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What is web hosting?
What is a server?
A server is a special computer that is used to store data and information. Any data created will be stored in a server.
Where to host your blog?
A blog can be hosted on any server provided by the web hosting partner. You can use paid to host as well as free hosting. Blogger, Weebly, wordpress.com are one of the best free hosting partners. Wordpress.org is a free open source CMS provided by the hosting partners to host your blog.
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Hosting your blog is one of the most important factors to get you online. You can host your blog by using a blogger or WordPress.
What is a blogger?
A blogger is a free hosting provided by Google. You can create your blog in minutes using the blogger platform. A blogger platform is good for learners and new bloggers
What is WordPress?
WordPress is an open-source CMS (Content Management system) based on PHP and MySQL. To use WordPress you need to buy a third-party hosting partner. WordPress is highly recommended for professional bloggers.
What to choose Blogger or WordPress?
This is one of the most asked questions. Lets us compare the standards between Blogger and WordPress.
Benefits of Blogger:
- Blogger is free.
- Its provide hands-on SEO tools to get your blog listed in search engines
- Free HTTPS handler ( SSL )
- Basic SEO Settings.
SEO: Search engine optimization is a process to rank your website in google which can help to generate natural organic search traffic.
Traffic: A traffic is basically the flow of users to a website.
Disadvantages of Blogger.
- It takes time to get ranked in search engines.
- Provided by the google which can result in backup problems
- Weak SEO
- Needs to be updated regularly.
Benefits of WordPress:
- Provides strong SEO factors
- It can rank well in search engines.
- No need to update regularly.
- Easy backup.
Disadvantages of WordPress
- Wordpress is not Free you need to use a third-party hosting partner.
- Need little PHP knowledge.
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