Sunday, May 20, 2007

Blogger, WordPress and Blog Hell (Part 1)


Using a blog hosted by Google (i.e. www.blogname.blogspot.com) has some advantages/disadvantages. If you want a simple, quick and powerful way to launch a blog, Blogger should definitely be considered.

The problem with Blogger:

- Having a .blogspot.com suffix on your blog immediately raises the sblog (Spam Blog) flags. The very thing that makes Blogger attractive (easy to setup and use), makes it prone to Spam bloggers.
- Blogger lacks the power and control that more complex blog software tools like WordPress and TypePad offer.

I did a little research on-line to see if there was an easy way to migrate my www.getquik.blogspot.com site to a new domain name I registered (www.getquikblog.com). Quite a few blogs discussing making this migration. My experience was less than perfect. I spent a lot of time and heartache with the process. To be continued.

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