When it comes to blogging platforms, perhaps I’m a bit biased, but I think the top two are Blogger and WordPress.

I’ve been asked several times which platform I prefer and further, I’m asked for all the why’s and why not’s of each. I realized I was missing a large opportunity to share this information and encourage other people to share their views and preferences as well.

When it comes to comparing BLOGGER and WORDPRESS and the reason I choose to use both platforms, I have to admit affordability is the driving factor of why I still have some blogs on Blogger.

I can’t exactly justify moving a Blogger blog to a hosted domain when I don’t feel it would be able to support itself. I’m not trying to be greedy by any means, but I would at least like for a blog to be able to pay for it’s own existence.

There are some topics I blog just for the sake of blogging. I like it that way.

Free blog platforms are a great way to test the waters. By testing the waters with Blogger, I learned the topics I was most passionate about and which would most likely sustain longevity.

Most people who explore becoming a blogger will realize within 6 months if they have what it takes to keep a blog going or whether they should explore another topic or throw in the towel altogether.

I’ve also felt at times that Blogger blogs carry a sort of stigma. Sure there are some that have made it to the big time by way of Blogger, but for a Blogger blog to really hit it big, I think it’s rare.

For the sake of discussion, I’d like to focus on Blogger and WordPress.

Story Problem:

A friend comes to you and wants to start blogging. They have their topic, title and name picked out. They’re ready to start but need to choose a platform – What do you tell them and why?

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