You should be wondering, which one of these two platforms is the better choice to host your blog?
You might have heard that Blogger and Bluehost so many times, yet you cannot decide.
I was in your shoes before. When I want to start this blog, I think that blogger is the better choice because I simply don't want my content to be deleted forever.
Before we dive deeper into Blogger vs Bluehost discussion, let's answer the real question.
BLOGGER VS BLUEHOST OR BLOGGER VS WORDPRESS?
If you Google Blogger vs Bluehost, it is possible that you are newbie who do not know much about blogging.
Let me get this straight, Blogger is a free platform where you can get domain and hosting for free. The extension of your blog will be .blogspot.com instead of .com. In order to register, just go to https://www.blogger.com.
You can get a .com domain if you pay Google for $10 a year.
Whereas, wordpress is also the same as Blogger. But your extension will be .wordpress.com. To start the blog, just go to https://www.wordpress.com.
Then, there is also a self-hosted service on wordpress. This one is a paid service. You can go to https://www.wordpress.org. This is the most popular platform among bloggers.
The company that host your self-hosted blog is called hosting company or server or service provider. And one of the hosting company is Bluehost!
Do I make myself clear?
"If I use Wordpress with Bluehost, when I realized that my blog fails me, I will think twice to delete the blog and cancel subscription!"
Because, I have written many articles on the blog yet I need to pay even though I didn't get enough traffic to make money on it.
"If I use blogger, I can simply set the blog, write content and just leave it there. The content will not be deleted forever. If done correctly, there is a good chance that the articles will rank well if let it ripe for years on the web."
SHOULD YOU CHOOSE BLOGGER OR WORDPRESS WITH BLUEHOST HOSTING?
Why Choose Blogger:
"If you are new into blogging, and want to try out without intention of making money, just use Blogger."
Why Choose Bluehost and Wordpress:
"If you have some experience in blogging and want to have a blog that looks professional, try wordpress platform and use Bluehost as your hosting service. This platform is suitable for advanced blogger with the intention of making money with their blog."
Even so, there are many pros and cons of both platforms.
Here are some of the good things about Blogger platform
#1 Google products.
Since blogger is a Google product, it is most likely that your blog will be there forever! You can create a post and leave it there. In 20 years, your posts are still there attracting visitors.
Google also provides their Blogger platform with adequate search engine optimization (SEO). You do not need to think much about optimizing meta tag, head, inbound external bound links and all tech stuffs.
Just create your content and Google search engines will crawl your content. Just give them some time to optimize your rankings in the search engine.
#2 Absolutely FREE and the easiest platform to use
Blogger platform is 100% free. And it will always be like that. The best thing about Google is they like to give free upfront products to the consumer such as Blogger blogging platform.
They will make money at the back end products which is Adwords! Besides, Blogger is very easy to use. You do not need to be a tech savvy to run a successful blogspot blog.
#3 No limit for testings
You can start hundreds of blogspot blog without a need to worry about your content will be charged or deleted.
A Blogger blog can be created instantly. You can try and error to jump in various niches that you prefer.
If the blogs fail you, you can test with new blog and keep practicing until you have a successful blog. You can also test whether a certain niches might go well when blogging. If not, just create another blogspot blog.
#4 FREE themes
Not only you get free hosting and domain, if you want to take it further, free themes and templates are also available.
There are a lot of bloggers out there that would like to share their blog themes for free. You can download and try it for yourself without a lot of hassles.
CONS OF BLOGGER?
You will be restricted to the basic blogging tools. You can learn how to use the platform faster on Blogger and sometimes you may not be able to add features according to your likings.
It also has little to no updates or new features. Last but not least, your blog is partially owned by Google. So, you might not be able to blog on anything and the blog can be taken down if you do not comply with Google terms and conditions.
However, it is a very rare occasion that Blogger blog is suspended unless you are running porn on your blog or offended news blog.
Here are some of the good things about Wordpress platform hosted with Bluehost
Since 2003, Wordpress hosted 30% of all the websites on the internet! It can give full control of every aspect of your websites.
Besides, you can have access to 54,000 free plugins are build to enhance your blogging experience.
You can also make advanced websites such as online membership, forums and online store. The customization is limitless when it comes to Wordpress.
With Wordpress, you will have flexibility, you own your data and you can monetize your blog however you want it to be.
Some of key highlights of Wordpress with Bluehost compared to Blogger are:
#1 Looks more professional
The one thing that Blogger platform lacks is customization to looks professional in the eyes of reader. In wordpress, you can easily design the blog to look just like professional blogs out there.
The reason for that is so many blogs are created using Wordpress platform. We tend to prefer Wordpress looks as compared to Blogger design.
#2 Search engine optimization ready
Just like blogger, this blogging platform are well optimized with the search engines. You will need to do some tricks here and there, but if you just use the default setup, you will be just fine.
Search engines are already well designed to crawl both Blogger and Wordpress blogs. So, you do not need to worry too much on which blogging platform to use in terms of SEO.
Just focus on creating good content and put it on the web. Let the content ripe for 6 months, the search engine will deliver organic traffic to your blog.
#3 Good for aggressive content marketing
If you are looking to publish your content regularly, you do not need to over complicate the process.
Just host your blog with Wordpress and Bluehost. When you can simplify your process to create content frequently, you can focus on writing good blog articles.
As a result, you will be confident to dominate your chosen niche to be an authority website in the future.
#4 Better site security
Self-hosted wordpress blogs are better in terms of security. Especially when you subscribe for domain protection that blocks hackers to steal your mailing and IP address.
These protection are usually available for paid hosting services and Bluehost is one of those platform that offers such protection.
CONS OF WORDPRESS + BLUEHOST?
Every platform has it own weaknesses. Due to full of customization in Wordpress, you may find its complexity will require a learning curve. You will find yourself to look more into tutorials and step by step on how to properly setup your blog.
In terms, of backup and security, you need to manage them on your own. In comparison, Blogger is better in storing your blog for a long period of time.
WHAT ARE OTHER HOSTING SERVICES AVAILABLE?
So, wordpress can also be integrated with other hosting services. Some of the most popular hosting servers include:
- Hostgator
- Siteground
- Godaddy
- Namecheap
Very fast loading speed. I can assure you that you will not lose traffic due to slow website loading speed. You can test it for yourself.
Loading speed is crucial for your visitors. Google states that 20% of traffic bounce back are due to slower loading speed of 0.5 second!
Bluehost also has official Wordpress integration. You will find it too easy to setup your themes and templates to your likings since Wordpress is already implemented well alongside Bluehost.
There are also plenty of apps and ecommerce plugin support. If you are into ecommerce website, or if you have plan to sell your products in the future, or if you want a simple add to cart and checkout systems, Bluehost can handle them well.
BLOGGER OR BLUEHOST, WHICH ONE IS EASIER TO SETUP?
If you are looking for simplicity, just go for Blogger. Bluehost hosting is rather require additional steps to setup your website/blog.
You will need to learn some step by step processes before your blog can be online and ready to receive traffic.
For me, I personally prefer Blogger platform over Wordpress, simply because of how simple Blogger is for the first timer.
But, if you want a more professional look on your blog, why not try the Wordpress and Bluehost for better looking websites.
WHAT ARE OTHER PLATFORM TO USE OTHER THAN BLOGGER AND WORDPRESS+BLUEHOST?
Besides Wordpress.org and Blogger.com, there are a few popular platforms that serve well as blogging platform for average users.
You can try one of the following platforms to kick start your blogging career today:
- Ghost
- Wix
- Squarespace
- Medium
- Tumblr
- Gator
- Constant Contact Website Builder
All of them are good choices but out of these 7 platforms, I would be the most comfortable blogging with Wix.
You just cannot go wrong with Wix.com. They have excellent customer support as well as easy to use. My only complain is Wix is a bit slower compared to Blogger and Wordpress.
Other than that, Wix is excellent for new to average bloggers out there that are looking for cheap, reliable, stable and customizable platform.
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