Chapter 2
Finding the Right Blogging Platform
IN THIS CHAPTER
Setting your goals
Introducing popular blogging platforms
Comparing popular blogging platforms
Reviewing other blogging platform options
Choosing the best blogging platform for you
Choosing the right blogging platform is almost as an important decision as choosing to blog in the first place! Although it’s true that the popular blogging platforms, such as WordPress and Blogger, offer similar functionality, the nuances among them are great enough that you need to do some research and thinking before you start your blog, in order to ensure you pick the right tool.
For example, if you choose to blog on the free platform WordPress.com, the types of ads you can display on your blog are extremely limited. If making money from your blog is important to you, WordPress.com is likely not a good choice for your blog. The less-obvious differences like this one can greatly affect your blog in both the short and long term. This chapter ...
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