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the difference between blogspot and paid webhosting?

by mauliea
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Are there any differences between using blogspot to create micro niche sites or use webhosting like hostgator, godaddy, etc?
#blogspot #difference #paid #webhosting
  • Profile picture of the author AnniePot
    There is a huge difference. Sites such as blogspot and wordpress.com (don't confuse them with the self-hosted wordpress.org sites), leave you with no control. You can spend days putting together a great site, only to have it taken down overnight. This type of site is for personal blogging only; any sites you build with commercial intent can and will be removed.
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    • Profile picture of the author mauliea
      Originally Posted by AnniePot View Post

      There is a huge difference. Sites such as blogspot and wordpress.com (don't confuse them with the self-hosted wordpress.org sites), leave you with no control. You can spend days putting together a great site, only to have it taken down overnight. This type of site is for personal blogging only; any sites you build with commercial intent can and will be removed.
      But when I checked with Blogger, the blog could be monetized with adsense..
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    • Profile picture of the author hicksdelight
      Originally Posted by AnniePot View Post

      [B]any sites you build with commercial intent can and will be removed.
      That's not true.
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  • Profile picture of the author nest28
    I've build plenty of adsense sites using blogger and never had a problem, as you said they make it easy for you to monetize your blog with adsene or amazon. I don't think they like affilate links to much though.
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    • Profile picture of the author mauliea
      Originally Posted by nest28 View Post

      I've build plenty of adsense sites using blogger and never had a problem, as you said they make it easy for you to monetize your blog with adsene or amazon. I don't think they like affilate links to much though.
      how long does it take for your site to be approved by adsense? i want to try moving to blogger as they seem a free alternative to paid webhosting.
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      • Profile picture of the author nest28
        Originally Posted by mauliea View Post

        how long does it take for your site to be approved by adsense? i want to try moving to blogger as they seem a free alternative to paid webhosting.
        I got my adsense approved by setting up a blogger account and that was so long ago I can't remember how long it took.
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        • Profile picture of the author mauliea
          Originally Posted by nest28 View Post

          I got my adsense approved by setting up a blogger account and that was so long ago I can't remember how long it took.
          oh i see. do you do any backlinking or anything else? I know SEO is a must.
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  • Profile picture of the author nest28
    Yes these blogs need the same seo methods as any other website.
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    • Profile picture of the author mauliea
      thanks for the tips. my website is electricianjobdescription.blogspot.com as when i utilized the keyword tool it gave me 1.6k global searches and "electrician job description" gave me only 45k results. i hope it goes well.
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  • Profile picture of the author looking4adsense
    It depends on if you want to be in control of your site or not. Wordpress/Blogspot can remove your life's work overnight if you put all your work on there.
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