Blogging is very popular in our present world. There are two main platforms of blogging that is Blogger.com and WordPress. Up on learning the advantages and disadvantages of each platform then you will be able to make a decision on which platform to choose.

Blogger or WordPress

With Blogger, registration is very swift and easy and it can be done even without having a website or domain name. Blogger hosts the blog for you for free of charge.

Once you are registered, you can immediately begin to design your blog by choosing a template among the different available templates that are being displayed as samples. The chosen template can be altered at a later stage provided you wish to face lift your blog.

The minute you are through with these few preliminary steps, prepare a post, give it a title and post it. You can also post your articles on categories. If you have a website, link it to your blog so that visitors can easily visit your site.

Before posting your article you can preview it to be certain of its appearance. Once satisfied with the results then you can go ahead and publish it. With the achievement of these steps, then consider your blog active.

Once you get done with posting, you need to ping your blog to let other family members of the blog networks know that you have just updated your blog. You can do so by going to Pingomatic.com and enter the name of your blog and the URL address of your blog. Click on the websites you want to ping and you're done.

If you don't take time to ping, it is likely that no one will find your blog. This pinging is not hard, but it is an extra step you need to take when you post, unless you are posting for just family or friends.

While WordPress on the other hand, is hosted on your hosting service. You use your domain name and the Word Press blog is in its own folder. You have total control over your blog.

Once setup, it is very easy for you to post to it. You go into the administration area and click an icon written "write a post". A new page that will enable you place your article plus the titles will appear. When you are finished, you click to publish it. If you have setup WordPress properly and have listed auto posting at Pingomatic, your post will automatically be pinged to the blogging networks. You do not have an additional step to take.

However, WordPress can be a little complicated to install and, to take full advantage of it, there are many different plugins you will need to install as well. This task might be a bit daunting especially if you do not have some technical know how.

Some people use both platforms. You need to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of each in order to make a decision. The most important thing is to give it a trial and taste the water for yourself.