Comments on: Your Own Domain VS .WordPress.com?

By: Mariana

Mariana — Fri, 28 May 2010 09:23:12 +0000

I haven’t read all the comments, so sorry if this is a repeat… but…

Then there’s the third option, which I am considering. Using wordpress.com for it’s ease of use (the limited features may actually prevent me from wasting too much time on our site!), but mapping it to our own domain for 10 bucks a year. Again, can’t run Adsense… but I’m not sure that would be appropriate for a design company anyway. The bigger issue, is that I can’t have FTP access. We like that for backups and transferring large files to clients, etc.

So then I looked at adding another 5 euro charge and taking our host up on the offer of subdomains. Then we could map wordpress to one of the subdomains, and maintain FTP at the main site. What do people think? Is this stupid? Should I just jump into WordPress.org? I know I will love it, but that’s the problem… I do have other work to do! :)
-Mariana

By: Gem

Gem — Fri, 28 May 2010 03:42:36 +0000

Great and helpful post. I have a wordpress on my own domain. But I also have a blogger account and love the ease at following blogs and how you can see how many followers a people has. Is there anyway you can have a followers section on your own domain name hosting a wordpress? Thanks

By: Madeline Morgan

Madeline Morgan — Wed, 19 May 2010 09:34:20 +0000

What company is the best Domain Registrar? i’ve heard that Godaddy and Moniker are the best.:;`

By: Grace Brown

Grace Brown — Wed, 05 May 2010 04:27:04 +0000

It is also easy to backup and transfer all your websites from one server to another server if you have cPanel installed’.’

By: dhan

dhan — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 06:26:31 +0000

I’m thinking of migrating from free wordpress to the self-hosted version but right now I want to focus on building up my content.

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:40:18 +0000

Tim, I just found your site. Thanks for all the good info.

I just started my blog on wordpress.com and have hit the wall on customization as you shared. I paid for hosting a few years ago but couldn’t get past all the “Geek-inese” of the CPanel. And the service had lousy tutorials. Which company, if you know, has the best support/tutorials?

I am looking forward to digging into your site some more. Thanks again.

Tom Kaye

By: Mariano

Mariano — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:50:36 +0000

As Dave Keys mentions, SEO is a HUGE reason not to host on WordPress.com. If you’re going to be using your blog as a revenue generator, there really isn’t any other choice than to host it on your own. Fortunately, the investment really isn’t all that big and is totally worth it if you’re looking to build a revenue stream out of your blog, or even to get more easily found by people seeking out the topic about which you’re writing.

Thanks for the informative post, I appreciate it!

By: Margherita

Margherita — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:37:36 +0000

A slowly progression from free to self-hosted is my choice for the future. But first I want to concentrate on content, audience and web writing technique. A clear vision of what you want and where you want to get is fundamental before embarking in a more professional job. .-= Margherita´s last blog ..SingulierS: gli accessori di tessuto di Nadia Dafri =-.

By: REIT

REIT — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:54:24 +0000

There is obviously a lot to know about this. There are some good points here. :)

By: Marisol Risakotta/ImgSensors

Marisol Risakotta/ImgSensors — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:15:54 +0000

Started with a free blog service and switched to a own domain for most of the possibilities you mention here. Got fed up with the limitations of free services but mostly for having to put up with any quirks the service I was using came up with. Own space = own saying = own freedom! Important to me.
Only downside was having to invest time in learning how to deal with this new gained ‘freedom’.
Now going to check out that guide you offer… I’m curious to what it says… I might learn something new… … always good to keep learning… :) Thanks for it in advance!
.-= Marisol Risakotta/ImgSensors´s last blog ..Underneath the Blue Sky =-.