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Tracy, you can do the same thing on Blogger. Howev...

2010-02-10T06:12:41.189-05:00

Tracy, you can do the same thing on Blogger. However, I have discovered that WP is not as bad as I first thought. I got some hosting (with HostGator) and a new domain (dougdraws.com) and it's turning out to be a pretty good experience overall.

Unfortunately, in my experience, WP is lacking in the areas of customer, theme design, and plugin support. Blogger is still better in this regard, but it's hard to turn a Blogger site into a professional one.

It's good that I can find a great Blogger user lik...

2009-10-20T01:57:49.046-04:00

It's good that I can find a great Blogger user like you :)
I would like to add that wordpress.com doesn't allow us to monetize our blog. We can do it in Blogger ;)

I'm all about using whatever platform works for yo...

2009-10-08T11:09:25.629-04:00

I'm all about using whatever platform works for you.

For conversation's sake, I will say some of the cons you listed for wordpress.org were benefits from me. It's been awesome digging around in the guts of things and learning some of the technical bits by having to do them myself. It's not something everyone wants or needs to do, but I can honestly say I've enjoyed the experience.

I'm going to have to echo some ofthe previous comm...

2009-10-06T20:49:01.160-04:00

I'm going to have to echo some ofthe previous commenters here and say that your blog design is very well done and very easily navigable. Although I can't say I use WordPress, I have used blogger in the past and it was a great learning platform for me. Thanks for this post!

Thanks for the comment, Heather :) I have often th...

2009-09-03T09:32:30.849-04:00

Thanks for the comment, Heather :) I have often thought of giving WP another try, but because they charge you for just about everything over there I've decided against it.

If I ever want this blog to go mainline I'll just buy some hosting space and handle it myself.

I've been using Blogger for almost a year now. It...

2008-10-08T00:00:15.366-04:00

I've been using Blogger for almost a year now. It works, I love that it's free, but they tagged my blog as a "potential spam blog" and require me to word verify every post I publish. This means I can not use the nifty feature of scheduling my posts to automatically publish at a specified time. I spun my wheels trying to get Blogger to "un-tag" me. But after over 4 months I've given up and am making plans to move to Wordpress. Wordpress seems to have some neat capabilities and I'm excited about exploring them. Honestly, if Blogger let me schedule my posts to publish - I wouldn't be moving over! Glad to find your blog - I'll be reading!

That's cool for you. However, like I said in this ...

2008-09-17T23:48:43.418-04:00

That's cool for you. However, like I said in this article, I can't even edit the CSS at WP without paying for it - and I can do that here for free. The code may be cleaner, but what's the point if you can't get into it and tweak it the way you like?

Too bad I'm not agree-ing :)I love Wordpress. The ...

2008-09-17T23:11:56.925-04:00

Too bad I'm not agree-ing :)
I love Wordpress. The code is much cleaner, it's easy to setup and maintain. You only need to be a little more knowledgeable for a WP site, and it's much, MUCH more customizable than Blogger.

Spam handling is great in WP with the Askimet plugin (already installed).

Anyway. You like Blogger, I'm not trying to talk you out of it or whatever, but I love Wordpress (but I said that already). :)

Very nice post, I had this same dilemma, between w...

2008-09-08T13:50:17.343-04:00

Very nice post, I had this same dilemma, between wordpress & blogger http://dezignmusings.blogspot.com/2008/07/this-vs-that-arghhhhh.html , gotta agree with you.

Beautiful blog btw.

Fernando, thanks for the comment. Yes, I agree. Bl...

2008-09-01T05:46:07.510-04:00

Fernando, thanks for the comment. Yes, I agree. Blogger is the best. Maybe one of these days I'll get some server space and try WordPress, but for now I'm satisfied.

Cheryl, thanks for the compliment.

I caught the link to your blog on JCD and decided ...

2008-08-29T16:47:50.975-04:00

I caught the link to your blog on JCD and decided to look around. Your illustrations are great (so very cute)!

I've been looking around for customizable blogging sites as well. After spending a few days looking at the options available, I have to agree with you. Blogger is easy for a beginner to pick up and 100% customizable. I really like the preview on the built-in html editor.

Cheers!

Gary, my pleasure :)Farah, I'm glad you liked the ...

2008-08-24T18:19:42.298-04:00

Gary, my pleasure :)

Farah, I'm glad you liked the post. Blogger seems to be the best choice.

T. Edwards, thanks for the compliment on my blog. Yes, I did the design myself, although it was built on the Thisaway template. And yes, I've only been blogging since May, but I've been designing for a lifetime.

Vivek, thank you for the kind words.

Brutus, thanks for the comment. I agree that in the long run I will need to move to my own dedicated server. But in the meantime I find Blogger to be a better choice than WP.

Mom, thank you :)

Just stopping by to say hi, and you have a wonderf...

2008-08-24T12:01:46.824-04:00

Just stopping by to say hi, and you have a wonderful blog site, love mom

Been there and done all of the above. At the end o...

2008-08-24T07:30:52.051-04:00

Been there and done all of the above. At the end of the day someone who is serious about blogging will need/want the flexibility of their own server or website. Sure its more complex but you can easily learn.

I started with Blogger, moved to Typepad and now spend the $8 a month for my own site and use Wordpress for both blogs.

The key is content and you can serve that up anywhere. But for flexibility I'd go to my own site with free Wordpress.

Just my two cents...

yours is one of the sweetest blog designs i have c...

2008-08-23T12:58:40.721-04:00

yours is one of the sweetest blog designs i have come across!

WOW! I LOVE YOUR BLOG DESIGN! Did you do all the ...

2008-08-22T14:56:09.707-04:00

WOW! I LOVE YOUR BLOG DESIGN! Did you do all the design yourself? I can't believe that you've only been blogging since May! Unbelievable.

Great Job

T

ooh..me likey! I absolutely agree with you in this...

2008-08-22T02:36:31.110-04:00

ooh..me likey! I absolutely agree with you in this topic. When I heard about loads of good stuff about wordpress, I promptly started blog on wordpress.com. What everyone forgets to tell is, you have to use wordpress.org to get the full-fledged features. I figures it out pretty soon.

In the mean time I was using custom templates on Blogger which was far better than the free service of wordpress. And seriously who wants to pay if blogging is not your primary income source?

So at the end of the day, I will always say, (ooh it rhymes!) Blogger Rocks!

Thanks for the kind words, Doug :)BTW, this FAQ on...

2008-08-21T04:30:11.647-04:00

Thanks for the kind words, Doug :)

BTW, this FAQ on WordPress of yours is probably more comprehensive and understandable than they have on WordPress.com ;) Thumbs up :)