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Sep 16, 2017 10:45AM
I want to start a book review blog and I have little experience with creating websites. Which platform do you prefer? Wordpress of blogspot? And why? I would really appreciate some feedback.
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Wordpress gives you better control over your theme. Blogspot is probably easier, but looks worse in my opinion. 54% of the websites in the world are on Wordpress, it's simple to use, loads of free themes and you will set it up in a couple of hours.
Thank you for your advice. Would love to hear more pros and cons if anyone else has any.
Isn't there another one called Wix or something? I remember I started one ages ago but was too consumed with writing to follow it up. I think it's called Wix or something similar. You might want to do a search for it. I remember it was very easy for a complete tech idiot like me...
I have a couple of ideas. Regardless of which platform, secure/buy your domain name now, e.g. Yourname.com. I began on Blogger - and it was a great way to start. Also - Google will automatically post your blogs to your Google+ account, and rank you higher in Google searches if you're using their platform. It's free as long as you don't mind the .blogspot.com after your blog name. A year later I switched to WordPress and I paid someone to migrate my data and build a more professional site. I'd learned so much on Blogger, Wordpress has been easy to maintain.
Good luck!
Katrina wrote: "I have a couple of ideas. Regardless of which platform, secure/buy your domain name now, e.g. Yourname.com. I began on Blogger - and it was a great way to start. Also - Google will automatically p..."
I'm confused a bit by your post. Is blogger the same thing as blogspot? Also if you buy a domain does it still have blogspot in the website name? And another thing, would I be able to sell advertising eventually if I were to go with one of these free platforms? Overall I am not completely sure which one you seem to think is the best. About how much is it to buy a domain?
