Wordpress or Blogger

Discussion in 'WordPress' started by Codbox, Jun 24, 2009.

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Which of the following blogging service is the best

  1. Wordpress

    45 vote(s)
    76.3%

  2. Blogger

    12 vote(s)
    20.3%

  3. Other

    2 vote(s)
    3.4%

  4. I don't like blogging

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
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  1. itsallwhite

    itsallwhite Peon

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    #41
    Wordpress for me - easy to use, so many plugins, adaptable, awesome! just a little bit slow to load I think
     
    itsallwhite, Jul 2, 2009 IP
  2. mrdo

    mrdo Well-Known Member

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    #42
    Self-hosted wordpress is the best. But Blogger is free. I'm using both of them
     
    mrdo, Jul 2, 2009 IP
  3. Lastbutnotleast

    Lastbutnotleast Peon

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    #43
    What would be the best strategy to mix self-hosted WP and blogger?

    I mean what put on blogger blogs / self-hosted WP blogs
     
    Lastbutnotleast, Jul 2, 2009 IP
  4. kenny4u

    kenny4u Peon

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    #44
    i prefer blogspot, but thats me :)
     
    kenny4u, Jul 3, 2009 IP
  5. Codbox

    Codbox Active Member

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    #45
    Blogger is the best for beginners as it is user friendly and seo friendly
     
    Codbox, Jul 4, 2009 IP
  6. nzjo

    nzjo Banned

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    #46
    Cool thanks guys :D - I'm just about to set up a blog and was wondering which blog thing to use so that's cool I'll use wordpress :D
     
    nzjo, Jul 4, 2009 IP
  7. tan19852

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    #47
    wordpress isthe best.. it's more flexible!!!
     
    tan19852, Jul 5, 2009 IP
  8. jeffhale

    jeffhale Active Member

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    #48
    what level of programming skill is needed to use wordpress effectively? how much time does it take to get wordpress up and running if you know some programming, but are by no means and expert?
     
    jeffhale, Jul 6, 2009 IP
  9. Lastbutnotleast

    Lastbutnotleast Peon

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    #49
    You don't need any level of programming.

    If you do have an host with Cpanel and Fantastico (ie: Hostgator), it's a 1 click instal.

    Then adding themes and plugins is very easy, just files to upload to the relevant folder.

    Here is a tutorial: http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=822515
     
    Lastbutnotleast, Jul 6, 2009 IP
  10. shivshan

    shivshan Active Member

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    #50
    i'll vote only for blogger :)
     
    shivshan, Jul 8, 2009 IP
  11. pharmacy

    pharmacy Peon

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    #51
    I like blogger and i am using it only
     
    pharmacy, Jul 8, 2009 IP
  12. ~kev~

    ~kev~ Well-Known Member

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    #52
    In my opinion, both of them are good and both serve a purpose. I like the themes that wordpress has to pick from. While the blogger themes seem difficult to work with or change.

    The one thing that I really like about wordpress over blogger is the scheduler. Sometimes I will write 3, 4, 5 or 6 post in one day, and then use the scheduler to post them out over the next week - 2 weeks. That is the one feature that I wish blogger had.

    I dont think its relaly which one is "better" - I think its which one fits your needs.
     
    ~kev~, Jul 8, 2009 IP
  13. prashantban

    prashantban Well-Known Member

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    #53
    Wordpress ofcourse.. no need of any second thoughts...!!
     
    prashantban, Jul 8, 2009 IP
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    #54
    wordpress is better if you can manage SEO and other stuff by yourself.. Blogger does these automatically for you..

    But wordpress is more powerful..
     
    susan8051, Jul 8, 2009 IP
  15. Lastbutnotleast

    Lastbutnotleast Peon

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    #55
    Wordpress does SEO quite automatically too.
     
    Lastbutnotleast, Jul 8, 2009 IP
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    pipes Prominent Member

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    #56
    I started off on blogger a few years back, but since using wordpress i simply wouldn't use blogger again.

    I love wordpress. :)
     
    pipes, Jul 8, 2009 IP
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    doku Peon

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    #57
    wordpress is th best!! :)
     
    doku, Jul 8, 2009 IP
  18. Lastbutnotleast

    Lastbutnotleast Peon

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    #58
    Don't you feel that a network of Wordpress self hosted sites and blogger sites would be good (on a SEO point of view)?
     
    Lastbutnotleast, Jul 8, 2009 IP
  19. Tritontrax

    Tritontrax Peon

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    #59
    You could use blogger sites as microsites to capture and drive traffic to your self hosted WP sites. Discuss your WP content on posts on the blogger sites.


    ETA: Apparently, we have a missing poll option: "Both" :)
     
    Tritontrax, Jul 8, 2009 IP
  20. SticKer

    SticKer Well-Known Member

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    #60
    When I started blogging I started with Blogger but soon moved to wordpress. I prefer using self hosted wordpress blogs.

    SticKer
     
    SticKer, Jul 8, 2009 IP
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