Blogger vs Wordpress: Which is best for SEO and How Does Self-Hosting Fit Into the Equation?
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Introduction to the Big Blogging Debate
This is becoming an age-old question in the world of blogging and SEO. Many will argue that Blogger is a better platform among the free blogs, being that it's owned by Google. Others will argue that Wordpress offers more to the average blogger. In reality, each blogging platform has its own features & benefits which make it a viable choice for the average, amateur blogger. However, when it comes to blogging for your business and becoming an authority blogger, only one platform makes the cut. I'll explain why and which platform will work best for specific functions.
Blogger Highlights & Features
- user-friendly interface
- drag & drop module functionality
- easily allows HTML & JavaScript
- easily add custom header images
- Open ID sign-in functionality
- automatic inclusion in Google Blog Search
Wordpress Highlights & Features
- great for SEO
- addtional exposure from Wordpress directory
- popular tags show up separately in organic search results
- allows importing of content from other platforms
- easily add custom header images
- progressive & detailed traffic stats
Blogger vs. Wordpress: The Breakdown
In order to compare Wordpress and Blogger, it's important to know their features and how they affect your experience. We'll start with Blogger. Blogger is a quite user-friendsly and doesn't require any knowledge of HTML, CSS or experience with web hosting. It allows bloggers of all experience levels to get up and running in just a few minutes. Blogger also allows added functionality, including the ability to incorporate widgets, videos, polls etc. in the sidebar of your blog. What's more, Blogger's interface allows you to easily drag & drop different sections into place any time you want to change the look & feel of your blog. In terms of policies, Blogger pretty much allows you to blog about anything and everything, making it a good platform for affiliate marketers. However, in terms of SEO Blogger is not your best bet for showing up in search engines, despite now being owned by Google. When it comes to Google as a search engine, you're more likely to see relevant tags and searches from Wordpress than from Blogger. I have experienced creating a blog on Wordpress and over the course of 4 months easily reaching 150+ hits per day and a Google PageRank of 3, while moving the same blog to Blogger (after some issues with Wordpress' Terms of Use) and only achieving a PR of 2 and about 30 to 40 hits per day in the same amount of time.
The first thing to understand about Wordpress is that there are 2 different versions. The first version would be the free, shared-hosting version at wordpress.com. This is usually the easiest option to get up & running in just a few minutes. The second version is self-hosted and available as a download from wordpress.org. For this version you'd need to purchase your own hosting. Wordpress' free, shared-hosting version is much better in terms of SEO than Blogger. Not only do blogs show up in Wordpress' high-traffic directory, popular tags are often listed in organic search results of Google & Yahoo! linking to the most recent/popular blogs using that tag. Wordpress blog posts also tend to show up separately in organic search results more readily than Blogger or any other blogging platform. Wordpress' interface is a little more advanced than Blogger, though still with some drag & drop functionality. Unlike Blogger, Wordpress limits what kinds of widgets you can add to your blog's sidebar. Certain forms of HTML and JavaScript are not allowed, limiting your ability to embed flash slideshows etc. Furthermore, Wordpress specifically states in their Terms that blogs about certain topics such as home business & affiliate marketing are not allowed. So even though the free version of Wordpress is better for SEO, it's not the best option for bloggers who are involved in home business or affiliate marketing.
So Which is Best?
Well, that really depends on what the main goal or function of your blog is. In a nutshell, if you're reasons for blogging have anything to do with business or monetization through programs such as Google adsense, I'd suggest purchasing your own hosting and installing the Wordpress.org platform. If your blog is purely recreational in nature, but you'd like added functionality such as incorporating flickr photos, YouTube videos or other widgets, I suggest going with Blogger. While the free version of Wordpress is great for SEO, there are limits to what you're allowed to blog about and even more limits as to what functionality you can add.
Self-Hosted Blogging Tips
- be sure to read installation instructions before attempting to install Wordpress
- download an FTP client such as FileZilla for easy installation to connect to
- your hosting via FTP, you can usually use the following address: ftp.yourdomain.com
- to install themes, transfer them to the wp-content/themes folder
- to install plug-ins, transfer them to the wp-content/plug-ins folder
- if something goes wrong with a theme or plug-in, reinstall over the existing theme or plug-in to fix the problem
- always back up your content, either using your hosting's automatic backup feature, or by creating a separate directory and copying your current files to it
- some plug-ins require a Wordpress api key, which is located on your profile within your wordpress.com account
- if you need a Wordpress api key, you can easily get one by creating an account at wordpress.com & selecting the "just give me a username" option
- if Wordpress isn't working correctly, you may need to update your version for bug fixes. Log into your administrative panel to see if there are any update messages.
Self-hosted Blogs: The Benefits
Now, if you're blogging for your business and looking for a solution that offers both functionality and great SEO capabilities, it's best to purchase your own hosting and install the Wordpress platform from Wordpress.org. First off, you won't be bound to the same restricting Terms of Use as you would be with the free, shared-hosting version of Wordpress (wordpress.com). This means that you're blog can be completely commecial in nature and include as much or as little self-promotion and advertising as you feel necessary. Furthermore, free plug-ins allow you to add a variety of functions to your blog, from external SEO and traffic stats to external RSS feeds, widgets, geo-tracking (maps which show where your readers are coming from) and even social bookmarking icons and the ability to update your Twitter account each time you make a new blog post. The use of HTML and JavaScript are also allowed so that you can embed flash slideshows, videos and widgets, whereas this functionality is blocked with the free, shared-hosting version of Wordpress. Last, a self-hosted blog can be attached to your business's website, providing fresh content each time you create a post or someone leaves a comment. This improves the SEO and search engine ranking of both your blog and the website it's attached to, meaning that you don't have to update your actual website to as much to increase your rank. Finally, self-hosted blogs come with a much larger variety of templates, allowing you to create a more original look for your blog (as opposed to the set 20 or so templates that are available with the shared-hosting version). And if you know a little HTML and/or CSS, you can take it a step further and customize your blog to match the look & feel of your website for a completely unique look (for an example, click here).
While many stray away from this option because of the perceived costs, hosting can cost as little as $7 a month. Not to mention, if you've already got your own commercial website then you've already got hosting! Many hosting providers such as Yahoo! already have the Wordpress platform installed; you need only to activate it and choose your template to get started!
The only draw-back to creating a self-hosted blog is initial set-up. While you don't have to be completely techy, it does help to know things like CSS. It also helps to know a bit about hosting & FTP clients in order to properly install the Wordpress platform. Fortunately, there are plenty of tutorials out there that can teach you how to install Wordpress into your hosting account, and plug-ins usually come with install instructions as well. If you're willing to sit down for about 2 hours, you can successfully install a blog that's fully equipped with SEO built in and ready for the web! And for those who don't want to bother with the extra hassle of optimizing your blog for the search engines, there are plenty of programs which offer pre-optimized Wordpress install packs with the proper plug-ins already incorporated. It may take more time to get up & running than the free, shared-hosting version, but the benefits are far greater!
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No problem, glad it helped. There are a few more notes that I'd like to share that may help make things a bit easier for you.
First off, if you do have a blog currently on any other platform such as Blogger or TypePad, there is a feature (in both the shared-hosting version of Wordpress and the self-hosted version) which will allow you to import your posts, pages and comments into your new Wordpress blog. So there's no need to copy & paste or write everything all over again!
Next, if you have your own hosting, there is usually a feature which allows you to back up the content of your site (including your blog). You may have to search a bit or possibly even contact your hosting provider for support, but it's usually fairly easy to back your content up so that you don't lose all of that hard work.
If there is no ready-made feature for backing up content, you can easily do it yourself by creating a new directory in your hosting, naming it something like "content backup" and copying your content files from your live Wordpress blog into that backup directory.
I'll freshen this hub up with some tips on self-hosting as time goes on. In the meantime, good luck staring your new blog!
my question is Blogger and Wordpress, which do you think google will rank better?
Excellent article, I'm curious as well. Have you noticed blogger ranking higher in serp because its owned by google?
To modo & Volunteer NC: It seems to me that Wordpress still ranks more highly than Blogger, despite the fact that Blogger is owned by Google. Wordpress seems to have some built-in SEO tools that Blogger just doesn't have. I've been keeping an eye on this for a few years now, and the position doesn't seem to have changed. Hope that helps! <!-- @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } TD P { margin-bottom: 0in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } <!-- @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } TD P { margin-bottom: 0in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } -
Thanks for writing this entry. I wished you have discussed some more about having a domain and then using Blogger hosting.
I have always used self hosted wordpress blog, and love it.
I prefer to have wordpress installed on my own server. Once you have it set up the flexibility and functionality available gives you much more SEO possibilities.
I kind of new this was the best option for blogging, but this has confirmed it. Will get started. After studying SEO full time for the past year, I am not sure about your SEO built in comment. It may have some free open source seo tools, but this will not ensure your blog is fully optimized. That needs a lot of time and effort...
Blogger is very user friedly and fast while wordpress is slow and need some training for setup blog - Hemang
We are india based SEO Company. We use Blogger.com as it is easy to use and Google gives more traffice to blogspot site.
We currently have a corporate blog www.betterbraces.com/blog that our web platform provided us with. The functionality is minimal and we recognice the need to switch to Word Press's hosted version. My concern about making the switch is related to SEO. Will switching to a Word Press blog hurt my SEO current efforts? If we host the Word Press version of the blog on our server, will we still reap the SEO benefits?
Excellent post, I think I am going to try to use Wordpress for now, much more customization and more professional looking. Also no dates in the url link. Thanks and cheers!
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Wordpress is best
Is there a technical reason why wordpress tops blogger when it comes to SEO?
enjoyed reading this. I personally prefer wordpress, but I do know of many people that feel that blogger is better for seo especially out of the box.
Thank you for this blog post, I have been debating on which blog platform to use for a new SEO site and now you have answered my questions!
It's great that Wordpress is so SEO friendly, less work to do.
It's great that Wordpress is so SEO friendly, less work to do.
Excellent Article!
WP gives me a head ache from installing up to changing the header. WP is the WORST of all! Not user friendly! It's difficult to handle.
WP gives me a head ache from installing up to changing the header. WP is the WORST of all! Not user friendly! It's difficult to handle.
Nice article. I prefer WP than Blogger if you want high traffic and SEO MOdification WP is the king. Blogger only for fun
Sweet Graphics man! The only bummer about using wordpress.com as an SEO tool sis that you may get banned. I got banned for using wordpress blog for seo and all my blogs (12 of them) were taken down!
Great post! I plan on sharing it with several bloggers who are debating whether or not to switch from Blogger to WP. I am familiar with the plug-in that allows you to import content from your Blogger blog to a WP blog, but what about images that are hosted on the blogger account. Is there a way to import them?
Thanks!
Toni
Thanks for sharing this - like everyone else I have been wondering the same thing - I am on Wordpress and will stick with it. I was wondering however if Blogger (due to its relationships with Google) would rank better in the SERPS though, but this seems to suggest not
If i use a sub-domain to host my blog will my main domain still reap the rewards of any backlinks my my blog receives?
i think wordpress is better in SEO posts get indexed faster in search engine
I'm so glad that you mentioned that it is important to own your blog by hosting it on your own domain. I agree: WP is definitely the better SEO / SEM choice and there are a number of great SEO plugins for WP, too. If you want a custom WordPress theme, please check out my hub... http://hubpages.com/hub/Custom-WordPress-Theme-DNA
I think I am in the minority. I have used the free wordpress and blogger at the same time and found wordpress to be fairly difficult to navigate while blogger is so easy when it comes to set up, changing colors, background and fonts, and placement of widgets. I tried for days to reduce the font size of my blog headings and couldn't figure it out so I gave up. I went back to blogger.
Why not use both? I myself use actually all three, blogger.com, wordpress.org which is the hosted one, and the free version wordpress.com. I change my articles around as not to have the duplicate content. Sometimes I keep them all different. JR
I prefer WordPress as my CMS of choice. It's easy to use and well-loved by major SE's.
~ John
This is very useful information for me. Thank you
Nice hub. I appreciate. Thanks for the info. :) Also i have ben to traffic-bug and registered there. I used their software too. And it's working fantastic. My site has got indexed as well my page Rank has increased.
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This is by far the best comparison / explanation of Wordpress and Blogger I have read. I tried a self-hosted version of Wordpress a few years ago, but was having trouble uploading themes, plugins, etc. Perhaps it was just me, but I found it too difficult for my impatient mind.
I personally love Blogger. I was able to change my theme to accommodate more gadgets, content, etc. and to make it suit my topic. Blogger is very easy for those like me - want it done now and with ease.
I suppose it's personal preference; I suggest trying one then the other to get a feel for them both (provided you have the time)
Thanks! Really, it's such a pain trying to figure this stuff out. I would have paid someone to research this. Thank you for a high quality and useful article!
i have always been using blogger....may b i have to give wordpress a try.... thx for sharing dis article....really very helpful one....
I have Wordpress and Blogger sites. I must say that I'm overwhelmingly in favour of Wordpress. Blogger just seems a bit Mickey Mouse to me.
really good article....I am using Blogger from six month.But not satisfied with page rank.
I have wordpress on my self hosted site. That was a great article. Wish I would have read this first before learning to work the bugs out. I have both blogger and wordpress noting the difference in capabilities and tracking. WP wins hands down. Thanks again for the extra info and good health to you and your family!
I have a blogger account, is there any way to self host that?
great post and I feel good to comment in this post. Ok lets come to the topic, we are talking about blogspot vs. wordpress. and i think wordpress will win this battle because as far i know we can use lots of tools in wordpress but not in blogspot, not only tools we can select widgets and plugins as well. and about blogspot although it's a google's product we don't have any of the feature in blogspot which is in wordpress.
thanks
Good Analysis,
I too have used blogger and Wordpress and have come to this conclusion: in the long term both are equally good in the long run but Wordpress gets indexed and is better optimized so it will rank and get indexed quicker in the short term. I have several blogger blogs but I try to have all my sites that I actually care about making money on Word press and all my "fun" sites on blogger.
Wes
Excellent work you done, I'm wordpress,blogger, hubpages member, and can say that wordpress is better than comes hubpages, than blogger.. I use all for them in my SEO compains since we also are Affordable Social Media Marketing Service providers for online businesses Worldwide.We are proud to use your advices thanks again.
We use both Blogger and Wordpress. Wordpress is good for SEO organic search results. Blogger - No major luck.
To run our own Google Ads in our wordpress blog, should we be installing wordpress on our hosting server?
And anyone knows about using Google Ads in Blogger.com? Is it free ? (though Google owns it)
We use both Blogger and Wordpress. Wordpress is good for SEO organic search results. Blogger - No major luck.
To run our own Google Ads in our wordpress blog, should we be installing wordpress on our hosting server?
And anyone knows about using Google Ads in Blogger.com? Is it free ? (though Google owns it)
Great post iBuild! Reading this post now is actually really good timing because I have to figure out if I should integrate wordpress into a custom built cms or build blogging capabilities into the cms. There are pros and cons either which way you look at it, but there are always more technical considerations that make the idea of adding a blog to the system more complicated that it may initially seem.
My choice is a self-hosted version of Wordpress over Blogger. I use Wordpress on my http://www.kingrosales.com blog. Blogger's template system is rediculous (not in a good way) and seemingly propietary because of its html/css structure. It is pre-packaged with SEO in mind and extremely easy to manage. Wordpress is the most popular blogging platform today. I only use Blogger to test things out.
Thanks.
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Thanks for the important information. I currently use blogger ftp on my own domain, but google has decided not to support that anymore. They offer me to choose a subdomain, but that would waste all the backlinks I've developed through hard work.
I think I'll be going with self-hosted wordpress
Wordpress is more SEO friendly over blogger any day.
Great post - thanks for a detailed "test" of an important issue!
Yeap, Wordpress comes with tons of plugins and SEO features so it is the best choice for SEO. Thanks for conducting such a test and proving this fact.
Thanks really a great post for comparison. Yes wordpres is better for seo. I have created blog on wordpress and blogger with same name, and wordpress blog is much more traffic than on blogspot
Thanks, this was a very useful post and I love your graphics! Very clever...K
nice article but still you need dofollow list pr9 don't you here some list http://hubpages.com/hub/freedofollowpr9
anyway blogger/blogspot is the best cause in some place in blogspot contain juicy page rank and if you find you can easily boost your page rank but for this time, let's just the big boys know all about it lol :-) great article man!!
Thanks for this post..I am agree with CDDHosting, Wordpress is more seo friendly than blogger.
Thanks for those tips ,on reading some of your posts I have started a blog and i am getting some new traffic to my site ,,,Slowly but surely ....
thanks
I would suggest self-hosted WordPress (most hosting companies these days have simple installers for it), a Blogger Blog, and a WordPress free blog. The reason is to create a network which you can different but related content on. Your network can help your rankings. cd :O)
I have been for long time off from this blog but having got that great posts regularly i have again started coming back regularly here.
This is a really good site and having much knowledgeable content. love to reach here and read the posts , through Google search engines...
Have a great readership..
Agree with jumbocd - it's no failure to have both systems - just to know what's going on there. Blogger used to have the advantage that pages were immediately indexed in the Google serps - somehow this bonus is not there any more (or is it just my impression?). For professional blogging beyond some kind of diary a Wordpress blog, self-hosted, is the first choice - you don't need all the stuff in WP, but you know you could have it :)
Cheers
I'm a big Wordpress fan but I suppose its what you become accustomed to. If I had started off with Blogger I'd probably be saying the opposite.
In this day and age I think it is important to wear many hats, and have a thorough understanding of all platforms.
@thecoachhouse: i agree with you. i do blogger and wordpress but i like the latter more. for me, it is easier to understand and i am comfortable using it. although blogger is also a good site. it's up to you where you'll be more comfortable.
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I use self hosted wordpress blog that is attached to my website (http://www.nesaart.com). Though, I spent couple of hours adjusting some details to match my website I like it.
I am wondering if shared-hosting version attracts more traffic to the posts than a self hosted one?
Great wordpress v blogger article, it was exactly what I was looking for as I was undecided about which one to use :)
It's a real quandary deciding whether a blog will distract search engines from the main site's content and intent. Drupal has quickly replaced / surpassed my SERP's positions for main site pages.
Still an unknown.
I personally like Worpress. So many plugins and so easy to use for me...I have voted you up, checked you off as awesome and followed you. I hope you check out my blog about Blackhat World.
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Hiya,
I am really hoping you can help me with this.
I already have a blog on blogger but I want to have the same blog available for all fanbase who use wordpress. I noticed above that you mentioned that it is possible to easily move your content over to the new wordpress blog without cutting and pasting... could you tell me how? I have been searching my new wordpress account to see how to do it and it seems so much more complex than blogspot!
Thanks in advance for your help, your advice above is GREAT!
Crystal xx
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For me, I noticed that blogger gives better results...
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I always wanted a self hosted blog with distinct domain and less fuss with blogging platform resources and code. So Wordpress is the choice.
I always wanted a self hosted blog with distinct domain and less fuss with blogging platform resources and code. So Wordpress is the choice.
Very helpful comments. I prefer wordpress for the same reasons stated by Kavita. Liked this hub so much I linked to it from one of my own.
Wow...this is really an age long debate! I've been contemplating; I have my blog with wordpress.com but recently I'm concerned about which blog system would help m e in terms of SEO. I have a blog with blogger, which I don't use often. But from your advice, since I'm not ready to go on wordpress.org, I would have to try blogger
I think wordpress is a far better blogging platform. This is because your site gets indexed fast by the search engines. It also ranks far better. the Big G loves wordpress for some reason.
Word press is the best.
I have a wordpress free blog I am pretty happy with, but I am thinking of trying to migrate it to a paid (hosted)websire. Can that be done and move all the articles at once? I have adequate page rank for the amount of time I put in, will the pagerank transfer with it?
In my testing, WordPress out performs Blogger for SEO. Of course, there are many factor when it comes to SEO. Google has suggested there are around 80 different variables now. Simply comparing two optimized pages barely scratches the surface of real world activity which influences SEO.
Given the option though, I'd always pick Wordpress
Wordpress is far better than Blogger
great post
Thanks a lot
this info helps me to understand more about platform wp... thank you......
This is one of the best article about this matter! i've used Blogger for a long time now, so that i'm really disturbed to move to wordpress just because of his famous SEO easyness! Oh my God!!!
Wordpress and blogger both have different advantage its is not good to compare both in single plate form.
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I recently logged into my wordpress account and was surprised to find that it had been disabled for contravening their terms! I was shocked as I had no idea what I had done. It seems as if they are very tough on their users. Great hub, I wish I had this info before my account was disabled!
I don't believe Google owning Blogger helps in anyway with ranking, although I do see some bloggers in the SERP's I actually tend to see more HubPages.
Having a self-hosted Wordpress blog is the way to go.
i have one WP paid blog ...i think WP and blogger both are gr8 in their own way ...
Yeah, I would also like to know a bit more about this Blogger vs Wordpress, as I am new and wanted to use. Great Post
Great good to know wordpress is more better than blogger.
In my opinion, with amazon affiliates specifically, blogger seems to be much more user friendly. Anyone else tried to use both of them?
Firstly, thank you very much.
I think, Google has blogger but wordpress more useful blogger. Wordpress has a lot of seo plugins.
Wordpress is best platform for blogging but it doesn't mean that Blogger is worst than Wordpress only just you need to know some knowledge about Blogger SEO and working with it's templates editing that's it. Blogger gives you to edit your CSS part without any limit with free of cost while in wordpress you need to upgrade your account. I have changed Blogger Templates with my own designed templates with free of cost and I can do anything whatever I want in Blogger because I am the owner of that free blog but in wordpress I can't, only the title name is mine and content is mine in wordpress but I can't play with wordpress so how can we measure that I am the owner of that wordpress. So the Bloggers who visited here please don't be aggressive that you are in Blogger and you did choose wrong platform. Think about who can give you unlimited bandwidth ( no matter how much visits in your blogger, 1 million, 10 million you don't purchase any thing about bandwidth), in which platform you can change two column to three column template and delete and adding your footer by just one click, whose platform host your javascript files for unlimited bandwidth, who can give you the friendly interface to change font color and many more by just one click... so be happy and proud to be in. just you need to some change in your templates for seo and some work for to make seo friendly and definitely you will cross the border if you are serious.
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I prefer wordpress is the best blogging platform for SEO, because wordpress is totally in our control, we can optimize with somw plugins this is the great feature in wordpress.
I used both blogger and Wordpress and I like Wordpress more. I finally took the jump and downloaded my own hosted Wordpress site where i can add all the plugins i want and customize it. Excellent hub.
Excellent Hub! A lot of information to take in.
I'd suggest purchasing your own hosting and installing the Wordpress.org platform. Is lot of pluggin really good for SEO ...
Wordpress on your own hosting is the way to go and use All in One SEO to position your content.
WordPress’s architecture is optimized for search engines. Google simply loves WordPress sites. Numerous SEO plugins also enhance the visibility of WordPress sites with search engines.
Thank you for hte informative hub.
Wordpress is way better because of the plugins and bigger community on developers working on it. However, you can only unleash its full potential by going selfhosted.
Wordpress + a few select SEO tools will do the trick nicely!
Last week went I went to make a new post on my Wordpress.com blog, I was shocked to see it had been suspended for violation of terms of service. I had started it in 2008 before I had any affiliates, and really didn't pay much attention, since I knew I would not be posting any of the usual taboos. My blog was about education and other things on my mind, and definitely was not created for the purpose of affiliate marketing. But a week before the suspension, I noticed that adding some pictures would make text only posts look better so I added some Zazzle links to products I had not created (though I have my own products in my Zazzle store). I had not gone back to reread the TOS. Didn't even occur to me.
The last blog before my suspension was on the poor customer service I had received at the Microsoft Store, and I had found a Zazzle product that really brought it to life -- a skeleton in front of a computer with a phone in his had and spiderwebs hanging from him -- obviously waiting on hold too long. It would not surprise me if Microsoft had reported the blog, but I'm only guessing. In any case, I followed the link to make my case for keeping the blog if I remove all affiliate links. Meanwhile, the export link was there, so I exported my content file to my computer, just in case.
Support at Wordpress.com reinstated my blog because they would see it was not dependent on those links for content, but they did ask me to remove them. So I did. The blogs don't look as good, so I'm in the process of trying to host my own domain on which to export this blog. It looks as though I will have to get a domain name just for this unless I want the blog to be a subfolder: www.SLO-North.info/Of Cabbages and Kings. (just example) Still trying to figure this out with my host. I have installed Wordpress on that domain, but will host a different blog there. Just don't know how to add the themes, widgets, etc. I'm wondering what exactly comes with the basic download of Wordpress. I guess I expected it to look and act like my blog at Wordpress.com, with tags, stats, space for summary, comments, etc. Where is the best place to get help on these matters? I don't know much about css and just a bit more about html. I don't have time for a crash course on either right now, but would like to get the new blog started.
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It is without question a very good hub about Seo, Ive only launched my own own organization delivering Search engine optimization services, Would anyone be kind enough that will check it out and tell me what you feel? Well, here's the website link
Good info i started out on wordpress recently, big learning curve But now I know it is the right blog for my business Thank You.
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There's really a huge difference in setting up your own blog and paying for your own domain and hosting. This will give you much flexibility and room for doing some tweaking, without having to worry of course if you are crossing the line with regard to their TOS.
Which brings that there is also no such thing as free SEO. Just like blogging, you are spending much time and effort in getting your blog in good shape, that includes making sure that it is worth crawling and getting the top spot of search engine results.
Cheers,
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Both differs a lot, but I preferred to use blogger simply because it is easy to use very basic, and automatically promoted by Google although certain rules applies. wordpress is admirable when it comes to design, plugins and customization. but sinced I am using a software that allows me to choose and rank my niche keyword easily on Google I am using bloggers. This software can be found in http://www.hotnichesrevealed.com
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Great article. I myself have first created a blogspot blog, but due to being limited (hosted at blog, no control, often looks poor), I've decided to create a new blog at Wordpress. It's totally epic!
Wow this is wonderful information. I am linking to this on a recent post I wrote. I am an amateur blogger that writes about things from the perspective of the user. Thank you for all this information. I learn more and more every day.
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that was good but now i have chosen wordpress as it wins in SEO
I would also recommend self hosted WordPress site or blog. It is not a matter of the platform but of the separate domain name and content. There might be a slight favor for Google related services, but there is no facts to base this on. I help people perform free installations on self hosted wordpress, and I have many people requesting to move from blogger and wordpress.com to self hosted, mainly because they want full control of the site / blog.
I don't like the .blogspot.com and .wordpress.com, so decided to host my own domain after using blogger for some time.
I haven't used wordpress, but about the blogger, i can say, i was never satisfied with it. Functionality is severely limited, you are allowed to build only a few pages, and you can't play with javascript too much.
So its good only for true bloggers with 1-2 static pages.
I am currently using blogger for my site and it works well for SEO. But looks like wordpress is a better bet. Will it impact my seo set up while moving?
A simple Tweet about WordPress SEO
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After looking at the SERPS for WordPress SEO and a little keyword research I wondered if the results were similar for Blogger SEO?
They are not even close, WordPress SEO gets four times the searches than Blogger. Why is that?
Are WordPress users more aware of SEO or is Blogger just so good at it that people using that platform do not even worry about it?
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For SEO prpose wordpress and also blogger both are best performing one. And wordpress alsways gives more option while we choose paid options to cut other paying SEO options
I use both. Wordpress is for the professional blogger, as stated there is a little setting up to do, where as with Blogger it's just sign up and go.
Wordpress is better for appearance but blogger is better for seo as they r directly from google
It really depends on the user, but for business and SEO, Wordpress is by far the better of the two for many reasons.
This is really a great platforms to have as an SEO.
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Blogspot and Wordpress are the same, it about key words, unique content, meta tags and other SEO ETC.., not the blog platform.
I am wondering which best for SEO between these things. Thank you a very detailed article.
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Wordpress is better then blogger, it is more convenient to use and indexed earlier as compared to blogger.
It seems that Wordpress is a much better platform for SEO.
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Wordpress is the ultimate SEO platform - if you combine it with blogger using the blogger importer plugin the you have the opportunity to leverage your article which will benefit your SEO and your exposure
well.,i am still confused about this thing.,i'll try wordpress first.,nice info.,
Very interesting post !
I like both platforms for blogging.
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I like both platforms for blogging.
All you need only good quality - interesting content :) however WP more flexible
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I am facing problems while using blogger. Duplicate meta description issues, sitemap not indexing properly. I have tried to boost my blog rankings in search engines but its not working. I have written 50 posts on a blogger blog and I got 70 to 80 visitors per day which I think is not sufficient. I just want to know how can I switch my blogger blog to wordpress.com? without any duplicate content issues.
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Choosing between wordpress and blogger is not a very important task when you start your blog online because both of them have aproximatively the same feautures .
The only important thing when you start you blog .. is to follow a SEO plan from the begining ... here is what you should know when you start a new blog :
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Do not ever start a blog before puzzeling a SEO plan .
Choosing between wordpress and blogger is not a very important task when you start your blog online because both of them have aproximatively the same feautures .
The only important thing when you start your blog .. is to follow a SEO plan from the begining ... here is what you should know when you start a new blog :
http://costanalex88.hubpages.com/hub/onpage-SEO
Do not ever start a blog before puzzeling a SEO plan .
I think blogger is always perfect and I always recommended to all.
Thanks
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Nice hub, w/ lots of info. Wordpress is too much work for my simple needs at this point. Thanks!
Hi, I want to use a blog for getting S E O functionality.
I am confused to use wordpress.org (download the code to your server) or wordpress.com
Currently I use wordpress.com but it does not seem to generate links to my site:
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I think blogger is always best option, If you are looking for any blogging service then in my opinion blogger will be always best option You can learn some blogging tips from here http://www.bloggingalerts.com/p/blogging-tips.html
Very useful hub. I totally agree with the fact that blogger can be easily used by even an amateur blogger. But understanding and working with Wordpress is quite hard. But once the learning process is over, the Wordpress features are so very flexible and exciting to use. As far as SEO is concerned, Wordpress blogs sure have a better place than blogger. Also, it all depends on the comfort level of the user with the blogging application.
Excellent article sir..this is indeed great.you have given a clear view about the difference between a blog and wordpress.
The information seems to be good and really useful which can give help in many of the tasks,so great work this is.
ove your blog... so simple and clean...your newest follower from bloggers
If you want to make your site popular then you should have maximum number of links. This is the only way you can earn bucks.
If you want to become famous then use Wordpress self-hosting system, it makes your website more famous then blogger.And you will also able to earn good amount of cash.
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Hello Dear, Your article is very nice. This is actually that which i needs and may every blogger needs. Thanks again.
Thanks for sharing this nice info with us.
hoping more from u. very nice discussion.
Hi, I have an account with Blogger and Wordpress, but I haven't noticed yet which one has more search engine traffic. Blogger is easier to create when it comes to blogging. Thanks
Great hub! I am considering switching from blogger to a self-hosted wordpress blog but I am so nervous!
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Can anybody help me...?
I want to create a blog basically writing for creating simple tutorials(not copied)...that is some thing whcih can really help newbies.
I think i should go for wordpress?
But i don't want to purchase any host.
And after some time i also want to earn from ads etc.
I am going towards right track or not????
Please help??
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They asked for username and ameial-id,
after submission..."your password have been mailed to u on your id"
Even after 2days, no password from their site.
I tried creating differnt accounts using differnt email-ids, but the result was same..
pzl helppp( i don't how to conatct them, no emaild is available from thr site) )
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This was great, I have used mainly blogger for any of my needs, because i always thought because it was with google it would have better SEO, but now I found out wordpress has better SEO, suprising!
Thanks for the post indeed, rather useful!
Interesting post. I personally work with wordpress.org for my money sites and wordpress.com for feeder blogs. I'm going to try using blogger too just for link diversity. Interestingly though. I see a lot of organic results are actually hubpages like this one so I think it's time I checked out hub pages too.
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I then tried purchasing my own hosting and ran into some problems with installing themes and widgets. I couldn't help but laugh when you said 2 hours! I spent HOURS! A lot - and I consider myself fairly techy. I'm no novice but no amateur either. Well, I finally worked out the kinks and things went pretty smooth after that - until I did something and lost ALL of my content. That kind of scared me away from self-hosting and that's actually when I met HubPages :)
A few months ago I started a blog on Blogger but I'm not impressed at all with the results. I haven't done much with it content wise. And I do love how easy it is to lay things out and how easy it is to monetize the site and more, but I don't like that I don't have readers :) And I like many of Wordpress themes and templates I see much better.
I'm fine tuning my skills at writting and using key phrases and all and it's definitely working. And not to mention I really do enjoy it. If I wasn't so busy with life and working, being a mom, wife, etc I would spend much more time committed to publishing online.
I've been thinking about switching back over to WordPress and I think this Hub really helped me make my decision. Thanks again for sharing...