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This article will teach you how to choose the correct blogging platform. The first thing to decide is whether you’re a beginner or intermediate blogger. If you’re just learning how to blog and have no idea what type of blogging platform to use, then you should read this article.

Blogger is a free blog platform that is user friendly and easy to use. You can set up a blog and post within a matter of minutes. This factor is important for beginners because they can focus on creating content instead of fumbling around with their blogs for a long period of time. Also, if you choose Blogger, it is easier to get the domain of your choice (with the .blogspot.com extension attached).

However, for the more intermediate users, Blogger is a platform you might want to reconsider using. Although it’s user friendly, this also means that there won’t be as many functions as more advanced platforms.

Word Press (WP) is used by many professional bloggers and is more for advanced users. You might need to know a little html or css to use WP. There are many more templates and plug-ins (”Widgets”) that can be added to your blog with a drag and drop feature. Word Press widgets are customizable and you can either auto-install the plug-in or manually install them. The majority of people who us WP buy their own domain name and host their own website. The reason is that most professional bloggers believe their sites are valuable “real-estate” and can be sold later on. Also, there is more leeway in terms of what you want to do with your blog if you use your own hosting and Word Press.

You will have more options with Word Press but as a beginner blogger, it would be recommended to use Blogger. Try out a few Blogger blogs and once you get the hang of blogging, purchase a domain and cheap hosting and use Word Press.