1. Getting Started with WordPress
…….step-by-step instructions for getting started
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2. Should You Use Blogger or Wordpress?
• Blogger.com features
• WordPress.com features
• Who uses which?
• Cost
• Ease of use
• Which One’s Best for Me?
12. Some useful links:
Blogging service shootout: Blogger vs. WordPress
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9224441/Blogging_service_shooto
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Blogger.com or WordPress: How They Compare
http://websitetemplatedatabase.com/blogging/55-bloggercom-or-
wordpress-how-they-compare
Editor's Notes
Blogger.com FeaturesFree hosting for up to 1 GB worth of spaceBlog content is maintained on Blogger.com web serversAbility to choose and customize templates (limited flexibility)Easy to get started; easy to useUpload and store image files and video files WordPress.com FeaturesFree hosting for up to 3GB worth of spaceBlog content is maintained on WordPress.com web serversAbility to choose and customize templates (limited flexibility)Easy to get started; easy to useUpload and store image, video, and other (limited) file formatsWho Uses WhichBlogspot.com is more commonly used for people who blog about their families, pets, and other personal kinds of topics WordPress blogs lean more toward professional entitiesCostBlogspot accounts are free. So are accounts on WordPress.com. However, if you want to do any significant customization of your WordPress.com-hosted blog, you’ll have to pay to upgrade to their Custom CSS membership, which costs $14.97 per year. WordPress.com accounts can be upgraded to give you additional disk space($19.97/year for 5GB up to $89.97/year for 25GB), unlimited user accounts for your blog($29.97/year),Ease of useFor the layman blogger, getting started with blogging on Blogger’s platform is the simplest of tasksWhich One’s Best for MeIf your intentions are simply to publish your information to the world without hassling with intense customization and continuing updates, Blogger.com is the way to go. If you have the resources and desire to be more sophisticated in your blogging habits, WordPress is what you should use.
Blog name:It must describe your blogIt must be easy to rememberIt must be equal to the domain name
1.Write down your Username and Password!2.Email Address is important. Every time a comment is posted on your blog you will be sent an email. Then you can moderate the comment. Send it to ‘Trash’, ‘Approve it’ etc.
Available UpgradesBundlesA bundle is a combination of upgrades that offer convenience and good value. With a bundle, you get the must-have upgrades at a discounted price. Custom DesignWith the Custom Design upgrade, you can make your blog look exactly the way you want. The Font Editor lets you customize the fonts in your theme in a just few clicks — no coding knowledge required! The CSS Editor lets you customize the stylesheets of any available theme. Some themes, like the plain but versatile Sandbox and Toolbox, are blank canvases waiting for your custom CSS, fonts and images. Please note, however, that the Custom Design Upgrade does not permit the editing of the core PHP or template files of any theme. This upgrade costs $30.00 per blog, per year. Domain Mapping and Domain RegistrationTake the ‘wordpress’ out of your blog’s URL by registering a custom domain for your blog, or adding one you already own. Add a domain from Store -> Domains to purchase. This upgrade starts at $13.00 per domain, per blog, per year. Guided TransferHave one of our Happiness Engineers transfer your WordPress.com site to a self-hosted WordPress.org site. This upgrade is a one time fee of $129.00 per blog transferred. No-adsWe sometimes run discreet advertisements on your blog to users who aren’t logged in and aren’t regular visitors. Purchasing the No-Ads upgrade will eliminate any ads on your blog so no one sees them at all. This is especially useful for business blogs. This upgrade costs $30.00 per blog, per year. Premium ThemesAdd more options for site customization, exclusive designs, and support direct from theme authors with a Premium Theme upgrade. Pricing for each theme can be found under the Premium tab in the Appearance -> Themes page of your dashboard. Premium themes are priced per blog, for the lifetime of that blog. Site RedirectEasily redirect your blogname.wordpress.com blog, and all of its permalinks, to your new domain, if you decide to leave WordPress.com. This upgrade costs $13.00 per blog, per year. Space UpgradeIncrease the space available for all of your uploads by 10GB, 25GB, 50GB, 100GB, or 200GB, and add the ability to upload audio/music files. See the Space Upgrade page for pricing information. VideoPressUpload and embed your own videos directly within your blog posts and pages. This upgrade costs $60.00 per blog, per year.
