WordPress.com or WordPress.org?

[image error]WordPress is the blogging software I always recommend. It's free, powerful, flexible and endlessly customizable.

But there are two versions – and one of the questions I'm most frequently asked is which version to choose: WordPress.com or WordPress.org? Here are the pros and cons of each to help you decide.

WordPress.com

WordPress.com is the hosted version – i.e. WordPress themselves host your blog on their servers.

Pros

You can be up and running with a blog in about 20 minutes – simply create an...