Every new webmaster wants to know the easiest way to start a blog. Most of the people get confused when analyzing the costs and benefits of blogging platforms like Blogger or WordPress. This article explains why WordPress would be our recommendation and how it has a distinct advantage over Blogger.
open source
WordPress is an open source platform. Blogger is a service owned by Google, just like Gmail. Final control rests with Google and Google may disconnect Blogger or discontinue the service at any time. We would definitely feel more comfortable with WordPress, especially if the blog is for a business. It gives us more security and less dependence on others.
Accommodation
Google hosts Blogger for free, so you don’t need to buy your own hosting space. WordPress.com also offers the same service, where your WordPress site is hosted on WordPress.com servers for free. But the most important part of WordPress is that it is also available for self-hosting. This means that you can benefit from all the features of WordPress, without being dependent on any other hosting server. You can choose your own hosting service and install WordPress instantly.
Boundaries
Blogger is not clear in mentioning the space limits, therefore we can assume that there is no limit on the textual content. However, the images are limited to 1 GB only. Thereafter, the Blogger terms mention:
"Number of images: Up to 1 GB of total storage, shared with Picasa Web. If you’ve upgraded to Google+, your photos will be stored in Google+ Photos, where you have 15 GB of shared storage with Gmail and Drive."
This means that it also depends on Google+ and you must have a Google+ account as well to increase storage space. This may not be very pleasant for people who are averse to social media platforms. WordPress has no such known limits and depends on the hosting resources you choose, i.e. bandwidth, disk space, etc.
flexibility
The main advantage of WordPress is that it is open source. The open source nature of WordPress allows it to be integrated with various plugins, extensions, and templates created, maintained, and managed by the open source community. While the downsides of this system include inconsistency and unreliability, the pros outweigh the cons. Also, Blogger does not allow FTP access, but a self-hosted WordPress website allows you full access to all the files on the backend of your blog.
In short, Blogger may rank better on Google due to being a Google owned service, however, WordPress allows you more flexibility and a more professional blogging experience. You may want to weigh the pros and cons of both systems and see which option fits your budget and resources.
