Blogger vs WordPress! Which is better?

        First time blogger? Confused to choose which platform to start with?!! Well here is the answer to your question.As a first time blogger i would suggest you to go with the most famous blogging platforms on the internet which are none other than the Blogger and WordPress.

       Now the question arises,which one is the best? or which one should you start up with? Well the decision is pretty much up to you based on your preferences.Now ill be telling you about the pros and cons of both the platforms to help you choose the right one!

BLOGGER

DOMAIN NAME

• Your URL is <yourname>.blogspot.com or you can also transfer to your own domain name
• You can use any name or your preregistered Google accounts name

STORAGE SPACE

• You have 1GB of free storage space
• You can also connect to your Google+ account for further storage

CUSTOMIZATION

• You are allowed to edit your templates
• Advanced customization is limited
• No FTP access

DESIGN

• The design selection is pretty much limited
• Do drag and drop changes

PLUGINS

• No plugins available
• It has a decent range of simple gadgets

INTEGRATION

• Integration with GoogleAdsense
• Monetize with ads
• Integration with Google+ - You can post to Google+ - Put up Google+ comments instead of default blogger comments.

NOTE: Blogger may shut down your site in case of issues like someone reporting that you are using a copyrighted content,picture or video.The same may happen if the algorithm thinks your content is spam or copyright violation.But this is not the case in most of the situation and is a rare scenario.So make sure you post your own content and plagiarism wont help here. 

WORDPRESS

DOMAIN NAME

• You need to register your own domain name
• It will cost you about $13 a year

STORAGE SPACE

• Here you need a host for storage
• Hosting fee is about $4.95 a month for which it includes domain and unlimited space

CUSTOMIZATION

• Here you are given complete freedom to customize as you wish
• It contains loads of customization options for you to choose from

DESIGN

• Likewise there are many design options provided
• Choose your own design feature and make your blog look pretty and unique

PLUGINS

• Thousands of plugins available
• You can add any functionality or feature you wish

INTEGRATION

• Here you have full control
• You can run your banner ads,affiliate links or anything else

VERDICT

         Well now i guess you would've got some ideas about both of them.

Blogger is a nice place to start your blogging carrier and find out more about it but if you have a bigger ambition like professional blogging or promoting your business and that kind of stuff where limitations won't suit pretty much then you might want to go for WordPress.Once again the final decision is all up to you based on your own personal preferences.

       

        Hope this article was useful and if you have any doubts please mention it in the comments below and ill be pleased to answer all your questions.

Regards

KiShORe.