WordPress or Blogger — Which to choose?
For starters, we should dispel a myth. It is often alleged that Google has ownership of your content (copyright) when you use their blogging service. But this is just not the case. While Google controls their own intellectual rights, your website content is owned by the entitled party or writer. They post this quite plainly within their TOS conditions. http://www.blogger.com/terms.g
If your content does not remain within their terms of service, then Google has the right to close down or limit your account. WordPress allows you to host your own blog on your hosting account. While you may have more liberty concerning your content, you must still adhere to the guidelines or Terms of Service (TOS) set forth by your hosting company (unless, of course, you own your server).
Simplicity of Installation: It’s usually easier to install Blogger. If Fantastico is not included in your hosting service, it can be difficult to install WordPress unless you are comfortable using your server control panel and FTP.
Google is the winner when it comes to customization. It’s easier to edit template layouts, styles, and colors with Blogger than WordPress. With WordPress, in order to make changes to a template that does not quite suit you as is, you will have to learn PHP and HTML.
Both platforms are packaged with countless templates to pick from, and third parties have developed a wide variety of templates – and that list continues to grow.
Other widely-used blog software includes Xanga, Drupal (major learning curve), Joomla, and several more.
You can get blog hosting for free at sites like wordpress.com, Blogger, MySpace, TypePad, and so on.
The real deciding factor is how much control you wish to have over your site and how skilled your are with HTML, PHP and server operation (FTP, databases, etc.). Select WordPress if you already know HTML and are comfortable with learning PHP (it’s not that hard). Choose Google if you are worried about money, or if you just want to begin hassle-free blogging.
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