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Best Blogging Platform for Affiliate Marketing?

Discussion in 'Blogging' started by theor23, Dec 14, 2013.

  1. #1
    Hey everyone!

    So I've decided to become an affiliate with amazon for the moment. I'm interested in generating traffic and just getting a feel for what I'm getting into. I don't want to go all yet with domain/hosting/awebber ect. What would you guys recommend for a free blogging platform? I plan I utilizing social networks as well
     
    theor23, Dec 14, 2013 IP
  2. homer7

    homer7 Well-Known Member

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    Definitely WordPress.
     
    homer7, Dec 14, 2013 IP
  3. qwikad.com

    qwikad.com Illustrious Member Affiliate Manager

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    You can try https://www.tumblr.com/ It's a microblogging / social networking platform. I am sure you've heard about it.
     
    qwikad.com, Dec 14, 2013 IP
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    Rado_ch Well-Known Member

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    WordPress, no doubt about it - the king of Blogs and soon to rule over the CMS world :)
    You have all the flexibility and vast functionalities, great templates that are easily customizable and
    a helpful community, always ready to lend a hand.
     
    Rado_ch, Dec 14, 2013 IP
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    MilesWeb Well-Known Member

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    Blogspot is also a good option if you are not looking for hosting and domains.

     
    MilesWeb, Dec 15, 2013 IP
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    I'd recommend Wordpress.com over blogspot or any other because of the addons/plugins/features you'd get with it. Its free, secure and feature rich, probably the best option for you right now.
     
    shamzblueworld, Dec 15, 2013 IP
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    blogdum Well-Known Member

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    1. WordPress (Self-hosted)
    2. Blogger.com (Free)
     
    blogdum, Dec 15, 2013 IP
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    homer7 Well-Known Member

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    don't wast your time with blogspot and chasing free hosting if you really want to get traffic from google, i regret the time i spent with blogspot.
     
    homer7, Dec 15, 2013 IP
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    FullHider Active Member

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    Wordpress is the best, but you can select too Joomla, Drupal...
     
    FullHider, Dec 15, 2013 IP
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    hamlet.fe Active Member

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    Blogger and wordpress. Wordpress has more seo optimization feature than blogger. So most blogger prefer wordpress.
     
    hamlet.fe, Dec 15, 2013 IP
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    MisterCasual Peon

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    Wordpress 100%
     
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  12. theor23

    theor23 Active Member

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    I should probably just save the money to get hosting then, why waste content right?
     
    theor23, Dec 15, 2013 IP
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    wizzyweb Greenhorn

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    Of course, get domain and hosting, and you will be your own boss :)
     
    wizzyweb, Dec 15, 2013 IP
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    Winagain Well-Known Member

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    Wordpress of course. There no other platform that offers such level of personalization, plugins and ease of use.
     
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    Annea Well-Known Member

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    No, no, no, no, no! If you're looking for a free way to sell Amazon products, use HubPages (I won't mind if you sign up under my link :)). You have to write quality articles but HP has a pr6 last I checked plus, Amazon and eBay capsules are built right into the platform. It is soooo easy to just add a product in your article (you can pick or use keywords to find products). Also, quality articles are indexed almost immediately and if you have/signup for AdSense and Kontera, you also get revshare, in addition to HP's own ads that they split rev with you.

    Blogger used to have Amazon capsules but don't anymore.

    Things have changed at HP since the G updates. I'm not sure but I think nowadays, newbies have to have their articles approved at first. Used to be, we just wrote 'em up and hit the publish button. We had tons of fun there, I miss the old days with all my writer buddies.
     
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    The best blogging platform is obviously WordPress.
     
    Solar Oblivion, Dec 15, 2013 IP
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    Annea Well-Known Member

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    I agree but he wants to keep it all free for now. He will also be starting from scratch with his SEO, etc., meaning no pagerank and so forth. Perhaps an established site would give him a bit of a head start?
     
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    Rehan23 Greenhorn

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    wordpress for sure
     
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    Noticed Active Member

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    1.) WordPress
    2.) Ghost (It's for more "simple" blogs I would say, but I really enjoy it)
     
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    Hi, From My Experience, Wordpress is the best blogging platform.
     
    swasa, Dec 16, 2013 IP