Blogger.com vs Wordpress.com
So you must be having a Blog(If NO, Go get one today). Where do you host it Blogger.com OR Wordpress.com. Or if you have your own Hosting space with php and Mysql then for sure Wordpress.org. This post will compare Blogger.com with Wordpress.com. Also don’t get confused with Wordpress.com and Wordpress.org. Wordpress.org is a CMS which you need to host and is the best Blog System currently. I will not be including features which are in both of them OR neither of them.
Feature |
Blogger.com |
Wordpress.com |
| Customization with themes | Yes, You can edit the HTML and CSS | No |
| Import | No, Only from another Blogspot Blog | Yes, From most of the Blog programs |
| Static Page | No | Yes, As much as you want |
| Analytics/Stats | No, But you may install a third party Analytics program | Yes, In built and is great |
| Image Storage | 1 GB, Can be browsed through Picasa | 3 GB, Can be upgraded |
| Classification | Through applying Labels | Through applying Categories and Tags |
| Contact Forms | No, But Third Party contact forms can be installed | Yes, Using [contact-form 404 "Not Found"] |
| Comments | Simple, But you can install powerful comments system like Disqus | Nice comment system but you can’t install Disqus |
| Embed Object (Like: Flash) | Yes | No |
| RSS | Yes, And can be optimized with Feedburner | Yes, But No Feedburner optimization |
| Spam Fighting | No | Akismet |
| Change blog URL | Yes | No |
| Javascript | Yes, You can Add it here | No |
| Google Webmaster Tools | Yes, Verify using <meta> tag and Add blog/atom. | No |
Please See:
- If you wish to upgrade to Wordpress.org soon then go for Wordpress.com. As it supports Categories as well as Tags(Which is common in Wordpress.com and Wordpress.org).
- If you don’t wish to upgrade to Wordpress.org and don’t want to host things then go for Blogger.com
- Most of people start from platforms like Wordpress.com or Blogger.com and move to Wordpress.org(It includes me).
- Also if you are newbie in Blogging go for Blogger.
- Blogger is also owned by Google which is a 800 pound gorilla in Internet.
- There is also a http://draft.blogger.com where you can see features if blogger about to come.
My Suggestion: Go for Blogger.com. As it has the biggest advantage that is Flexibility.
Hi – I have successfully imported a blog from WP into Blogger! So perhaps your information is slightly outdated. As for me, for sheer flexibility, give me Blogger any day.
C
You must have done something off the track I think which you are welcomed to share, As I know when we go to Settings > Basic > Import blog there we need to upload a file which is Exported from a Blogger Blog only. Also
{
You can import posts and comments from a previously exported BLOGGER blog, export this blog, or permanently delete it.
}
Is written there.
Well, basically when you export the WP blog you download an XML file – which is all that's needed – nothing to it! Why don't you create a dummy blog and try it?
C