This guest post was written by Adam Hert
Both WordPress and Blogger are websites frequently used by business owners. Consumers utilize the platform and tools from these two websites to develop blog pages for both personal and professional use. While both of these sites provide generally the same function, there are key differences in blogging styles adaptable by each site. There is a divide in the blogging community in which some believe that WordPress is superior, and just as equally those who believe Blogger is the right choice when deciding which blogging platform to select. Below we offer detailed insight into the pros and cons of both WordPress and Blogger tools and features.
WordPress is a free blogging platform used by nearly seventy-three million entities across the world. The dashboard is extremely fast and allows users to switch to a mobile interface to post entries quickly. WordPress has the ability to be used in over a hundred and twenty languages compared to Blogger’s limited fifty languages. Themes and customization are made easy for users with no template editing and a theme gallery. Importing content from other web pages is made easy with WordPress, whereas with Blogger, users are limited to importing only other Blogspot blogs. WordPress also features a three gigabyte image storage feature, making Blogger’s one gigabyte look weak. Furthermore, WordPress has an unmatched team of blog tools which allows administrators, editors, authors and contributors to make entries, as well as enabling each individual post to be password protected to ensure your blogging content is safe and secure.
Blogger is also a free blogging platform, and like WordPress is used worldwide. Although Blogger may lack in some areas compared to WordPress, such as dashboard configuration, language adaptability and image storage, Blogger features the ability to include third-party scripts, unlike WordPress, as well as an option to transfer your domain name for free, whereas with WordPress a paid upgrade is required. Overall, Blogger offers most of the features available through their site for free, compared to those of WordPress, for which a paid upgrade may be necessary.
Both WordPress and Blogger are excellent choices to fulfill your blogging needs. To recap, some users prefer Blogger over WordPress because it is completely free, including the web hosting, which you would have to pay for if you were to use WordPress. And others prefer to use WordPress instead because of the large number of themes you have to pick from and it’s greater overall functionality. At the end of the day choosing a blogging website comes down to personal preference and what you’re looking to gain from a platform. At Three Girls Media & Marketing Inc., we usually recommend WordPress to our clients.
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