Wordpress or Blogger?

fazal1990 · Share | #1 (**permalink**) 02-04-2010, 04:59 PM

Which is the best?

drmike · #2 (**permalink**) 02-05-2010, 06:26 AM

Apples and oranges.

Wordpress is software that you download and host your self. You can find it here:

Code:

http://wordpress.org

Blogger is a hosted blog service. You can find it here:

Code:

http://blogger.com

Maybe you mean Wordpress.com vs. Blogger? If that is your question, the answer depends on what you;re looking for for features. Right off the bat, I would say neither because I've had bad experiences with both. With blogger, you;re surrounded with spammers and worse. With wp.com, it's owned by a man where his brand of ethics can be considered hatecrime in many states.

The answer also depends on how many of these threads we've had previously here at v7. Me personally, I think you're post count padding.

edit: Yup, been discussed previously:

http://www.v7n.com/forums/blogging-f...wordpress.html
http://www.v7n.com/forums/blogging-f...wordpress.html
http://www.v7n.com/forums/blogging-f...s-blogger.html
http://www.v7n.com/forums/blogging-f...s-blogger.html
http://www.v7n.com/forums/blogging-f...s-blogger.html

getreffs · #3 (**permalink**) 02-07-2010, 04:46 AM

Wordpress is one of the most popular CMS. If you want to earn good money then wordpress is the only choice.

drmike · #4 (**permalink**) 02-07-2010, 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by getreffs

Wordpress is one of the most popular CMS. If you want to earn good money then wordpress is the only choice.

You can earn money with any CMS. That's just fanboy bs.

AFD · #5 (**permalink**) 02-07-2010, 06:21 AM

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Originally Posted by fazal1990

Which is the best?

One of my old posts in SP.

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Let's discuss one by one: Blogger vs self-hosted wordpress blog

Control:
Blogger - mostly controlled by google
Wordpress - full control by owner
Advantage: wordpress

Security:
Blogger - files are fully secured by Google
Wordpress - files are secured by your hosting company
Advantage: I think Google has more security

Value:
Blogger - you cannot sell blogger blogs. It's against google TOS
Wordpress - you can sell your domain plud website
Advantage: wordpress

SEO
I think blogger has edge on this due to the fact that it is also a stable domain..

Wordpress self hosted is still better

liquidgraph · #6 (**permalink**) 02-08-2010, 07:55 AM

If you're a serious web developer, Wordpress has 1 undeniably huge advantages -- control. You need to be able to control/own your web properties. Blogger.com is here one day, but might be gone the next. Plus, all Blogger.com blogs are on the same IP. This isn't good when it comes to interlinking a network of Blogger blogs, as you could do with Wordpress blogs.

ChaibiAlaa · #7 (**permalink**) 02-08-2010, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by liquidgraph

If you're a serious web developer, Wordpress has 1 undeniably huge advantages -- control. You need to be able to control/own your web properties. Blogger.com is here one day, but might be gone the next. Plus, all Blogger.com blogs are on the same IP. This isn't good when it comes to interlinking a network of Blogger blogs, as you could do with Wordpress blogs.

Completely agree with you. Why WP is for serious persons ? Cause you need to create/find a great design, create a logo, pick up all needed plugins, ad your ads, exchange links, build greate SEO for it, host your own files on your hosting .... Blogger is just a free blog server, it might disappear anytime as long it's free !

Kalithea · #8 (**permalink**) 02-08-2010, 11:36 AM

I like wordpress the best.

joelchrist · #9 (**permalink**) 02-08-2010, 11:26 PM

I would like to suggest blogger blog, than wordpress.

manishkapoor_1 · #10 (**permalink**) 02-08-2010, 11:35 PM

I am using both blogger and wordpress. In my opinion, wordpress is far better than blogger in terms of flexibility and SEO. The presence of unlimited plugins and templates has made wodpress better than blogger. I think wordpress is even better than joomla.

And once blogger has deleted all my blogs without any warning. I have done lot of hard work on these blogs. These blogs are earning good amount of money. Although, later they have restored all my blogs. But after that, i won't beleive them anymore. Since then, I am using wordpress for all of my major websites.

So I think Blogger really sucks and Wordpress rocks.

GenoOo · #11 (**permalink**) 02-09-2010, 02:44 AM

I tried both of them, but for SEO wordpress helped me a lot, and word press is better and easier in adding plugin and editing its codes.
But blogger is good with google, in my experience google prefer its service so it gives it good rank in searching.

ChaibiAlaa · #12 (**permalink**) 02-09-2010, 02:46 AM

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Originally Posted by GenoOo

I tried both of them, but for SEO wordpress helped me a lot, and word press is better and easier in adding plugin and editing its codes.
But blogger is good with google, in my experience google prefer its service so it gives it good rank in searching.

Lol, not that much my friend ! My service = Oh it's the best ?? Their are professional

fazal1990 · #13 (**permalink**) 02-09-2010, 04:40 PM

i have a blogger for a social networking site that pays. and i got told wordpress is better. If i get seo for my blogger, would i make good ad sense income or affliate even if it's blogger and not wordpress?

GenoOo · #14 (**permalink**) 02-11-2010, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by fazal1990

i have a blogger for a social networking site that pays. and i got told wordpress is better. If i get seo for my blogger, would i make good ad sense income or affliate even if it's blogger and not wordpress?

you can earn with blogger but In my opinion if you did the same effort with word press, you can earn more!

dockside786 · #15 (**permalink**) 02-13-2010, 02:32 PM

If you want Blog for your web site than you should go to Wordpress and of you want to make it only for time pass or something like this than you go Blogger.

BootDude · #16 (**permalink**) 02-13-2010, 11:26 PM

I really only use WordPress. I like the control I get and I like how easy it is to get things going. But then again, I never really fleshed out a site using Blogger. It's definitely something I'd like to do in the near future (or at least get started on) as somewhat of an experiment.

sfod_d223 · #17 (**permalink**) 03-04-2010, 05:39 PM

I only use Wordpress and use the blogger trash for traffic from other services..sometimes linking to well traveled posts.

full house · #18 (**permalink**) 03-04-2010, 06:13 PM

for business I prepare wordpress because it looks corporate but for just personal or blogging my everyday adverntures I prepare blogger.

Ace2110 · #19 (**permalink**) 03-04-2010, 06:19 PM

I've used both and greatly prefer Wordpress because of the ability to customize on the fly. They've even made it more user friendly on the .org side which helps the less technically inclined among us.

Denit · #20 (**permalink**) 03-05-2010, 11:54 PM

I prefer blogger simply it's free and simple.We can have our blog backup anything for save.BTW,Blogger not gonna deleted all you blogs WITH NO REASONS.