Thirteen Reasons Why WordPress is Superior To Blogger
I began blogging in March 2005. Being a neophyte, I signed up with Blogger because it was free and easy to use. But over time, as I learned more and more about blogging and, more importantly, the blogging community, I found Blogger’s inherent limitations extremely frustrating and, ultimately, unacceptable. I was spending as much time hacking my blog, implementing work-arounds in an effort to approximate the features that are built into WordPress, as I was writing content.
I migrated Colloquium to WordPress in early July 2007 and, in the process, spun some of my content off into two specialized sites, Here’s looking at . . . me! and Robert’s Legacy. It has not been a painless experience. The transition was labor-intensive and I am still working on formatting and other issues, mostly with the oldest content. But making the move has proven to be the correct decision for me.
If you are thinking about launching a blog or considering a move from one platform to the other, this list of features and characteristics that are unique to WordPress may be useful and assist you in making a decision.
Thirteen “Lesser Known” Helpful WordPress Plugins
There are zillions of WordPress plugins available, with many new ones released each day. Some are well known and almost universally employed, e.g., Akismet, Google Sitemap Generator.
I have discovered some useful plugins that are not as widely known, but extremely helpful. If you are not using the [...]
Thirteen Recommended Blogs About Blogging
I read these blogs daily to keep up to date on technology and get helpful tips about plugins, design, etc. I recommend all of them!
The spotlight is on blogging tips from thirteen fabulous bloggers!
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Thirteen Fabulous Bloggers You Should Get to Know*
# From Kailani at An Island Life: Paradise Edition:
If you want to build your readership, respond to comments by replying via email or visiting their blog. They’ll appreciate it and more than likely come back again. Razzberry
# From Holly at Holly’s Corner Blog:
The value in your traffic and readers depends on you the blogger. You need to write engaging and meaningful articles and you need to honestly seek out and support other bloggers. I have found that you get what you give…blogging is no exception! 
# From Karen at Live the Power:
Autoposting - On Word Press you can autopost your posts and set them to publish at any time that you want. It’s great because you can go on vacation or whatever and the blog is still getting new content everyday. I set many of my posts to publish at 2:22 in the morning when I’m sound asleep! Love it!
