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Choosing a blogging platform can be overwhelming for new bloggers. Choosing the right blog is important as a beginner blogger because if you pick a platform that is too advanced for your skill level, you are bound to quit blogging. The top two blogging platforms are Blogger and Word Press.

Blogger is a great platform for newbies because it’s free, easy to use, easy to post articles to, easy to navigate and easy to meet other bloggers. You might want to start on the Blogger platform because it’s free and the platform is user friendly. As a matter of fact, you can have your first post up in a matter of minutes!

The negative aspect of Blogger is that there are not as many customizable tools so that you can adjust your templates according to your preference. However, as a beginning blogger, the majority of your time will be spent thinking of posts and content creation. The Google blogging platform also has plug-ins called “Gadgets” that you can add to your blog to spice up the appearance of your blog.

Word Press (WP) is used by many professional bloggers and is more for advanced users. You might need to know a little html or css to use WP. There are many more templates and plug-ins (”Widgets”) that can be added to your blog with a drag and drop feature. Word Press widgets are customizable and you can either auto-install the plug-in or manually install them. The majority of people who us WP buy their own domain name and host their own website. The reason is that most professional bloggers believe their sites are valuable “real-estate” and can be sold later on. Also, there is more leeway in terms of what you want to do with your blog if you use your own hosting and Word Press.

To conclude, it is recommended that a beginning blogger should try the free blog Blogger platform first. If they like blogging and think they will stick with it, then they can purchase their own hosting and domain name and use Word Press.