juliedaloiso.comShould you host your own blog?
1. You have an unlimited number of pages and subscribers.
2. Design – there are many more template choices and you have the ability to customize the templates to match your brand.
3. The content on your blog is yours, and you have the ability to download or backup your data.
4. You can make money from your popular blog, by selling ad space.
5. Build your brand – your own blog will not have wordpress or blogger in the domain name.
6. You get the seach engine visits, not wordpress or blogger.
7. There are more options to optimize your blog so the blog will be more search engine friendly.
8. Use a great hosting company that knows all is picky about who is on the server (like NHT Technologies.)
Tell me your reasons and/or your success stories.
Number 8 might be the most intimidating for the new blogger. WordPress and Blogger have enough familiarity (think first mover advantage) that one might look past a less popular selection. But speaking from personal experience, hosting your own blog or having a trusted provider (#8) assist you offers great flexibility.