WordPress.com Vs WordPress.org Blog : Which Platform is Best

In this article we will see which is best WordPress.com and WordPress.org Blog and What is the difference between them.

WordPress is the web software you can use to create your blog or website. In this article I will tell you the main difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org. Whenever we want to start a blog, we have some options for selecting a platform like Blogger, WordPress etc. Selecting which blog platform to use depends on type of your blog and what you wish to do with your blog.

There are two variants of WordPress available WordPress.com and WordPress.org. Newbie always looks confuse between these two variants of WordPress. So let’s see both the variants of WordPress with its advantages and disadvantages. At the end of this post, I will tell you which variant you have to choose and in which situation.

WordPress.com

WordPress.com is a free blogging platform, which allows anyone to create a blog for free. When you create a blog on WordPress.com, you will get domain and host free. The domain of WordPress.com will look like “domainname.wordpress.com” and your blog will be hosted on the WordPress server. There are several advantages and disadvantages of WordPress.com.

Advantages of WordPress.com

1. Cheaper To Build: WordPress.com is completely free. If you want to start your own blog just to share your knowledge, then there is no need to pay money for it. You can start your blog with WordPress.com and share your knowledge.  WordPress offers a huge variety of themes which can be used to build the website.  When you begin with a theme, you cut down significantly on the amount of time it takes to build a website.

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2. There are many paid add-ons available, and you can buy custom domain names, use paid themes, and so on.

3. Easy To Use: It is so simple that everyone can start his blog using this platform. You don’t require any technical knowledge.

4. Upgrades Automatically: Whenever any new version of WordPress.com is available, it will upgrade your version automatically. So you don’t require any special skills to enhance your website.

5. Support: There are many active members at the forum. So in the case of trouble, you can contact them through the forum and get help from them.

6. Backup: WordPress.com will take automatic backup of your website. So you don’t need to take backup of your site daily.

Disadvantages of WordPress.com:

1. No Advertising: If you want to make money from your blog, then WordPress.com is not for you. WordPress.com does not allow you to add ads to your blog. So you can’t apply for Google Adsense.

2. Can’t Install Third Party Plugins: You cannot upload third party plugins in WordPress.com. This is a great limitation.

3. Paid Upgrades: If your blog goes beyond the certain conditions, then you need to buy pay upgrades for it.

4. Limited Themes Available: You have limited themes to choose and you can’t be able to edit its CSS. So there is a limited number of options available for Customization of the theme.

5. Paid Upgrades: If your blog goes beyond the certain conditions, then you need to buy pay upgrades for it.

WordPress.org: Self-hosted platform

WordPress.org is a Self-Hosted Platform, It is a complete solution for those peoples who wants to make money through their blog, promote small business online, wants to create E-Commerce website. WordPress.org removes all the limitations of WordPress.com. To create a blog using WordPress.org you need to buy a domain and hosting space, once you have domain and hosting space, you can install WordPress on the hosting server and start your blog. WordPress.org offers you full control over your blog/website.

1. Update your version of WordPress by yourself when version updates are available.

2. Monetize any way you choose like google AdSense, infolinks, affiliate marketing etc.

3. You have to purchase domain and hosting space.

4. You have to protect your blog from spam comment.

5. You have to take regular backup of your blog.

6. You can install third party plugins.

7. You can create a custom theme and can install third party themes

So now you know both versions of WordPress and its advantages and disadvantages. Now the question is which one is better? The answer is very simple, It depends on your needs, If you want to create your blog to share your knowledge and you don’t want to monetize your blog, then you can create your blog using WordPress.com but if you want to monetize your blog to make money from your blog then go for WordPress.org and spend some money to buy domain and hosting space and install WordPress on hosting server.

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