There are at least 3 good choices today of blogging platforms, … in my opinion.
Gymnastics Coaching is a WordPress.org site, hacked once or twice each year I’ve had it on BlueHost. I love it … aside from the terrible security. My host blames me every time something goes wrong.
I’m tempted to move the site to new-on-the-block, Squarespace.
What’s the difference?
WordPress is cheaper. Squarespace more secure.
Price
Squarespace – Squarespace services include both web design tools and hosting. Basic packages start at $8/month. To host your site on your own domain, accounts start at $14/month. Coupon codes can save you around 10%. Squarespace provides an excellent value for their slightly higher monthly price tag.
WordPress – Free-ish – WordPress is completely 100% GPL open source however you still need to pay for hosting and domain name. The price ranges from ~$3/mo (GoDaddy) to $100/mo (Rackspace)
The article is referring to WordPress.org sites, not WordPress.com (free). … Confusing, I know.
Best would be if WordPress.com changed their name. (WordPress.com is the third good option: secure, but no ads allowed.)
Security
Squarespace – Being a completely hosted system means Squarespace is not prone to the same security holes as open source systems like WordPress and Drupal. I’ll never have to pay someone to cleanse my hacked blog because I bought my domain on GoDaddy. Daddy. My site is just plain safe.
WordPress – You need to maintain your own updates and be careful with plugins. Also – a good host helps. Remember in hosting – you get what you pay for. We prefer to host at Rackspace – but you can still have problems if you don’t keep your site updated to the latest version and security fixes. …
big picture web – Squarespace Vs. WordPress: Both Sides of the Story
My advice for a new blogger?
Go to WordPress.com … unless you want to host ads. … In that case, go to Squarespace.com.
Avoid the much advertised and promoted WordPress.org sites like mine. Hosts simply cannot keep up with the hackers.
Note: some are unhappy with Squarespace.
Leave a comment if you’ve any advice on this topic, especially for those considering starting their own blogs.
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