That’s the million
dollar question that I’ve asked. Ok! Not the million dollar but probably one of
the critical and most discussed. In fact, most of newbies start their journey
with blogger and end up using WordPress. However, they are few who don’t
like to pay for hosting and sticks to using Blogger.
Today, in this article
we will be discussing benefits as well as disadvantages of using both
platforms.
Benefits of using Blogger
Robust Security
There is no match to
the security offered by blogger. Absolutely no one can hack into your blogs.
Also, neither you nor any other users have access to the database of your posts
and media. Therefore, it is highly unlikely that anyone can attack blogger blogs.
Free Hosting
Yes, blogger free
hosting to certain GB. I’m not sure about the exact number but be assured that
you don’t really feel out of space unless you try to host some really big files
like songs or videos.
No Bandwidth Issues
With blogger, you
don’t really need to worry about how much bandwidth your blog is taking. That’s
the matter of concern for google. They will never ban your blog; no matter how
much bandwidth you are consuming.
Free themes
Blogger offers
numerous themes which are absolutely free. Although, setting up blogger
template requires a basic knowledge of how html works, it is not that
difficult. You can probably learn that online.
Disadvantages of using Blogger
Google can delete your blog
Yes, you heard it
right. Google can delete your blog without notifying you. Although, it doesn’t
really happen too often, its still matter of concern. And if this happens,
there is absolutely no way you can get your blog back unless you have backup.
Limited Customization
I’m sure, most of
you’re aware of the fact that blogger has limited set of customization options.
On the other hand, WordPress offers way better customizing options. In fact,
you can even add custom sitemap and much better flexibility using adon plugins.
Benefits of using WordPress
SEO benefit
WordPress lets you add
custom Meta title and Meta description for each post. You can also categorize
these posts with the help of tags and categories. When it comes to blogger, you
can only make use of labels.
Also, WordPress lets
you change the permalink structure which is not changable in blogger.
High and Easy Customization
You dont need to be a
coder to add extra features such as social sharing buttons. You can easily do
that by installing plugins. Similarly, you can also add widgets to the sidebar
and navigation menu from the dashboard.
Apart from these
benefits, the disadvantages that I’ve mentioned for blogger are actually the
benefits of using WordPress.
Disadvantages of using WordPress
Hosting
You need to purchase
separate hosting package which would cost you around $100-$120. When it comes
to buying hosting, you also need to take care of bandwidth. You don’t want to
run out of bandwidth because if that happens frequently, your hosting provider
will simply ban your account.
Security
As I said earlier,
WordPress isn’t as secured as Blogger. Hacker can’t simply sneak into your
posts especially database when it comes to blogger. However, that can easily be
done on WordPress.
This marks an end to
my discussion about the benefits and disadvantages of using WordPress and
blogger. If you’ve anything to add up, simply put your comment below.
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