I just started using google for my blog, I was paying typepad for it and google is easier and its free. Am i missing something is there a downside to using google for blogging? I installed it as a button on my web site and i haven’t publicized yet but it looks like it’s going to work well. Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks

Sorry i'm newbie, I've also been using google services for blogs, especially blogspot

George,

Starting a blog with google is basically not a bad idea if you are new to blogging and would like to have a touch and feel of your blogging. But since this is your starting, let me give you some advice that i did not get when i started blogging arrnd 6 years back. Try to purchase a domain and a shared hosting, install a wordpress blog in one button click for free from your web host control panel. Play with your blog, keep writing in your favorite niche, it will take you to places if you really love it and you might even make money from it easily if you are giving valueable info from your blog.

PS: using blogger or wordpress for free blogs is never a bad idea, you can anyhow try them and i would support you doing that more than typepad.

cheers
Josh

Thanks for your very concise response, I am leaning toward going to word press I did find this comparison of the 2 that was interesting.

typepad free version didnt give much design and have no access to css panel, need at least choose PRO plan.
i think typepad cool too if they stop messing with the duplicate url, too much crawl error in google webmaster panel. makes me need more work to removed one by one duplicate url, (even they has been blocked by robot.txt)
i like blogspot the most typepad just 2nd choice for me. hehehe however...i really think typepad more cool compare wordpress *shrug*

Recently my blogspot blog was disabled by the google than i 'll search on this topic and found many of the blogs block by the google and in a year i have lose 2 blogs and the last one is very much popular and recently getted the pr1. the url of my last blog was seocreaters dot blogspot dot com Could you able to help me in recover of my blog?

That's way i hate google and in my opinion if you want bogging use wordpress that is better from blogspot.

Originally Posted by sam luis

Recently my blogspot blog was disabled by the google than i 'll search on this topic and found many of the blogs block by the google and in a year i have lose 2 blogs and the last one is very much popular and recently getted the pr1. the url of my last blog was seocreaters dot blogspot dot com Could you able to help me in recover of my blog?

That's way i hate google and in my opinion if you want bogging use wordpress that is better from blogspot.

Yes you're right, but wordpress always delete my blog, I feel so angry!

Originally Posted by Brucewl

Yes you're right, but wordpress always delete my blog, I feel so angry!

Maybe you should read, understand and FOLLOW the rules and "terms of service" at wordpress.

Originally Posted by sam luis

Recently my blogspot blog was disabled by the google than i 'll search on this topic and found many of the blogs block by the google and in a year i have lose 2 blogs and the last one is very much popular and recently getted the pr1. the url of my last blog was seocreaters dot blogspot dot com Could you able to help me in recover of my blog?

That's way i hate google and in my opinion if you want bogging use wordpress that is better from blogspot.

Originally Posted by Brucewl

Yes you're right, but wordpress always delete my blog, I feel so angry!

Google (Blogger) and WordPress do NOT delete blogs for the hell of it. They only delete them if they violate the Terms of Service for their respective services.

So instead of hating Google and WordPress, start hating yourself for breaking their rules. It's nobodies fault but your own.

It's nobodies fault but your own.

You could sing along with Led Zeppelin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esZ15n6_5JY

if you are new than its very good if you are using blogger for blogging. but when you are professional blogger you have to use custom domain for blogging ...

Wordpress blog is definitely the best. Google's blogger is not that bad. it is rather very easy. WP is best because of manytypes of plugins that comes around for free.

blogspots normally easy to use .

Originally Posted by chrishirst

Maybe you should read, understand and FOLLOW the rules and "terms of service" at wordpress.

agree with that. always follow the TOS

i think a you are able to control two blogs at time and its not that difficult...use both blogspot and wordpress......get urself updated on both

HI HI . i just like google's blog

Originally Posted by richarie

agree with that. always follow the TOS

can we....TOSS??!!

Originally Posted by fokerss

blogspots normally easy to use .

blogspot is the bestttt and the easist to use for everyone

Originally Posted by decadance

can we....TOSS??!!

for real??

When I see somebody say that X is easiest or Y is the best, then I say they are not pushing the boundaries of X or Y to their fullest.

Originally Posted by RonnieTheDodger

When I see somebody say that X is easiest or Y is the best, then I say they are not pushing the boundaries of X or Y to their fullest.

interesting! plsss explain it for more details. im learning