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Blogger vs. Wordpress.com?

By Alexis Weigand

Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Luxury International, San Antonio

April 21, 2010 07:43 AM

Blogger vs. Wordpress.com? Which do you prefer? I got my Mom started on her own cooking blog, and really pushed wordpress.com. I did this, so that if she wanted to ever take it to the next level, and have full control over her site, she could switch to wordpress.org. Now that she is really into it, and subscribing to lots of other blogs, she just emailed me an asked me, "why is EVERYONE else use Blogger?!" From my experience, the professional sites use wordpress.org and our friends use Blogger. Here is a site that compares the two. http://pulsed.blogspot.com/2007/07/blogger-wordpress-chart.html

Here is another site that mentions that you have to TOTALLY redo your site if you wish to change your template on Blogger. That did it for me! Just like my clothes, I want to be able change my look whenever I want. I love trying out new templates. This piece of information alone was enough to steer me away from Blogger.

I choose wordpress.com, if you want it user-friendly. Wordpress.org if you want to pay someone to customize it for you.

My question to you: Do you use Blogger, wordpress.com, wordpress.org, or some other platform?

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Lyn Sims

Schaumburg, IL

Real Estate Broker Retired

I certainly don't find Wordpress user friendly at all. Yikes.

Apr 21, 2010 07:46 AM

David Monsour

Keller Williams Keystone Realty - Gettysburg, PA

ABR - www.realty-insights.com

Wordpress is way more functional if you want to expand and grow, but it takes a bit of time setting it up and so on. Blogger is so simple that literally anyone could set it up and blog no problem. I'd stick with wordpress get her set up on a SEO optimized template and go from there. I think there becomes a point where you need a professional if you really want to do something special with your page.

Apr 21, 2010 07:48 AM

Alexis Weigand

Keller Williams Luxury International, San Antonio - Boerne, TX

David, I agree with you 100%! I sent her your comments, thanks!!

Apr 21, 2010 07:53 AM

Ron Wickes

Keller Williams - Broker Associate - Conroe, TX

Thanks for the information Alexis.

Ron

Apr 21, 2010 07:55 AM

Robert Rauf

CMG Home Loans - Toms River, NJ

You mean there is somewhere else to blog other than AR??? I guess I really should look at the alternatives and spread things out a bit.

Apr 21, 2010 07:58 AM

Elizabeth Bolton

RE/MAX Destiny Real Estate Cambridge, MA - Cambridge, MA

Cambridge MA Realtor

Hi Alexis ~ wordpress.org for sure. I love my blog! Not sure I could do it all by myself from scratch if I needed to but once it was set up I was off and running.

Liz

Apr 21, 2010 02:37 PM

Ross Therrien

Prudential Verani Realty, Londonderry,New Hampshire - Londonderry, NH

Realtor, Broker Associate

I guess the general concencus is to first get it professionaly set up first.

Apr 21, 2010 02:48 PM

Lisa Coates

Level Ten Construction Consultants - Halifax, NS

Residential Home Sales Specialist

I tried Wordpress and Hated it...today is my first day with Blogger...lets see how this goes. I should mention I've heard a lot of positive feedback on Blogger

Feb 02, 2011 06:15 AM

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