Hi all, While trying not to be too blunt, I am wondering if it's worth actually doing a blogger blog? I think it's been talked about hundreds of times, and countless leave statements of pros & cons -- but honestly is it even worth having? I have tons of great blogger names, and I do blog on occassion, for fun. However, I never take the step further and try to make potential ad-revenue off of it. I find that too often the blogger blogs are not worth the time and effort to invest in, if all you will see in return are a couple dollars, if that. Would love to hear your opinion on this. And even more, are there any ___.blogspot.com blogs that you know are successful in adsense earnings / ad revenue??
How profitable a blog is has more to do with the actual blog itself (Content, SEO, Design, Promotion) and the person running it, than the platform it's on. Personally I prefer to have complete control over my blogs to do what ever I wish, including domain and hosting, and I prefer Wordpress, but that's not to say that you can't make money with a blogger blog...many do...and just because you're on Wordpress doesn't mean you will be successful. It depends on what your needs are. many of the things that I like to do, and want to implement in the future are just not possible on Blogger so it holds no appeal to me at all because I wouldn't have the blogs that I have if Blogger was my only option. But for some it offers a certain sense of security and ease, and many believe they have a leg up SEO wise because it's on Blogger, but you trade that for limited functions and control. None of that really has anything to do with whether or not your blog can or will make any money, but it may have something to do with how you create your blog and it's presentation.
Hi, I'm not the best person to tell you which platform is best and why, but let me answer your question in a different way. Sometimes we see tv commercials featuring lots of technology, special effects, etc. and each time they pass, we only remember what they're about after a couple of seconds. Then we have these simple commercials that don't use fancy gimmicks, but make us smile or surprise us and as soon as they start we know what they're about and sometimes we even remember them during the day. Creativity ! Best regards, José
Thanks Jose & hmansfield, this is definitely helpful for me in consideration of what path to take. I mean, I understand that it's best just to get a domain name, and grab the WP blog, however I just was curious to see if blogger actually was a viable outlet for making money -- and if so, what are some examples of .blogspost 'success stories'. Thanks again
Here's a couple of links for you, Some Well designed blogger blogs: http://www.pingable.org/12-well-designed-blogspot-blogs/ Notable Wordpress Users: http://en.wordpress.com/notable-users/
Thanks I really appreciate your help. I decided to get back into an old blogspot blog just for fun. I still have some readers, and I'm going to dedicate just 10 minutes/day to the blog -- the time will be strictly for content-focus only. No marketing or anything. Thanks again.