Comments on: My Blogging Journey: Choosing The Right Blogging Platform https://thegatheredhome.com/how-to-choose-a-blogging-platform/ A Blog about Finding and Making Mon, 04 Feb 2019 19:52:27 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Corinna - A Designer At Home https://thegatheredhome.com/how-to-choose-a-blogging-platform/#comment-14979 Fri, 11 Dec 2015 02:20:22 +0000 https://thegatheredhome.com/?p=4146#comment-14979 I could not afford to have someone move me from blogger to wordpress years ago and spent many nights losing sleep reading article after article trying to figure out why my posts were there, but none of my pictures followed. It ended up creating soooo much work to replied all those images. Kind of why I said screw it and started fresh over the summer. Bluehost.com has been great for me so far despite what some others have said. I think the few with bad experiences speak louder than the many with good.

]]> By: Kimberly Duran https://thegatheredhome.com/how-to-choose-a-blogging-platform/#comment-14907 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 07:51:25 +0000 https://thegatheredhome.com/?p=4146#comment-14907 Brilliant article and my experience has been almost identical to yours. I started on Blogger too and definitely think it’s a great choice for a newbie who wants to just try it out but isn’t ready for any big commitment and it’s wonderful to learn a little bit about coding without fear! But I admit, WP was a great move for me and while it did cost me to move over, I felt the expense was worth it *at that point in my journey*. One thing that always frightened me was the fact that while they don’t own your intellectual property, they do own the platform it sits upon and blogger is no longer a supported site for them. I didn’t like that (considering how a few of their non-supported platforms have been pulled) and thinking it may not be long before they decide to pull Blogger completely as I heard speculation that they want people to use G+ as a blogging platform instead (fat chance, eh?) 😉 I didn’t want to take that risk! Just my thoughts on that one! 😉 xxx

]]> By: Christina https://thegatheredhome.com/how-to-choose-a-blogging-platform/#comment-14744 Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 https://thegatheredhome.com/?p=4146#comment-14744 Nice summary! Just wanted to add a little clarification about Google owning a Blogger blog: you’re right, they absolutely do not own your content. What they do own is the space on the Internet that a blog lives on. And they can (and unfortunately do at times) completely remove blogs from existence, even sometimes accidentally. After all, it’s space and software the blogger is renting from them. The blogger is still at the mercy of Google’s generosity and terms, which can change at any time.

Don’t get me wrong, I like them and sometimes recommend them when it’s a good fit, just wanted to give more details about ownership.

]]> By: Susan the Farm Quilter https://thegatheredhome.com/how-to-choose-a-blogging-platform/#comment-14468 Wed, 02 Dec 2015 06:42:50 +0000 https://thegatheredhome.com/?p=4146#comment-14468 I am computer illiterate and the thought of learning CSS and coding makes my head spin, but I use blogspot because my blog is really about my personal quilting journey, I’m not earning money from it, nor do I expect to. More of a journal where I get to interact with very nice people! I’ll be holding on to this post of yours, just in case I get brave!!

]]> By: Ally | The Speckled Goat Blog https://thegatheredhome.com/how-to-choose-a-blogging-platform/#comment-14444 Tue, 01 Dec 2015 20:24:35 +0000 https://thegatheredhome.com/?p=4146#comment-14444 “I think sometimes there is unfortunate and unhelpful prejudice on both sides, when it should really come down to a matter of preference and utility.”

Oh thank goodness you said that.

I’m on Blogger, and I love it. I’ve tried WordPress, but it just wasn’t for me. I can see how lots of people like it, but with some security issues, and the cost, it wasn’t right for me. I also really love the CSS and coding side of stuff, and like messing around with that myself, and Blogger gives me lots of flexibility- and I enjoy the time I waste (er… SPEND) working on that!

]]> By: Crystal@clearcutcrystal.blogspot.com https://thegatheredhome.com/how-to-choose-a-blogging-platform/#comment-14439 Tue, 01 Dec 2015 18:50:41 +0000 https://thegatheredhome.com/?p=4146#comment-14439 Good info! Thank you

]]> By: Robert Californian https://thegatheredhome.com/how-to-choose-a-blogging-platform/#comment-14436 Tue, 01 Dec 2015 18:23:35 +0000 https://thegatheredhome.com/?p=4146#comment-14436 Thanks for sharing this information, Brynne, it’s nice to know how others who have been down the road have resolved the many decisions that come up. I alway thought the content was more important than the technology and finding a tool, hosting service, backup solution, etc. that doesn’t require a degree in computer science would be preferable. I like the look and feel of your site and was curious how you put the pieces together – now if you can teach me how to write interesting entries 🙂

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