Why I switched from Wix Blog to Blogger!

I switched!From Wix to BloggerWait, you what?!
I know that's what most of you are thinking. Or rather, most of yall are thinking: Why Blogger? Why not Wordpress? Why not just stay with Wix? Why not Squarespace, or Weebly, or Medium, or this or that ect for eternity. 
There are a lot of different platforms to choose from...so why did I choose one of the oldest ones out there?  For two reasons. Simplicity, and Price.
While I was and still am a fan of Wix, the cost to do what I wanted had gotten too high. When I first signed up for Wix they had plans starting at $5.00, I spent two years upgrading and attempting to grow our publishing platform and yes...I was very happy with how the sight looked and functioned. But I wasn't happy about the cost. 
Wix continually offered 50% off coupons, make it cheaper to upgrade your subscription than to renew your current on. Unless your online presence is a huge factor in your revenue, then by the time you realize you don't need all the bells and whistles that came with your upgraded subscription, you're looking down the barrel of a bill three to four times what you initially set out to spend. 
Not only that but when you look to downgrade your subscription you realize the economical options of two years ago no longer even exist. 
Wix is a great CMS but the constant changes and upselling is tiresome, not to mention unwanted. I wanted something cheap, functional and simple.
So then why not Wordpress? 
Wordpress is the obvious next option, and while it may not necessarily be difficult it's no Wix when it comes to simplicity. And while all you technically have to pay is hosting premium templates and plugins can add up quickly.
Enter Blogger.
Hosting is free, the platform is no more complicated than a word processor, and while customization is limited for nonsavvy users, for those that do expand their knowledge of code, full site customization is available.
Through trial and error, I realized that what I really needed from my website was a blog and a presence. Not much else. So why pay more for something you're not going to use?
Instead of $2050 to $300 for a website, I pay 10.00 for my domain. The rest is free. 
So while 300.00 may not sound like a lot in the grand scheme of things, it adds up. That's 30 years worth of domain name renewals vs 1 year of hosted webspace that you could have gotten for free.

So while this may change in the future, for now, I've been happy with Blogger's simple, no strings attached, and free platform!

Let me know what you think in the comments or email me at contact@dicebookpublishing.com