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.
Pepper, I have been very nervous about the learning curve on WordPress but I had 5 “A’s” and only 1 “B”. Sounds like I need to get over this. SOOOO looking forward to your next posts on the subject. I also signed up for your website. I want to learn everything I can! 🙂
Oh, sorry about that. The first paragraph of the article said WordPress.com. I’ve heard a paid WordPress account is good if you have the funds to do it. Makes me wonder why they even have a free version if there’s not much you can do with it, lol. 🙂
Interesting. I tried WordPress for free, and to be honest, I wasn’t able to do half of what I can do with Blogger. I couldn’t use any custom themes without paying for it, and Google Friend Connect’s widget didn’t work, which was really frustrating. I currently use a WP theme that has been converted to work with Blogger, and it gives me the ability to alter text/colors as I choose, something I wasn’t “allowed” to do for free with WP.
I’d venture to say if you want a free blog with full control over it, go for Blogger.
Thank you so much! That was an editor’s mistake. I really appreciate you pointing that out so I could fix it!
My main fear with WordPress is that if at some point I stop blogging all will be lost…with Blogger, since it is free, if I stop blogging…my family will still have a record of my blog for years to come!