How to start my blog? Choosing the right platform
When we start a project for the first time, we usually make several very common mistakes due to lack of experience in creating websites or blogs. We always wonder how to start my blog or web project? They are very common mistakes, for example, choosing a hosting or a free CMS theme for saving us some money, among many others. But for that we have created this blog, so you know that you have to do without mistakes.
To begin our project, once we have chosen the theme of our blog we must ask ourselves about which platform to create it. If you are starting in the world of blogging you should know that it is not necessary to start creating a blog or a website from scratch knowing programming languages to develop our project. There are a multitude of free content creation platforms ( CMS , in English C content M management S system ) that make life much easier for anyone who wants to create a website or blog with minimal knowledge and eager to learn every day a new thing. Among the most famous platforms are WordPress, Blogger, Joomla, and Drupal ... etc. There's also CMS that allow us to create an online store very easily.
Well, once seen that there are content management platforms or CMS that will help us create our blog easily, we must choose which one we stay with for our blog. We must see which of them best suits our needs. Here I will present the two content managers that, in my view, are better for blog development and that we can configure as our project grows. The platforms I will explain will be WordPressand Blogger. There are other free alternatives such as WordPress.com that can be very useful to start. The problem is that it is very limited compared to the previous two alternatives.
WORDPRESS
WordPress is a free content management system focused on the creation of a blog, web or even online store, so if our blog grows, we can be implemented according to our needs. Developed in PHP and MySQL , under GPL license . It is the most popular content manager or CMS among bloggers because of its great advantages over others, it has a large community behind, with an innumerable number of plugins that will allow us to shape our blog as we move forward with it.
WORDPRESS ADVANTAGES
- It is a free platform
- The learning curve is very fast for all users, regardless of level.
- Without knowledge of programming, spectacular results can be achieved.
- Has a large number of plugins that will help us design our blog
- It has a great SEO optimization for search engine optimization.
WORDPRESS DISADVANTAGES
- Their must hire a hosting and domain and install.
- At the beginning it may seem complicated, but only at the beginning
- Free themes are limited in their functions. In the end almost every blogger ends up buying a theme for his blog.
BLOGGER
This is the free platform offered by Google for the creation of our blog. It has a very good advantage, and it is very simple to use, especially if you are a beginner, it is very intuitive, the cost of creating a blog here is zero and the best thing is that we do not have to perform any installation to use it. It also has its disadvantages and it is that you have to read the terms and conditions of Google, from one day to another you can close the blog without any contemplation, losing all the work done from day to night since you do not own the contents made. Always read everything well before accepting.
BLOGGERS ADVANTAGES
- It is a free platform
- It is very simple to use, no matter the level you have, using it a couple of days and you will know how to handle Bloggers with a little ease.
- We can change your appearance easily.
DISADVANTAGES BLOGGER
- It is not as optimized as WordPress for SEO .
- Integration with all Google accounts.
- Few plugins for our blog.
- Google can close the blog if you give explanations, since in their terms and conditions they do not say that the data is not ours!
WHICH ONE DO I STAY WITH?
According to my personal experience, and after having tried several platforms in different projects, I have been able to see the pros and cons of the most famous content managers or CMS, and in the end I have verified that to make a personal blog and a not very complex website, The best platform is WordPress. It has a large community behind which we can use to clear our doubts, it is very optimized in terms of SEO and with a little time we will be advanced users in the management of WordPress. Another point is that with WordPress we can create blogs, websites and online stores very easily, so if our project grows we can implement the necessary plugins to fit our needs.
Now you decide, with which platform do you prefer to develop your projects?
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