We are continuing our How to Blog series with a fun little quiz, WordPress versus Blogger. What type of blogging platform you use really depends on what kind of blog you have, where you want it to go, and overcoming the fear of having a WordPress Blog. Today we’re going to help you discover if your dream blog should use Blogger.com or WordPress.org (self-hosted).
WordPress vs. Blogger
Remember taking those test in your favorite teen magazines years ago? The ones that told you who you should be dating? Who was your dream guy? Today you will be taking the ultimate blog quiz!
Should your dream blog use WordPress or Blogger? Mark down your answers and find out your results at the end.
1) Are you going to use your blog to earn money?
A. Yes
B. No
C. I dont know.
2) Do you want to promote your current business?
A. Yes
B. No
C. I dont know.
3) Are you willing to learn more to grow your blog?
A. Yes
B. No
C. I dont know.
4) Are you willing to invest $70 per year in your blog?
A. Yes
B. No
C. I dont know.
5) Do you want full control of how your blog looks?
A. Yes
B. No
C. I dont know.
6) Do you want your blog to have all the bells & whistles?
A. Yes
B. No
C. I dont know.
Time to Score
This test is one of the easiest to score. If you circled even one (A) then your dream blog is a self-hosted WordPress blog.
Join Us Next Week
In the next month we will talk more about why these answers lead to WordPress and how to build your dream blog. Join me in the following weeks while we discuss:
- Why WordPress is better for building an income blog.
- The myths of WordPress.
- Tools you will want while working with WordPress in the following weeks.
I hope you will join me through this three part series to learn more about blogging.
How to Blog Series
- 5 Facts that WordPress is Made for Building Income
- The Myths of WordPress
- Starting a Blog: 8 Things to Consider When Starting Out
What kind of blog do you have? Have you considered a WordPress Blog? What has stopped you from getting a WordPress Blog?
My name is Pepper, Im a mom, blogger, and graphic designer. I have been blogging and designing websites since 1997. In 2010 I started my own graphic design business, Uniquehorn Designs, to pursue my dreams of staying home with my boys. At my blog, Pepper Scraps, I help moms learn more about blogging, how to improve their websites and enjoy the everyday moments of life. To learn more about me, please visit my blog Pepper Scraps or follow me on Twitter.
We are actually talking about wordpress.org not wordpress.com. I do not recommend wordpress.com because the cost of the extras will cost about the same as hosting.
Google will not keep an inactive site going forever. Plus you have no control over this. At any point they can delete your account. Or you can be like many people I have heard of that get marked as spam blogs and deleted. It will all be gone.
With either platforms if you want to keep your content forever you need to make sure and backup!. What’s nice about WordPress is you can have your blog automatically backed up and even mailed to your email account. Also if you own the space it’s never going to go away. You own it.
YAY! I can’t wait, I just moved to WordPress an although I am loving it I know there is so much more to lean and know. I look forward to learning more…(YaY)
Yes Wordoress.org is so much more flexible than WordPress.com and really can cost about the same with how .com charges for extras.
I will definitely be sharing some tricks. If you have questions feel free and ask them here in the comments too! I will also be sharing some great tools and how to find great information in my last post of the series.