Todays budding blogger has a wide range of blogging platforms to choose from. Wordpress, LiveJournal, Blogspot, Squidoo and many others all seem to boast similar features at face value.
It can therefore be a daunting task to decide which of the available blogging platforms will best meet your blogging needs. There is a market leader though - Wordpress. This is the "blog of choice" for most professional bloggers.
Wordpress, like the majority of other blogging platforms, is free to use. It stands out from it's competitors for other reasons, such as a higher storage allowance (a quite huge 3 gigs) Additionally, Wordpress permits you to install their platform on to your own personal website, which most other blogging platforms don't allow. Not only does installing Wordpress on your website allow for complete control, but you you can make use of the entirety of the bandwidth provided by your internet hosting plan. That already generous 3 gig limit then become limitless!
It's common for blogging platforms to let their users host images, but Wordpress has another benefit in that you can host not only images but also other types of files, such as PDFs, Word documents and PowerPoint presentations.
The open source nature of Wordpress is a further reason for its popularity as a blogging platform. This gives bloggers a great amount of flexibility. This reason alone has drawn in many users that previously used the other platforms. Your blog can be almost completely customized in terms of appearance and functionality, allowing you to create your version of a definitive blogging experience for your visitors.
So, lets quickly review why Wordpress is the preferred choice for bloggers. We see that the option is there to install it on your own server. We have the ability to host a variety of files on our blogs, and the the limitless flexibility afforded by its open source nature. If you haven't already started using Wordpress, then now is the time to start!
It can therefore be a daunting task to decide which of the available blogging platforms will best meet your blogging needs. There is a market leader though - Wordpress. This is the "blog of choice" for most professional bloggers.
Wordpress, like the majority of other blogging platforms, is free to use. It stands out from it's competitors for other reasons, such as a higher storage allowance (a quite huge 3 gigs) Additionally, Wordpress permits you to install their platform on to your own personal website, which most other blogging platforms don't allow. Not only does installing Wordpress on your website allow for complete control, but you you can make use of the entirety of the bandwidth provided by your internet hosting plan. That already generous 3 gig limit then become limitless!
It's common for blogging platforms to let their users host images, but Wordpress has another benefit in that you can host not only images but also other types of files, such as PDFs, Word documents and PowerPoint presentations.
The open source nature of Wordpress is a further reason for its popularity as a blogging platform. This gives bloggers a great amount of flexibility. This reason alone has drawn in many users that previously used the other platforms. Your blog can be almost completely customized in terms of appearance and functionality, allowing you to create your version of a definitive blogging experience for your visitors.
So, lets quickly review why Wordpress is the preferred choice for bloggers. We see that the option is there to install it on your own server. We have the ability to host a variety of files on our blogs, and the the limitless flexibility afforded by its open source nature. If you haven't already started using Wordpress, then now is the time to start!
About the Author:
Matthew Wolfe teaches entreprenuers how to create blogs, generate traffic, and make money with his free video tutorials at The Wordpress Classroom. You can also find out more about Matthew, as well as learn more tips and tricks at his personal blog, MatthewWolfe.com.
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