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Internet Blogging Can't Decide Between Free Wordpress Blog Or Self-Hosted Wordpress Blog? This Is A Must-Read For You
Internet Blogging Can't Decide Between Free Wordpress Blog Or Self-Hosted Wordpress Blog? This Is A Must-Read For You
| Can't Decide Between Free Wordpress Blog Or Self-Hosted Wordpress Blog? This Is A Must-Read For You |
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| Written by Emil Yau |
| Sunday, 06 March 2011 09:49 |
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I'm going to write about a very common query from new and soon-to-be-new bloggers. Should I use a free Wordpress Blog? Or should I host my own Wordpress Blog? For a free Wordpress blog you can obtain yours by signing up for an account at Wordpress.com website. Your username will become the name of your blog. For example I could get a username "howdoyoustartablog" which would mean my free Wordpress blog site would be viewable at howdoyoustartablog.Wordpress.com. The self-hosted Wordpress blog would be on your own domain on your own site you would install the Wordpress software on. The Wordpress software would then be the blogging system that manage the content of your website. These days, installation is quite easy with most hosting companies. Most use push button software such as Fantastico Deluxe or Simple Scripts to install Wordprses. Check out my website and watch a free video and watch before your eyes as I set up a blog and post to my blog all in about 10 minutes. So the question is: which one is for you? FREE WORDPRESS BLOG PLUSSES AND MINUSES PLUS setup is entirely free PLUS installation is easy (done by Wordpress the company) PLUS no worry system maintenance (setup, upgrades, backups, security are all done by Wordpress) PLUS reliable servers (hosted on Wordpress.com servers) PLUS with a blog as part of the Wordpress community there may be an additional traffic boost from the Wordpress community MINUS non-Wordpress provided themes are allowed MINUS cannot change/update any php code (useful for additional features you may want to include) MINUS cannot upload plugins to extend functionality. The Wordpress plugin community is huge. MINUS no ad placements allowed. In fact, Wordpress will place their own ads on your blog MINUS Site will be a Wordpress brand MINUS no content .ownership. Blog is still a Wordpress site . SELF HOSTED WORDPRESS BLOG PLUSSES AND MINUSES PLUS can upload your own Wordpress themes or non-Wordpress.com themes. There are thousands upon thousands of third party themes you can choose from. PLUS can change php code if desired PLUS can upload plugins! iPhone's motto is "There's an app for that". Wordpress's motto should be "There's a plugin for that". PLUS you can add your own ad placements. This is one of the main reasons people blog in the first place: in order to earn money through ads. PLUS since this is hosted by your paid hosting account, this allows you to choose your own domain name instead of having "Wordpress.com" as the domain PLUS you have ftp access to your hosted account which allows you a lot of control on your site outside of your actual Wordpress blog MINUS you need to set up yourself (though most hosting providers provide push button installation through "Fantastico Deluxe" or "Simple Scripts". Plus my free video walks you through this process. MINUS costs involved to setup. You have to pay domain registrar fees which is about $15 a year. Hosting fees can be $5 to $10 a month. MINUS site maintenance such as spam control, security, and backups, are all done by you. So you will need to spend some time getting familiar with Wordpress and how to back up and restore an installation MINUS need to find reliable servers. Make sure to choose a good hosting company. Most of them have a pretty good uptime guarantee. In summary, if you want just the most basic blogging features of the traditional blogging sense, a free blog is for you. If you plan to monetize it even with adsense, then you will want a self-hosted paid blog. Moreover, if you want to add your own custom look and feel, you will want a self-hosted paid blog. You also have access to many free Wordpress themes as well. And finally the world of plugins is the big kicker. Think about apps for the iPhone. There is a quote that whatever you want, .there is an app for that.. Plugins are much the same from security to SEO to driving traffic to membership sites to just about anything. That is why in most situations, I recommend a self-hosted paid blog. I hope this has been helpful. And please do contact me if you have any questions or post them here on the blog. And if you are thinking about starting a blog, check out my free video which walks you through the simple setup of a hosted blog in about 10 minutes with a hostmonster account. About the Author: So just how do you start a blog with Wordpress? Come to Emil Yau's site and watch his free video where he will show you step-by-step how to start a blog with Wordpress and post to it right in front of your eyes in about only 10 minutes! Kindly provided by MoneyHunter.org You are welcome to use this article on your own website, if you include the link just before this text. |
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