not rely on any particular individual or company. Moreover, it powers more than 24.7% of the websites and the figure seems to be only growing. Therefore, WordPress’s future is reassuring and bright.
WordPress Vs. Blogspot – SEO Perspective
You might be thinking that which platform is better when it comes to SEO. Well, both are good enough but I have a video which can help you explain better. In this video, Matt Cutts who was the head of the Webspam team shares his view about WordPress and Blogger. And I recommend you to check this video.
Matt Cutts himself uses WordPress Platform for his Personal blog.
And through My experience, I will also recommend you to use WordPress for better SEO. I have used both Blogspot and WordPress but WordPress has many SEO plugins and is used by a large variety of functionality whereas Blogger has some limitation with SEO.
Finally, What I want to say:
Well, both WordPress and Blogger are good, Now I have compared the difference and similarities between both and it’s your will to go with the platform of your choice.
Also, I would love to know your opinion about this post through comments.ben
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Very informative post Jason! I feel so comfortable with the WordPress as there are lots of great themes and I can customize those fully. That’s really worth my money. But blogspot also have some pros which I cannot deny though. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Jason,
I am a fan of WordPress but both have some pro and cons. Although enjoyed reading your post.
thanks for sharing.
Have a good day.
I am blogging now, and i use Blogspot for it. I just wanted a simple and easy blogging tool with minimal features and good security. I have used WordPress too and i know how efficiently it works. But my requirement is less now and Blogspot filled the spot 🙂
Hi Jason and Robin,
That’s a really great post comparing Blogspot and WordPress.
Yes, I too started out on Blogspot – because it was free, so that must be better.
Wrong. I gradually became aware of the points that Jason made and switched. It was painful at the time, but definitely the right choice.
The ownership was the clinching factor for me, and with self-hosting available for such a low cost I really it has to be the way to go for anyone running a business through their blog.
Slightly different if you’re just a hobby blogger – but even so, I wouldn’t want to run the risk of being shut down for some accidental transgression.
Great post, thanks.
Joy – Blogging After Dark
Hi Robin,
Well Jason did a fantastic job and shared excellent comparison of both the platforms along with their pros and cons. I have tested both, in fact i also create websites in Joomla but still i my vote goes to WordPress and i like it a lot.
Thanks for sharing such a lovely post 🙂
Regards
Mairaj
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Hey Robin,
It’s hard to say whether beginners should choose WordPress or Blogspot. Though most of the people recommend to choose the WordPress platform because of its vast features. But when you enter in the field of blogging then you should try out blogger platform.
It would provide you some better writing skills. You would be able to craft a great post for your website. After that you can transfer from Blogspot to WordPress.
An informative post here.
Enjoy the day.
~Ravi
Hi Ravi,
For me WordPress is Best. But mostly bloggers start with Blogspot which is also a good option.
Interesting post Jason
Personally I don’t think there is any comparison between Blogger/Blogspot and a self hosted blog using the framework form wordpress.org. BlogSpot/Blogger is more like wordpress.com. In both instances the platforms and your blog then belong to someone else. They make the rules and they change them as they want.
If you want a home on the web than your hosted blog is the way to go. Yes you have to find hosting and learn more about the framework of your home, but then you get exactly what you want and it is yours forever.
You did a great job of outlining the pros and cons of both.
To Great Sucess
Thankyou Mary, Its obvious that Every blogger will start up at blogger.com and end up at WordPress. A great transformation. Once you actually get used to Blogging on BlogSpot and learned most of Blogging tips, it’s better to move to WordPress. That will eventually help you to increase your revenue and better audience..
Hello Robin! Great share for those looking to start up a Blog! I actually never heard of Blogspot before and now can share this knowledge with others whom are looking to get started for free.
Thanks
Chery :))
Hi Cherry,
I am glad that you are able to know about Blogspot through this post by Jason.
Thanks, Sazzad, for your valuable response. It’s a great feeling when someone likes your write-up. And thanks to the Robin, who helped me to share my words with readers on his blog.
Thanks Robin for your article. You provide some informative knowledge for new & experienced blogger. I love wordpress for its thousand of plugin & support.
Thanks for sharing your feedback with us hossian. But Josan has helped to me to publish this post.
I totally agree with you Jason, BlogSpot is great if you are new in blogging but if you want to take it to the next level you must use a self-hosted domain or WordPress service.
Such a wonderful article for Blogging Beginners.
Very informative.
Superb post,
Really wordpress rocks according to my view, i have been using this since 4 years and apart from temporary glitches it doesn’t have any problems, where as blogger has limited features when compared to wordpress, i recommend wordpress, thank you for sharing this post.
We are also using WordPress from more than 6 years now.. And are very happy with the features and benefits it is offering..
i never used blogger but i am a fan of wordpress because its plugins and other features made website buillding easy.
Thanks for your comment and dropping by dhanunjai
Thanks Asif, for the valuable response. Both WordPress and Blogger have their own features, that best suits to certain situations. So, it upto you with which one you want to go.
Jason Daszkewicz,
Oh, Basically I have watched video on Mutt Cut and then include comment on below section I don’t read author box name. So, I have shared my idea on the comment box. But Thank You so much to replied great responsive.
Hi, Robin,
That’s very helpful knowledge about WordPress VS Blogspot, mostly blogger choose WordPress and many blogger choose Blogspot platform, But I like WordPress. Thanks for shared helpful and beneficial knowledge.
Hi Asif,
Thanks for the feedback but the credit goes Jason.