6 Reasons Why Paid Hosting is Better Than Free Hosting for Your Blog

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There are some nice free blog hosting services like Blogger, Wordpress.com and Tumblr and many more. They’re very easy for a beginner, but if you really want to create a brand presence for your blog, use Wordpress and host it on your own domain name and paid web hosting.

6 Reasons to Use Paid Blog Hosting

Control – With paid web host you have total control of you blog. With paid hosting account you have more control over the look of the blog, you can change themes and modify them, you can easily do backups and use numerous plugins. Paid hosting is usually also faster.
Branding – What looks more professional to you: yourname.blogspot.com or yourname.com? People just tend to think that you’re more serious, if you have your own domain. Using a relevant domain name also supports your brand. You can also have your own email address.
SEO – Wordpress is very SEO friendly and you can use many plugins that increase Search Engine Optimization. Some social bookmarking services don’t even allow free hosting sites to be added. You can also make adjustments to the URL code structure that may enhance your SEO.
Making money – Some free hosts don’t allow advertising, keep that in mind if you want to make money with your blog. Many affiliate programs will not accept you, if you don’t have your own domain either.
Selling rights – Owning your domain also gives you the right to sell it. If you have your blog hosted for free on blogger, then you cannot sell it should you want to.
Support – If you want to become a successful blogger, your blog will need to be up and running 24/7. A reliable web hosting company can provide 24/7 technical support and an uptime guarantee.

There are numerous paid hosting companies out there. Try googling for “web hosting” or “blog hosting”. Basic hosting packages start from as low as $5 a month. I’m hosting my blogs on Inmotion Hosting and I’m very satisfied.

What’s your view on paid vs. free hosted blog?

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