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Which is Better ? Blogger/Blogspot or Wordpress ?

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You want to begin blogging ? and you confused what the platform you must choose ? You confused which is better ? Well, You are very right reading this posts. So, Let's go continue reading.

Day by day, blogging is increasingly becoming a common activity because more people begin to blog. People have been feel and know the advantages of blogging. Every minutes, There are many blog posts published in internet. The bloggers competing to become first in their niche.

This condition is not escape from monitoring of internet businessmen, especially who related with blogging. This is cause them competing to make blogging tools or platform whether it is paid or free. Well, include is blogger/blogspot and wordpress.

Both are most famous platform which competing each other. By age, Blogger is older than wordpress. blogger was created by Pyra Labs and released on August 23th 1999 before finally acquired by google in 2003. Read also : the short history of blogger. While, Wordpress was developed by Matt Mullenweg and released on may 27th 2003. Until now, Both are most used by blogger.

Here, we will talk about which is better among blogger and wordpress. I will explain you the advantages and disadvantages of both.

Blogger/Blogspot

blogger account dashboard
blogger account dashboard

blogger blog overview
blogger blog overview


Advantages :

- Blogger is very easy to manage and understood. You even can understand navigation just for several hours. Blogger is designed by simple and easy.

- Blogger offer many awesome gadgets for your blog. There are 100+ awesome gadgets offered. You can add those in "layout" menu. You can place those gadgets where ever you want in your blog by changing their position by customize layouts. That is totally free and you will never required to pay for the services and features. There are no paid blogspot services and features.

- You don't have to think about bandwith, back-up of your data, capacity of harddisk. It's unlimited !. Just image and video you uploaded in blog which reduce the capacity. each account have 1000mb storage for images and videos. All of your data saved by google. Your data at google data center and that is totally safe.

- You can change your blog design/template as you like without touch codes. You can download free template at some website provided, such as Btemplates.com and templatedeluxe.com. And that's free.

- Domain name of each blogger blog is yourdomainname.blogspot.com. But you can choose that with your own domain name, Example : yourname.com. Surely, you need to buy it before. Blogger offer you to buy it for $10 per year.

- Blogger blog would automatically submitted to google search engines. You don't have to submit manually like other blog. Even, maybe your blog be prioritized in search engine because your blog is use google product. So, SEO for blogspot blog is easier.

- Blogspot blog is easy to integrated with adsense. Because, adsense is one of features in blogger. So you can earn money from your blog by adsense if you have google adsense account. But, get a adsense account is not something easy if your blog is too new and not qualified.

- Blogspot is google owned. Google is famous site in the world. So if you have any problem with your blog, you can helped by google support webpages which contains complete problem solving for all of google products. You can also discuss about google product in google product forum.

Disadvantages :

- Your blog is under google monitoring. Your blog (especially if still use domain : yourname.blogspot.com) will banned easily by google if you violate their privacy and policy. So, your freedom is limited.

- You can't to move your data to your self hosting. Blogger is disallow you to have self hosting for your blog. So, you can not manage and control your data as you like because those is at google data center.

- Features in blogger is not as complete as wordpress. blogger also is not provide plugins to installed. If you want to install the advanced gadgets for your blog, usually you must coding it yourself.

- Blogspot template is not as professional as wordpress. Maybe, that is because blogger is limit the user to edit/modify blogger blog by coding.  Blogger just support CSS and HTML to edit template.

WordPress

wordpress blog dashboard
wordpress blog dashboard

wordpress account dashboard
wordpress account dashboard

There are 3 kinds of WordPress blog. Those is Free wordpress blog, Pro wordpress blog, and Blog which use Wordpress machine but the hosting is not in wordpress. Free wordpress blog is like blogspot. Pro wordpress blog is upgrade of free wordpress which use self hosting or premium service from wordpress. While, Blog which use Wordpress machine but not hosting in wordpress is just use wordpress machine as the cms to build sites. Its domain and hosting is bought from any web hosting service beside wordpress.
I actually became confused must describe which one. But, i will describe all advantages and disadvantages of three above together below. Because, generally those is have many similarity. The most fundamental is in : Wordpress machine.

Advantages :
- Wordpress machine is the advanced machine. Developed professionally by wordpress team. That's also always upgraded. The latest version of wordpress is 3.5 which released on december 11st 2012. And the most important it is totally FREE.

- Wordpress themes is designed very professional and impressive. Wordpress company offer many themes in their website. Even, you can download more themes in other website for free. There are many website provided free wordpress themes, one of them is Jauhari.net.

- Wordpress have many features and services. Wordpress also provide much free plugins to installed in your blog.  There are thousand plugins and gadgets provided. That's will make your blog more interesting. Moreover, If you buy and install paid plugins.

- Wordpress Machine is open source. So it is remove all limitations for you to make wordpress whatever you want do. Surely, you must mastered programming languages which used by wordpress. Blogger support PHP, MYSQL, CSS and HTML.

- For free wordpress, an account have 3072MB storage space for all data. That's very large. Especially if you upgrade your wordpress account to pro. Your storage space will added at least becaome 10GB (for $20 per year). Even, if you buy wordpress business ($299 per year), your space is unlimited. For wordpress blog in other self hosting, That's dependent to the hosting you bought.

- For wordpress blog in other self hosting, your data is fully managed and controlled by you. You freedom is not limited. For Pro wordpress blog, your data is maintained safely and never to banned though wordpress team know your data.

- Wordpress Blog will be seen more professional (especially in design) than blog which use platform besides wordpress.

Disadvantages :

- Navigation of  Wordpress machine is more difficult to understood for beginners. It is because wordpress have too many features so confused the beginner users.

- Free Wordpress blog is not supported for business. So if you try to install ads in your free wordpress blog, your blog will suspended by wordpress team. You must upgrade your blog to earn money from your blog. So, Don't ever free wordpress blog if your blogging aim is for business.

- Wordpress is not supported by google. So if you want to do SEO for your blog (SEO of google) you must submitted your blog manually. It is not like Blogspot.

- Use wordpress blog to business is expensive, though the machine is free. If you want earn money from your wordpress blog, you must spend your money before. Whether it is for upgrade to pro or to buy self hosting. You also must buy some plugins or features to make your blog more professional.


Well, Now which you choose ? which do you think is better ?
Just consider it carefully in order you won't regret later. Yeah, i am serious. Don't only see which do you think is more advantages, But Think also, is it macth with your condition, time, skill, interest and maybe with your finances ?

If you like and have more time, it would be better if you try both. The advantages and disadvantages above surely are not describe all, though me give you the best.

Then, What must i do after choose one of them ?
I have a few tips and notices that maybe useful for you to blog. Though it is simple, but hopefully it meaningful..

- Whatever you choose, If you are new in blogging and the two tools above, seek the information and tutorial how to manage it. Some tutorial you can find in this blog. Even, it would better if you like to do research with the tools you use. I also did it.
Oh, I almost forget, Just tell you that you will easier to find blogspot/blogger tutorial in internet. It maybe because blogspot users is more. But, it is not mean you can't find wordpress tutorial. You can find the tutorial in wordpress forum. Just associate, sharing and helping each other with other users.

- Whatever you choose, That's your choice. Be consistent and don't fickle to migrate to other tools. Enjoy it and accept all features & services of the tools. Even, disadvantages. There are no something perfect. Migrate to other tools is means you begin to build your blog from the beginning, though you can import your contents. It is allows you would lost some visitors whom have you got.

- Whatever you choose, that will not decide you to become professional and success blogger. Something which determine you to become professional is hard working. You even can become professional without the two above, if you have endeavor. So, don't get too hung up by tools. Think about planning and what you do after it, is more important of all.

Okay, that's from me... What do you think ? I waiting for your response.. Happy Blogging :)

Muhammad Syakirurohman with his young spirit.

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SEO Site Tools, Useful Toolbar For Check SEO Data of Sites

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More advanced technology of website, make peoples to competing create products either it to sold, or just shared for free. Surely, This also affect SEO development because Search engines optimization is one of  website parameter too. Now, peoples competing to become Search Engines Optimization master. Same thing happen with any companies about website development. Many companies make tools for SEO, either it free or paid. One of tools which created is SEO Site tools, a toolbar for Google chrome browser that now will we talked.

SEO site tools feature menu


SEO site tools is a toolbar for chrome that used to check and see all SEO data of any website which opened in browser. This toolbar is so useful because this tell you how good your Search engine optimization in your blog. in addition, this toolbar tell you the criteria of seo friendly site. This toolbar have some features menu, those are :

1. External page data 
This is for see external page data of the page/site we opened. this is include pagerank, page authority, domain authority, index status in some search engines, alexa rank, rank on some website/search engine/directories, and others.

2. Page Elements
This is for see the page element of the page/site we opened. this is include meta robots, meta description, meta keyword, link quantity and it status, header tags and others.

3. Social Media
This feature menu is to know what the social media which associated whith the site/page.

4. Page Terms/Tools
This menu is to check what the page terms/tools that used by the site/page.

5. Server/Domain Info
It is to see server or domain information of the page/site.

6. Suggestions
I think, this feature is most important. here you will know what the bad on seo of the page/site. this feature give you some suggestions to repair the site if there are some wrong seo tehnique.

Besides the complete and useful of feature, this toolbar is easy to use (just by click and click) and easy to get. So, How much the price of this toolbar ? the price is $0. well, this toolbar is free. just click here to download SEO Site tools.
Hopefully you enjoy with this tools. hopefully useful.
Happy Blogging :)
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Lightshot, tool to take screenshot pictures

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When you Blogging and write some posts, You'll never escape from images. Images is an important component in your posts to make your readers easy to understand your contents.
there are many ways to insert an image on your posts. example is you take images from google image and put it to your posts. however, Google image is not everything. You will not found some images that you need for your content. usually, it is the image about the steps of tutorial articles you created. So to insert images for your tutorial posts, you must to take screenshot images by yourself use a tool.



Well, i recommend you to use lightshot tool to take a screenshot for your posts. Lightshot is a good screenshot taker software for windows and mac that can you download for free. Lightshot is easy to use and there are many features that can used. The following is the Lightshot features that can you use :

1. Lightshot allow you to edit your screeshot by online.
2. Lightshot allow you to Upload, print, copy and save your screenshot quickly.
3. Lightshot allow you to share your screenshot to facebook and twitter.
4. Lightshot allow you to search the similar image with your screenshot on google and tinieye.
5. Lightshot is easy to use. just by press "Print screen" button on your keyboard.

So, What are you waiting for ? just Dowload LightShot software By CLICK HERE.

Happy to try and Keep Happy Blogging :)

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Submit your blogs/sites to 20 search engines and directories all at once

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i sure, you surely want your sites/blogs indexed by search engines and have many organic visitors (visitors from search engines). therefore, you must submit your sites/blogs to search engines in order your blog appear on Search result of search engines. currently, there are many search engines in the world. if you want to improve your organic visitors so you must registered on many search engines. the problem is  : are you want to submit your sites to search engines one by one ?.
well, Now you no need to confuse thinking it. because i have a way "how to submit blog to 50 search engines all at once". surely, it is very effective way than you must submit one by one. the way is use a free services of a web, that is free web submission. by it, you can submit your blogs/sites just by fill the form and confirm submission. 

the search engines you submit are various. there are free, and there are premium too. but, mostly of them is free.
so, what are you waiting ? just submit your sites. follow the step below to do it :


2. scroll your mouse to bottom and you will find the form like below.

free web submission


3. fill the form. and check the agreement.

4. check all list of search engines that located under form.

5. just wait the process for a few minutes.

6. open your email to confirm your submission. first, you must confirm email from free web submission.
*there will many emails to you from the search engines that you submit automatically, and you must confirm it.

7. after you confirm all emails, your sites will be appear on many search engines you submit.
finish.

that's all from me. if you have any questions, just ask on the comment below..
hope useful and Happy Blogging :)
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How to Share your posting to Facebook and Twitter Automatically

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probably, you often to share your new blog posting to your facebook and twitter friends. indeed, it is a technique for improve your SERP and lure many visitors to your blog. it is good SMO technique.
However, i sure sometimes(or even frequently) you feel lazy if you must share one by one of your post to facebook and twitter. it also i felt. moreover if you make many posts everyday. it is boring.
But, Now i am never feel it again. it is because i use a ways to share the post automatically. i use dlvr.it. a site that give you a services that allows you to share your post while you offline/online on facebook and twitter. and the good news is : this is FREE !.. actually there are many others besides dlvr.it, such as twitterfeed, ping.fm, networkedblog ang others. but on this post i just recommend you to use dlvr.it. because i think dlvr.it have some superiority than others. example, on dlvr.it you mustn't linking it on your blogs, not like on networkedblog.
in dlvr.it you can set to where you blog feed shared. you can set your blog feed towards to your blog fanspage on Facebook too. actually, dlvr.it not only provide destination just to facebook and twitter. it also allows you to share you feed on delicious, linkedin, tumblr and others.
so, how to sign up to dlvr.it ?.. okay, i will guide you by steps below :

1. just go to dlvr.it by click here.
2. Fill the email and password field and then Sign UP



dlvr.it


3. after that, you will redirect to this page. Add your blog feed and choose the destination.



4. if you not log in yet on your destination (facebook,twitter and others) you must logging in first.


5. after that, choose your account you like to be a destination.



6. keep it active. but, if you want to pause your feed flows you can change it to paused status.



7. finish. Your post will be automatically share to your social media account.

That's it from me. happy to try. if you have any questions, you can ask me on comment box below. i waiting for your responses.

hope this useful for you and Happy Blogging :)
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How to Add Color Picker Tool Page On Your Blog

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Before you read more this article, please go to 'color picker' page in this blog.
are you interested by that ? if yes, this article is right for you. I will give you a tutorial "How to Make Color Picker Tool Page On Blogs". color picker tool is recommended if your blog is about programming(especially Css), web design and anything that need this tool. because this tool will very useful and ease your visitors to learn web design. if your blog is about fashion, i strongly not recommend you to make it on your blog.
well, the following is the steps for add this tool on your blog :

1. log in to your Dashboard
2. Go to 'Pages' menu



3. add a "New Page" and select "Blank Page"
4. Click "Html" located over textarea.



5. then, put the codes below :





6. after that, Publish it.

Finish. that is simple.
That's all from me, hope this useful for you. Happy Blogging :)
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Free Download Color Picker Software

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if you like and often modify your blog design through Html and Css code, you are never escape from any color that you need and use for your blog/site. color code for css very frequently used when you designing your site. what is happen if your blog do not use color code because you don't know ?. your blog will only have two colors, white and black. it is so bad. so, very important for you to have a color picker software that completed by color code for css. though on this blog provided the page for pick colors and know it codes, also there was a color picker website that allows you to pick colors, www.colorpicker.com, but it will very efective if you have color picker software on your computer.  in addition, this software have more color and you can grab the color on your computer desktop.

therefore, in this article i just want to share you a Color picker software  that allows to ease you when you need to color code when design your sites/blogs.
okay, just click here to download this software.

hope useful for you, Happy Blogging :)
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