Comments on: Can Developer-Hosted Blogging Work?

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 04:35:59 +0000

@Commenters – Thank you for your thoughts and comments.

@vivek – In terms of making money with Blogger and other free services, it all depends on how unique you are. You would have to put a lot more effort into promoting the whole fact that you are not at http://site.com/ but http://site.blogspot.com/, which is an entirely different situation.

As long as you aren’t limited with how you can customize your sidebars and template, it shouldn’t be a major problem, as long as you don’t break any of the developer’s (Blogger’s) terms.

In a sense, no matter what you do, until you accept the fact that it takes time and effort to generate an income from any type of blog, it will be difficult to reach those goals.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 04:35:00 +0000

@Commenters – Thank you for your thoughts and comments.

As long as you aren’t limited with how you can customize your sidebars and template, it shouldn’t be a major problem, as long as you don’t break any of the developer’s (Blogger’s) terms.

In a sense, no matter what you do, until you accept the fact that it takes time and effort to generate an income from any type of blog, it will be difficult to reach those goals.

By: ~Kat~

~Kat~ — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 21:26:49 +0000

I used to have a real bias against Blogger and other free blogs. However, as more people use them, including some high quality blogs, I find that it is not a factor anymore. I like the freedom of paying for my hosting, but I can now see that it is not for everyone.

By: ~Kat~

~Kat~ — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 21:26:00 +0000

By: vivek

vivek — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 17:53:28 +0000

I agree with you that not everyone needs to upgrade specially those who blog for hobby but what opinion do you have of people who want to earn also from their blog?
Is it possible to earn even with a blogger blog?
Or does the task become much easier with own domain and self-hosting?

By: vivek

vivek — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 17:53:00 +0000

By: PinoyCopywriter

PinoyCopywriter — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 08:22:28 +0000

I agree with everything you said here. Not all bloggers need a self-hosted blog especially if they don’t want to deal with the technical aspect of hosting. It’s just not for everybody.

Free blog hosting like Blogger and WordPress.com are great services and most bloggers don’t need anything more than those. If all they want is a place to post their daily thoughts, free hosting is right for them.

For me, the main reason I suggested people to consider self-hosting is if they intend to eventually monetize their blog. For this reason alone, self-hosting would be better.

By: PinoyCopywriter

PinoyCopywriter — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 08:22:00 +0000

I agree with everything you said here. Not all bloggers need a self-hosted blog especially if they don’t want to deal with the technical aspect of hosting. It’s just not for everybody.

For me, the main reason I suggested people to consider self-hosting is if they intend to eventually monetize their blog. For this reason alone, self-hosting would be better.