If you want to have full control of your blog and you want make money from your blog, I always recommend self-hosting your blog. Which means you pay to have your blog on the web. You own that space on the web and your domain name. If you missed it, you can read why we think it is better to have a self-hosted WordPress blog here. I have used several different hosting companies for my blogs/websites. Currently, our favorite hosts to recommend to brand new bloggers are Just Host and Blue Host. …
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3 reasons a self-hosted blog is better than a free blog
Which blog platform should I use: Blogger or WordPress? This is where panic mode hit me the first time I started blogging. There are so many options (and terminologies) for starting a blog: Blogger. Blogspot. WordPress.com. WordPress.org. Weebly. Free hosted blog. Self-hosted blog. What does any of it mean?! Let’s talk in terms of houses and apartments. An analogy. Go me! We (my husband a nd I) are currently renting our apartment. We’re paying month to month and we have no contract. …