Let's Compare

I want to talk about three different blogging platforms, Blogger, Wordpress and Wix. Obviously I chose Blogger, but we'll get to why I did that in a bit. Let's start with Wordpress. In my limited experience with Wordpress I have found it to be complicated and not necessarily user friendly. When I create a blog I would like to choose and theme and start blogging, which you can do with Wordpress, but then you have to figure out how to upload photos and add other elements - that's where the challenge comes. I may be a little impatient but I have started blogs a few times on Wordpress and always seem to get frustrated and abandon the project. I do know, however, that a Wordpress blog gives users more choices than other platforms. With everything there are limitations, but I would give Wordpress another try, when I have the time.

From the previews I've seen of the Wix platform it looks like it's set up more like a website than a blog, but you can always customize it how you would like. What I find awesome is the editing tools. You can find them easily along the left-hand side and see the changes before you save them. The color pallets are fun to change around - customization is one of the things I look for when creating a blog. Wix seems like a great solution for you if you would like to create a website and get your brand out there. If you decide to use it as a blog it will certainly look good, but may confuse some users.

I chose Blogger because it's the blogging platform I have the most experience with. There are definitely limitations, like customizing and even centering pictures - that can be downright frustrating. For simplicity when posting text Blogger is the way to go. This is not to say that is the most pleasing-to-the-eye platform, but it gets the job done. I like the added feature of 'Pages' in Blogger, now you can have your main page and add others, it's like having multiple blogs in one. Manipulating HTML in Blogger is pretty simple, you just have to change the editing view. So, if you're proficient in HTML you can change it up easily.

Erin