subject: Networkers, which platform should you use for your personal block, wordpress.com or wordpress.org? [print this page] If you are on online business like me, then you must have a personal block.
I will not get into details about the benefits of a personal block, because
this articles purpose is to help you choose the right platform for your block,
for those of you who don't have already one.
There are two types of platforms to choose from.
The first is a hosted block platform, with Wordpress.com and Blogger.com being
the most used ones.
Hosted block platforms are free for the users, and you can build an account
following the simple instructions literally in minutes. You will be online,
usually with a donain name: username.wordpress.com.
So the benefits for Wordpress.com are that is free to use and simple to create
your block.
The bad news for marketeers is that you have limitations.You are under control
of Wordpress, since you don't have the hosting of your block. You can't change
anything, install your own plug-ins. And the worst part for marketeers is that
wordpress.com does not allow you to put advertisments of any kind.
On the other hand, Wordpress.org is a platform that you must build your self.
You must purchase your own domain name (about $10-15 a year i.e. GoDaddy) and
get your hosting account ( about $7-12 per month i.e. HostGator).
That provides you maximum flexibility and customization. You can advertise,
change anything you want and install any plug-in you want.
So,at Wordpress.org you have to pay for a domain name and hosting. That's the
one disadvantage. The other is that is a little more complicate to create your
account. You need to have some technical skills, but you can easily find them
at Wordpress help center.
So, which is the best solution for you?
That is something you must decide according to your long-term goals of your
block. if you want a block for your personal use, to share your thoughts
with your friends and family, a free block at Wordpress.com will be fine.
But if you want to use your block for business purposes, having to advertise
your opportunities and products, then a paying for hosting block like
Wordpress.org should be your choice,like most business owners and marketeers.
My final advise to you, if you are not sure which kind of platform should you
use, is to start a free practising block at Wordpress.com first. That;s a great
way to start learning how to use Wordpress. Start playing around with features
and testing what you find there. You can start a block at any topic you like.
For example, even if you are into work from home business, you can start your
practice block about a hobby you have, lets say gardening, simply to learn how
to block and the Wordpress software.
After a while, it will be easier for you to decide if you want to stay at
Wordpress.com or switch to Wordpress.org.
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Networkers, which platform should you use for your personal block, wordpress.com or wordpress.org?
