tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post3793801691467942276..comments2024-03-21T14:59:20.729-04:00Comments on NT Blog: Beginning Blogging QuestionsMark Goodacrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05115370166754797529noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-49193131527643616282009-08-05T22:55:49.649-04:002009-08-05T22:55:49.649-04:00On #1: I started on Blogger myself and realized th...On #1: I started on Blogger myself and realized that I needed to switch to WordPress. Particularly for the "Pages" feature. I have also grown to appreciate the "My Comments" feature where you can track your comments on other WP blogs. I'm not sure WordPress is really all that difficult. And it was a bit of a hassle to switch from one to the other, so I would recommend starting on WP myself.<br /><br />That said, there are a few points that blogger wins. First, while I appreciate the built-in blog stats of WP, blogger allows you to put special codes on your page to gain better stats from outside websites. Blogger also allows you to forward your feed url to feedburner, thus allowing more accurate tracking of your subscribers.<br /><br />On #3: I only pay $15/year to have my own domain name (patmccullough.com), which is hosted on WordPress--so, I do my blogging on the WP site itself. The downside of this is that I am paying money and yet I still do not get the freedom that self-hosted WP blogs do in altering their codes and adding special plug-ins, like Logos' RefTagger. That's a bummer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-54002898052934827542009-08-05T21:04:08.868-04:002009-08-05T21:04:08.868-04:00I may have missed it in my interactions with Blogg...I may have missed it in my interactions with <a href="http://www.blogger.com/home" rel="nofollow">Blogger</a> thus far, but I haven't yet seen there a built-in feature like <a href="http://wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">WordPress</a> has for creating and managing multiple pages. Largely the same effect can certainly be achieved on <a href="http://www.blogger.com/home" rel="nofollow">Blogger</a> through other means, but (if the previous observation is accurate), depending on precisely how one might wish to use one's blog, page management features might be something to consider.J. David Starkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00145712902434264423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-90145067215318579082009-08-05T18:19:38.957-04:002009-08-05T18:19:38.957-04:00I pretty much agree with your answers, but I'd...I pretty much agree with your answers, but I'd like to expand on a few points.<br /><br />1. If you're not sure about blogging, I'd start with the simpler one, Blogger. If you're fairly sure that you're going to be doing, then WordPress is worth the investment in time.<br /><br />2. I know a biblioblogger who blogs on all three in one blog (Joe Weaks). His <a href="http://macbiblioblog.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Macintosh Biblioblog</a> is a wonderful blog.<br /><br />3. If all your site will be is your blog, I would just use the blogspot or wordpress subdomain.Stephen C. Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18239379955876245197noreply@blogger.com