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.
With all the available blogging platforms, deciding which will meet your blogging needs can be a daunting task. However, most professional bloggers name Wordpress as their “blog of choice”.
Like most other blogging platforms, Wordpress is free. It stands out from it’s competitors for other reasons, such as a higher storage allowance (a quite huge 3 gigs) Also, 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. No more 3 gig limit!
It’s common for blogging platforms to let their users host images, but Wordpress offers another another advantage in that you can host not only images but also a variety of files including PDFs, Word documents and PowerPoint presentations.
A further benefit of Wordpress over other blogging platforms is it’s open-sourced nature. This gives bloggers a great amount of flexibility. Wordpress has become a favorite among many bloggers for this reason alone. Your blog can be almost completely customized in terms of appearance and functionality, making it possible for you to recreate the exact impression of your blog that you’ve formed in your head.
Lets review the benefits of Wordpress over other blogging platforms. We see that the option is there to install it on your own server. We have the function to host a wide range of file types, 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!
This is a guest post by Matthew Wolfe. He 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.
