Comments on: Blogger Vs. WordPress (1/10)

By: The Art Of Promoting Your Blog | Correr Es Mi Destino

The Art Of Promoting Your Blog | Correr Es Mi Destino — Sun, 18 May 2008 03:25:24 +0000

[...] now you have chosen between the two main blogging system, now that you have nicely set up your blog, you’re still missing something. Oh yeah. [...]

By: Must Have Plugins | Correr Es Mi Destino

Must Have Plugins | Correr Es Mi Destino — Sun, 04 May 2008 05:34:15 +0000

[...] away! Some of these plugins were adpated for Blogger etc. And anyway, maybe it will decide you to switch to WordPress! (just teasing [...]

By: Max Coutinho

Max Coutinho — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:06:16 +0000

Hey Zhu,

Congrats on the first article of this series !
This was a great idea; and it gave me a lot of information (can’t wait to read more)!

Now, I have a fellow blogger who saw her wordpress site cancelled without any further notice (I found it so odd), but that is a nuisance that occurs in any internet company (perhaps except with MS, who reply immediately) *nodding*!

I salute your for such a great endeavour, darling !

Cheers

Max Coutinhos last blog post..Letter to China

By: Layne | Reward Rebel

Layne | Reward Rebel — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:38:04 +0000

What surprises me is that there aren’t more Wordpress.com hosted sites around. I’ve not yet tried their service, but am considering it, as I’m working on content and layout for a number of niche blogs, and one can still build a very profitable site using free hosting.

Layne | Reward Rebels last blog post..The Art Of Internet Marketing Promotion

By: maks

maks — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:03:19 +0000

Hello! I like your site! Reader from Russia…

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By: Shantanu

Shantanu — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:56:00 +0000

I have been trying to figure out when to switch. In my case, I need more control over tags, categories, etc., so it is easier to locate other posts from the past. But, I am worried about the upgrade process itself. I don’t want to have to manually link every photo on my blog! As you have seen, I use a lot of pics.

Shantanus last blog post..Thomas Keller’s Bouchon

By: Zhu

Zhu — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:45:38 +0000

@Spyder – Thanks! I hope I’ll be able to cover both Blogger and WordPress in this series.

@kyh – To be honest, I don’t know that much about it. I know that you can have your domain name and blogger, which seems to be a good option as well.

@Appz-N-Warez – You’re welcome!

@Feng – Thank you! Blogger is very convenient and it’s okay to not over-tweak your blog Doesn’t make it less interesting!

@Aiglee – Yeah, it’s easier with Blogger. Still, I’m happy with WP!

@Linguist-in-Waiting – I totally understand. It’s good you have your own domain name though, in case you want to switch one day it will make it easier.

@Wakish – Thank you!

@SEO – Thanks! Your blog is pretty informative as well.

@silverneurotic – Yeah, WP.com isn’t my favorite. It’s actually more limited than Blogger… Blogger is the best free option that I know.

@Seraphine – That’s one of the reason that helped me decide what I wanted to do with my blog. I love WP and I like its philosophy… not that much Google’s.

@sir jorge – Huh, funny. Not sure it’s because of the WP/ Blogger thing, it might just be your subject…

@fahad – Thank you!

@johnada – You can always move later, you know, when the baby will be crying all night and you will have to stay up late…

@shionge – That’s a very good reason! And you can still do nice stuffs with Blogger.

@Tanya – WordPress isn’t that bad but it is time consuming at first.

@durano lawayan – I only moved to WordPress because last year I knew I would have enough time to study it. It was like a challenge… that said, I don’t tweak much when I travel, I keep that for these long Canadian winter evenings!

@Ghosty – Good points! Although I don’t trust Google too much. Maybe I’m paranoid… but I saw some really great blog being flagged at spam and the account canceled. Made me think a lot…

@Seraphine – Totally agree! I’m not too bad with computer, but WP geek speak is too much for me. I learned little by little but not so much with the official WP guide.

@Theresa – Yes, WP widgets and plugins are awesome. Some have been adapted to Blogger I think but I like the original best!

By: Theresa

Theresa — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:42:40 +0000

Good comparison. I’m pretty happy with Blogger,especially because it’s free. It’s given me pretty good service so far, and I’ve hardly had any spam either. I would like to see some of the widgets that are available for WordPress be adapted to Blogger.

Theresas last blog post..There is Always a Way Out

By: Seraphine

Seraphine — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:47:58 +0000

The tech side of Wordpress is awful.
I can read and reread the directions
and still find them confusing. What
I consider step-by-step instructions
is considerably different than others.
It’s like reading a surgeon’s manual
on replacing a heart valve. A certain
amount of tech ability is assumed.

Seraphines last blog post..Hell Week, Part 1: Wrinkles

By: Ghosty

Ghosty — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:13:16 +0000

Just a couple of points: The original developer for Blogger was a company named Pyra, which was purchased by Google some years ago. Also, blogs can either be the good old HTML templates, or XML layouts; these can be daunting to edit at the code level because much of it is proprietary, but the wysiwyg interface is simple to use, and the widget library is expanding all the time.

Also, Google has stated empatically that, while they own and control the hosting, the content belongs to the blogger.

Excellent article.

Ghostys last blog post..Steve Jobs, You Owe Me Big Time