Comments on: Comparison of sites for blogging – Blogger and WordPress http://rightweb.wordpress.com/2006/08/17/comparison-of-sites-for-blogging-blogger-and-wordpress/ The mission of this blog is to propagate good usage of the web to properly communicate with people. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:30:21 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: tashi http://rightweb.wordpress.com/2006/08/17/comparison-of-sites-for-blogging-blogger-and-wordpress/#comment-5277 tashi Tue, 17 Feb 2009 06:29:22 +0000 https://rightweb.wordpress.com/2006/08/17/comparison-of-sites-for-blogging-blogger-and-wordpress/#comment-5277 my site is tashiwangdi.blogspot.com my site is tashiwangdi.blogspot.com

]]> By: tashi http://rightweb.wordpress.com/2006/08/17/comparison-of-sites-for-blogging-blogger-and-wordpress/#comment-5276 tashi Tue, 17 Feb 2009 06:28:21 +0000 https://rightweb.wordpress.com/2006/08/17/comparison-of-sites-for-blogging-blogger-and-wordpress/#comment-5276 plz review my site and help me out to customize my blogger site as its a tech site .... plz review my site and help me out to customize my blogger site as its a tech site ….

]]> By: BULL PLAYERS http://rightweb.wordpress.com/2006/08/17/comparison-of-sites-for-blogging-blogger-and-wordpress/#comment-5262 BULL PLAYERS Fri, 09 May 2008 16:12:09 +0000 https://rightweb.wordpress.com/2006/08/17/comparison-of-sites-for-blogging-blogger-and-wordpress/#comment-5262 THE MAJOR SUPPORT FROM BLOGGER SPOT IS PROVIDING ADSENSE BY GOOGLE ITS REALLY WORKING, IAM EARNING WIT THIS GOOGLE ADSENSE SOME "N" DOLLARS DAILY...... IF U WANT MORE JUST FIND IN MY BLOG http://bullplayers.blogspot.com HERE U WILL FIND GOOGLE ADS RIGHT SIDE CLICK THEM AND KNOW MORE ABT ONLINE ADS INCOME THE MAJOR SUPPORT FROM BLOGGER SPOT IS PROVIDING ADSENSE BY GOOGLE ITS REALLY WORKING, IAM EARNING WIT THIS GOOGLE ADSENSE SOME “N” DOLLARS DAILY…… IF U WANT MORE JUST FIND IN MY BLOG http://bullplayers.blogspot.com
HERE U WILL FIND GOOGLE ADS RIGHT SIDE CLICK THEM AND KNOW MORE ABT ONLINE ADS INCOME

]]> By: George Marcell http://rightweb.wordpress.com/2006/08/17/comparison-of-sites-for-blogging-blogger-and-wordpress/#comment-5234 George Marcell Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:00:07 +0000 https://rightweb.wordpress.com/2006/08/17/comparison-of-sites-for-blogging-blogger-and-wordpress/#comment-5234 After using both on many occasions I prefer wordpress myself, blogger is great but if you leave them too long (holidays or really busy) you go back and they have deleted your blog, how annoying is that. After using both on many occasions I prefer wordpress myself, blogger is great but if you leave them too long (holidays or really busy) you go back and they have deleted your blog, how annoying is that.

]]> By: Iman http://rightweb.wordpress.com/2006/08/17/comparison-of-sites-for-blogging-blogger-and-wordpress/#comment-5210 Iman Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:49:25 +0000 https://rightweb.wordpress.com/2006/08/17/comparison-of-sites-for-blogging-blogger-and-wordpress/#comment-5210 For free option, I prefer Blogger.com than Wordpress.org. Because I can customize template as I like. And can put Adsense code & tracking code. For free option, I prefer Blogger.com than WordPress.org. Because I can customize template as I like. And can put Adsense code & tracking code.

]]> By: Gov http://rightweb.wordpress.com/2006/08/17/comparison-of-sites-for-blogging-blogger-and-wordpress/#comment-5141 Gov Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:14:11 +0000 https://rightweb.wordpress.com/2006/08/17/comparison-of-sites-for-blogging-blogger-and-wordpress/#comment-5141 Word press free stats is def a plus. Word press free stats is def a plus.

]]> By: rob http://rightweb.wordpress.com/2006/08/17/comparison-of-sites-for-blogging-blogger-and-wordpress/#comment-17 rob Fri, 18 Aug 2006 14:48:14 +0000 https://rightweb.wordpress.com/2006/08/17/comparison-of-sites-for-blogging-blogger-and-wordpress/#comment-17 Cool. I need to update my comparison becuase WordPress has added some new functionality and Blogger has a beta version out that apparently is good too. Haven't tried it yet though. Cool. I need to update my comparison becuase WordPress has added some new functionality and Blogger has a beta version out that apparently is good too. Haven’t tried it yet though.

]]> By: pawel http://rightweb.wordpress.com/2006/08/17/comparison-of-sites-for-blogging-blogger-and-wordpress/#comment-16 pawel Fri, 18 Aug 2006 10:47:29 +0000 https://rightweb.wordpress.com/2006/08/17/comparison-of-sites-for-blogging-blogger-and-wordpress/#comment-16 Good point about spam control - it's not only problem for people leaving comments. Actually - after 3-4 days of running my blog on Blogger it got market as spam blog which ment that I had to go through spam control (retyping of the letters) for every operation on the blog + I got removed from Blogger listing of blogs. Pretty annoying indeed. I have to write email to Blogger staff and wait 2-3 days for human check of the blog to be back to normal. Also - the way they distort the letters that you have to retype is so weird that I sometimes feel like disabled and have to try it 2 or 3 times... ;-) Good point about spam control – it’s not only problem for people leaving comments. Actually – after 3-4 days of running my blog on Blogger it got market as spam blog which ment that I had to go through spam control (retyping of the letters) for every operation on the blog + I got removed from Blogger listing of blogs. Pretty annoying indeed. I have to write email to Blogger staff and wait 2-3 days for human check of the blog to be back to normal.

Also – the way they distort the letters that you have to retype is so weird that I sometimes feel like disabled and have to try it 2 or 3 times… ;-)

]]> By: Lorelle VanFossen http://rightweb.wordpress.com/2006/08/17/comparison-of-sites-for-blogging-blogger-and-wordpress/#comment-14 Lorelle VanFossen Fri, 18 Aug 2006 00:25:14 +0000 https://rightweb.wordpress.com/2006/08/17/comparison-of-sites-for-blogging-blogger-and-wordpress/#comment-14 You are welcome and I'm glad I hoped clarify things. As for ads, like I said, it takes money to make money, so for those whom blogging for bucks is important, the full version of WordPress is there, ready to use for free. I laughed when you said that there are WordPress Themes with problems on Firefox. I find more have trouble with IE than Firefox. And this is true of all themes, not just those in use by Wordpress.com or available for all WordPress blogs. 99% of all WordPress Themes are designed for free, and while effort is made by some to make them cross-browser compatible, not all are. But this is true of every web page design. I've seen some HORRID Blogger layouts. ;-) Equal opportunity bad web page design crosses all blogging platforms. As for stats, unless you are OCD and really into commercializing your blog, the stats in the Dashboard are plenty for getting a feel for your blog's activities. And if you are around long enough to build up some stats, you can also use other methods, like <a href="http://www.alexa.com/data/details/main?url=lorelle.wordpress.com%2F" rel="nofollow">Alexa</a> and <a href="http://www.sitemeter.com/?a=stats&s=sm1lorelleonwordpress" rel="nofollow">Site Meter</a>, to track your blog stats. But again, for serious blog money-making, the free full version is best. You also didn't really mention the issue of comments and comment spam. Personally, I hate leaving comments (or even trying to find any left) on Blogger. Clicking several times and dealing with popup windows and all is not conducive to good communication. As for comment spam fighting tools, Akismet gets better all the time and I've rarely found any false-positives. It caught over 250 comment spam just today! How does that compare with Blogger? I'm not saying one is better beyond doubt than the other. I just think that when someone takes on a comparative review, they need to be specific and flesh out what they mean so the review helps everyone, including me. ;-) As for documentation and help, stay tuned! You are welcome and I’m glad I hoped clarify things. As for ads, like I said, it takes money to make money, so for those whom blogging for bucks is important, the full version of WordPress is there, ready to use for free.

I laughed when you said that there are WordPress Themes with problems on Firefox. I find more have trouble with IE than Firefox.

And this is true of all themes, not just those in use by WordPress.com or available for all WordPress blogs. 99% of all WordPress Themes are designed for free, and while effort is made by some to make them cross-browser compatible, not all are. But this is true of every web page design. I’ve seen some HORRID Blogger layouts. ;-) Equal opportunity bad web page design crosses all blogging platforms.

As for stats, unless you are OCD and really into commercializing your blog, the stats in the Dashboard are plenty for getting a feel for your blog’s activities. And if you are around long enough to build up some stats, you can also use other methods, like Alexa and Site Meter, to track your blog stats. But again, for serious blog money-making, the free full version is best.

You also didn’t really mention the issue of comments and comment spam. Personally, I hate leaving comments (or even trying to find any left) on Blogger. Clicking several times and dealing with popup windows and all is not conducive to good communication. As for comment spam fighting tools, Akismet gets better all the time and I’ve rarely found any false-positives. It caught over 250 comment spam just today! How does that compare with Blogger?

I’m not saying one is better beyond doubt than the other. I just think that when someone takes on a comparative review, they need to be specific and flesh out what they mean so the review helps everyone, including me. ;-)

As for documentation and help, stay tuned!

]]> By: pawel http://rightweb.wordpress.com/2006/08/17/comparison-of-sites-for-blogging-blogger-and-wordpress/#comment-12 pawel Thu, 17 Aug 2006 21:46:28 +0000 https://rightweb.wordpress.com/2006/08/17/comparison-of-sites-for-blogging-blogger-and-wordpress/#comment-12 Thanks Lorelle for your well thought out answer! You are very right - I'm refering here to free WordPress.com hosted blog engine. I've updated also my post to state it more clearly there. Great to hear that there is chance for JavaScript enabling. Without it I cannot have e.g. Google Analytics on my blog. On Blogger it's somehow possible so I hope WordPress will open up as well. Help system - In WordPress there is confusion between full version and the one hosted on WordPress. In many cases I end up with something that is totally not applicable to free version. Blogger has really extensive and well written one. Firefox compatibility - maybe it's more related to templates within WordPress.com... On some of them the design is not aligned well when browsed with Firefox. Indeed - all these limitation of WordPress are related to WordPress.com hosted free version. They also don't change the fact that I like it a lot and better than Blogger at the end of the day. If only JavaScript was supported + chance for AdSense there... Would be really sure winner there! :-) Lorelle - thanks again for your excellent comments! Thanks Lorelle for your well thought out answer!
You are very right – I’m refering here to free WordPress.com hosted blog engine. I’ve updated also my post to state it more clearly there.

Great to hear that there is chance for JavaScript enabling. Without it I cannot have e.g. Google Analytics on my blog. On Blogger it’s somehow possible so I hope WordPress will open up as well.

Help system – In WordPress there is confusion between full version and the one hosted on WordPress. In many cases I end up with something that is totally not applicable to free version. Blogger has really extensive and well written one.

Firefox compatibility – maybe it’s more related to templates within WordPress.com… On some of them the design is not aligned well when browsed with Firefox.

Indeed – all these limitation of WordPress are related to WordPress.com hosted free version. They also don’t change the fact that I like it a lot and better than Blogger at the end of the day.

If only JavaScript was supported + chance for AdSense there… Would be really sure winner there! :-)

Lorelle – thanks again for your excellent comments!

]]> By: Lorelle VanFossen http://rightweb.wordpress.com/2006/08/17/comparison-of-sites-for-blogging-blogger-and-wordpress/#comment-10 Lorelle VanFossen Thu, 17 Aug 2006 21:10:51 +0000 https://rightweb.wordpress.com/2006/08/17/comparison-of-sites-for-blogging-blogger-and-wordpress/#comment-10 You need to be clear that you are comparing Blogger with the free version of Wordpress.com, not the full version of WordPress. Very different (but similar) creatures. With the full version of WordPress, the possibilities are almost endless of what you can do, including using javascripts until you break your browser. ;-) Currently, Wordpress.com restricts the use of javascripts for security, because of their ability for easy exploitation. Will that change in the future? Maybe. It's still a new service. The very first "premium" service just began last week with Wordpress.com, and I foresee the ability to host ads and other "commercial" features on Wordpress.com as something definitely in the future. Probably for a fee not free, would be my thinking. For those who really want to make money and control all aspects of their blog, they have the choice of the free full version of WordPress hosted on their paid site, doing whatever they want it to do, including making money. Could you also be more specific about the weak help system? Now that Wordpress.com has "settled in" a bit, we're starting to write up extensive documentation and any specifics on this would be helpful. There's a very helpful support forum, websites packed with information and answers to questions, so specifics would help, especially compared to what Blogger has to offer in support services, since I'm unfamiliar with their offerings. I'm curious about how Wordpress.com has problems with Firefox. I use Firefox exclusively with WordPress and Wordpress.com and I've not noticed any problems. Am I missing something? It's an interesting summary, but I'd love to see the specifics which would help more people understand what these things are, the benefits of the features, and the loss of not having these features. Thanks. You need to be clear that you are comparing Blogger with the free version of WordPress.com, not the full version of WordPress. Very different (but similar) creatures.

With the full version of WordPress, the possibilities are almost endless of what you can do, including using javascripts until you break your browser. ;-) Currently, WordPress.com restricts the use of javascripts for security, because of their ability for easy exploitation. Will that change in the future? Maybe. It’s still a new service.

The very first “premium” service just began last week with WordPress.com, and I foresee the ability to host ads and other “commercial” features on WordPress.com as something definitely in the future. Probably for a fee not free, would be my thinking. For those who really want to make money and control all aspects of their blog, they have the choice of the free full version of WordPress hosted on their paid site, doing whatever they want it to do, including making money.

Could you also be more specific about the weak help system? Now that WordPress.com has “settled in” a bit, we’re starting to write up extensive documentation and any specifics on this would be helpful. There’s a very helpful support forum, websites packed with information and answers to questions, so specifics would help, especially compared to what Blogger has to offer in support services, since I’m unfamiliar with their offerings.

I’m curious about how WordPress.com has problems with Firefox. I use Firefox exclusively with WordPress and WordPress.com and I’ve not noticed any problems. Am I missing something?

It’s an interesting summary, but I’d love to see the specifics which would help more people understand what these things are, the benefits of the features, and the loss of not having these features.

Thanks.

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