Blogger Vs. Wordpress

I am really only interested in two different blogging platforms: Blogger.com and Wordpress.com. The reason for this is not just because they are the most popular. Wordpress is what is I have used for my photography website and blog. I know it well and love how easy it is to fully customize. They have some really great free themes if you don’t want to worry about customizing the look of your blog. I have also been told that Wordpress is better for SEO.

Blogger.com is Google’s free blog. Blogger is owned by Google and therefore it should be easy to set up AdSense. Blog styles can be changed, but it seems a bit more limited in what you can do. If branding is important then you really need to look carefully at what customization options are available with each of these. For me, having a blog that is easy to use for blogging and easy to use with AdSense is going to outweigh any branding options, especially since this blog is more for personal use than business.

Here are my options:

1. Free Wordpress blog & WordAds.
2. Pay for hosting & domain with Wordpress and use AdSense.
3. Free hosting with Blogger and use AdSense.

I really thought I would go the Wordpress route again, but taking into consideration cost, ads, style and function I have decided to go with Blogger.com to run my blog. I will be saving on domain and hosting fees and I will easily be able to run ads through AdSense on my blog. Readers: sorry for the inconvenience of these ads. I can only hope that the ads will provide valuable links to other information that you may be looking for while preparing for your journey.

For more information on how to make money with with Google AdSense on Blogger.com check out this great link: http://www.ehow.com/how_4618171_money-google-adsense-blogspotcom.html

I found that Google really does not provide a lot of information about how AdSense works. If you want to know more about the basics of AdSense and why it is so great you can check out the many informational videos posted on YouTube. You can also go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AdSenseGotta love Wikipedia!

If you would like to do your own comparison, here is where you can find all the info on how WordAds works: http://wordads.co/faq/

I found these links to be helpful in providing me with a basic understanding of the types of advertising options available for blogs.

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