I have used both Blogger and WordPress for a day or two, and I am beginning to get a feel for some of the differences in the two platforms. I think I like Blogger’s admin console better than the WordPress Dashboard; it is a little easier to navigate and manage.
I began by configuring the appearance of the two blogs. Although I read that WordPress offers more flexibility in configuring appearance than does Blogger, I found that I was able to come closer to my ideal look with Blogger. (I realize that WordPress.org offers much greater flexibility than WordPress.com.) I also think that Blogger’s look is cleaner than WordPress’s, especially the Twitter widget/gadget. I finally chose the Greyzed theme for my WordPress blog, and it actually looks more professional than my Blogger blog; it just isn’t what I had in mind. I think that WordPress’s mobile interface is much better than Blogger’s, though. I also think that WordPress’s RSS feed looks better than Blogger’s does. The question is, will more of my blog’s followers (assuming I eventually have some followers) access my blog through RSS and mobile devices, or will more of them actually visit the desktop site? My guess is the former; I plan to do a little research.
My next experiment will be to compare how the two platforms handle media, such as MP3 podcast files and embedded YouTube videos.
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