Comments on: Choosing A Blogging Platform

By: Jessica Slaughter

Jessica Slaughter — Fri, 24 Apr 2015 02:47:00 +0000

I also never state that I am a blog expert, only that I love blogging, love helping other people, and would get a degree in blogging if I could, simply because I love it so much! I’m sorry you interpreted my words differently than I intended them to be understood, but that is how I see myself.

By: Jessica Slaughter

Jessica Slaughter — Fri, 24 Apr 2015 01:55:00 +0000

My goal as a blogger is to help others create a special place of their own and provide them with a fun and loving community and resource, and I’ve obviously failed in some areas, and I am sorry for that. But as a college student majoring in engineering with other jobs and organizations and labs to attend to, I can’t devote that time right now. I’m sorry I’m not able to meet my followers’ expectations all the time.

By: Jessica Slaughter

Jessica Slaughter — Fri, 24 Apr 2015 01:41:00 +0000

When I reference design as “super fancy” I’m comparing Blogger design WordPress design, which is more advanced in many ways. I don’t mean to say that Blogger isn’t fancy, because as a blog designer I know how complex Blogger is and how much design potential it has, but WordPress is on a completely different level simply because of the editable framework behind it. I also never said that you can’t run a business on Blogger, because obviously you can and I’m glad yours is successful! I also know several successful business bloggers. But as this post was intended for newbie bloggers, I know WordPress has more functionality for allowing the integration of ecommerce, so if a blogger knows they want to run a shop, that might be a good choice for them. Those points are my recommendations, and are not to be taken as facts. As for the other two points, I got my information from the bloggers I look up too, who I unfortunately believed had the correct information on their blogs as they are people I learn from and gain inspiration from. I won’t name anyone specifically though because I’m not in the position to call them out like that. I apologize for providing you with false information.

By: Lisa of Fresh Eggs Daily

Lisa of Fresh Eggs Daily — Fri, 24 Apr 2015 00:37:00 +0000

I’m curious too why you’re switching?

By: Lisa of Fresh Eggs Daily

Lisa of Fresh Eggs Daily — Fri, 24 Apr 2015 00:35:00 +0000

I’m wondering where you get this information you are sharing because I AM on Blogger and have to politely disagree. I do agree with you that it’s very easy to use, but I actually think my blog is pretty ‘fancy’ – certainly no less than an other blog- and my readers must think so too because I get almost half a million page views a month. My SEO is through the roof. I also DO run a business through my blog. A six-figure business. In less than three years. Oh, and I actually do own my own content. Any blog platform can and will shut you down if you violate their TOS.

Lisa
Fresh Eggs Daily
http://www.fresheggsdaily.com

By: Just Plain Marie

Just Plain Marie — Fri, 24 Apr 2015 00:34:00 +0000

But a lot of people read posts and don’t read the comments (and especially not replies to comments). You’re just helping to perpetuate myths. When you blog and do something other than just a diary type, you are promoting yourself as an expert. When I read your little “about” blurb and your About page, you do imply that you are a “blog expert”. It seems like a threadbare excuse to say that you “don’t have time to correct” when you are called out on a mistake.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Fri, 24 Apr 2015 00:15:00 +0000

Erin why are you thinking of making the switch?

By: Jessica Slaughter

Jessica Slaughter — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 22:39:00 +0000

Thank you for your thoughts! I’ll do my best to not make mistakes next time.

By: Kathe

Kathe — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 21:53:00 +0000

Once you have done real research, I hope you come back and edit this post with actual facts in regards to Blogger and not just what you have heard. When you post an article such as this, you ARE presenting yourself as someone who has done the research and is sharing facts with readers when in reality, you are just perpetrating rumors. As a young college student you should already know you have to have the facts to back up your thesis. If you don’t have the time to dig for the truth, don’t write the paper (or blog post).

By: Jessica Slaughter

Jessica Slaughter — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 17:39:00 +0000

Blogger does seem to get a lot of hate, but I totally agree, it’s a fantastic platform! I only made the switch because I’m really into graphic design and wanted to teach myself how to design more advanced templates, and I loved the idea of learning how to code in PHP. I also have a lot of plans for my blog in the future, and I knew WP would better suit those needs. But other than that, Blogger was perfect, and it’s definitely the #1 free platform I recommend!