Hey, Im Hana. I am a SAHM to 2 boys, 2 and 11 months ( Alex and Riley). I have tried blogging before but coulnt really decide on what I wanted to do. But I have decided to give it a second go. only problem is I cant decide on which site i want to go with. Right now its between Blogger, Tumblr and Wordpress. So i was hoping to get some advice on the different tempplates and which one you ladies like best and why.
I voted other because I wouldn't say that there is a "best" blogging platform. It all depends on what you want to do. I have used all 3, and there are pros and cons to each.
My main blog is self-hosted Wordpress, which is really the only way to go with Wordpress, if you ask me. One thing to keep in mind is that free Wordpress doesn't allow use of certain affiliate links, so if you want to monetize your blog, you'll need to go the self-hosted route.
Blogger is totally free and does allow you to run ads, and that's where I started out, but I like WP much better.
I also use Tumblr for posts that aren't full reviews. These are mostly just random ramblings, links I want to share, blurbs about books I'm reading, or when I want to promote sales.
Do you find that Wordpress sites are listed higher in Google search than Blogger? I like both platforms but I find that my Wordpress blogs show up in Google search much better.
Quoting buzzvibe:I voted other because I wouldn't say that there is a "best" blogging platform. It all depends on what you want to do. I have used all 3, and there are pros and cons to each.
My main blog is self-hosted Wordpress, which is really the only way to go with Wordpress, if you ask me. One thing to keep in mind is that free Wordpress doesn't allow use of certain affiliate links, so if you want to monetize your blog, you'll need to go the self-hosted route.
Blogger is totally free and does allow you to run ads, and that's where I started out, but I like WP much better.
I also use Tumblr for posts that aren't full reviews. These are mostly just random ramblings, links I want to share, blurbs about books I'm reading, or when I want to promote sales.
I've been a Wordpress fan since I started creating websites. (Well, almost that long)
My current site TheSaneMom.com was built using Wordpress.
I like that WP is easy to use and you can change up your style at any time. Plus, WP has a lot of different and helpful plugins. Although, you have to be careful with using to many plugins. It could slow your site down.
I recently started a Tumblr, but that is just to increase my social media interaction.
I may add Blogger since buzzvibe said they arepart of Google. Link juice maybe! :-)
I use both blogger and tumblr and update both with the same posts..
Help me start a blog!
- Hanab818
on Feb. 22, 2013 at 4:38 PM