Earn Money Online - Blogger Vs. Word Press
Choosing a blogging platform can be overwhelming for new bloggers. Choosing the right blog is important as a beginner blogger because if you pick a platform that is too advanced for your skill level, you are bound to quit blogging. The top two blogging platforms are Blogger and Word Press.
Blogger is owned by Google and is a popular blog platform to use for beginners. The controls of blogger are easy and signing up for a membership is free of charge (sign up for a G-Mail account). You can set up your blog and have a post up within 15 minutes. Also, there are plug-ins called “Gadgets” to enhance your blog. Some of the gadgets are: YouTube Video Viewer, Java Plug-In, World News and Weather updates.
The negative aspect of Blogger is that there are not as many customizable tools so that you can adjust your templates according to your preference. However, as a beginning blogger, the majority of your time will be spent thinking of posts and content creation. The Google blogging platform also has plug-ins called “Gadgets” that you can add to your blog to spice up the appearance of your blog.
WordPress (WP) is used by more advanced users. The reason is that the benefits of WordPress are more advanced and you might need to know html or css to use some of the “widgets” that you can customize according. Also you can customize your templates and this also requires some css knowledge. People who use Word Press tend to pay for their own hosting and domain, so if you do not want to pay for a blogging platform, stay away from Word Press.
To conclude, it is recommended that a beginning blogger should try the free blog Blogger platform first. If they like blogging and think they will stick with it, then they can purchase their own hosting and domain name and use Word Press.