Blogger Compared to Hub Pages

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I started with Blogger before I came to Hub Pages. Of the two, Hub Pages gets me more hits.

This is two years Lissie since you wrote this hub, and since then alot of changes has taken place on blogger.

Now you can publish your content on a custom domain, you can even choose to use a free domain like co.cc to begin, where you set up zone records for your domain and redirect it to blogger (note:this is relevant for just 1 yr, so I dont recommend it).

With Blogger, you can now add contextual Amazon products on your blogs,which is another source for affiliate revenue aside adsense.

You can upload, customize and redesign your blogger template using free site building tools found on blogger.

One feature that makes WP better than blogger previously was the related post plugin, but now you can add related post right below your blog posts on blogger.

You can also embed social bookmarks buttons more easily on your templates unlike before.

Blogger have made so much improvements these past few years, and I think at this rate it'll give WP and other CMS a run for their money.

Very nicely written.. I have a blogger account too and have been keeping it active; though nowadays I blog lesser ever since I'm on Hubpages.. but I need my blogger for sanity and Hubpages for networking.. I love the company of friends here.. thanks for sharing this article with us..

Great comparison, thanks :)

Thank you for the tips! As a new user of both Hubpages and my poetry blog ( http://www.shewstone.blogspot ), I really appreciate the insight.

Hi Lissie, it is very true, that hubpages have more traffic than blog, I have a blog on office 2007 tutorial, which am always getting about 10 people everyday, which to me is quite good

thanks for this article. it is informative. However i hear that Blogger does not take 40% of your revenue. Is it true.If it is- it thibk its one advantage of blogger.

Wow! Kudos to everyone here! I feel like I just emptied the majority of the statements found here right out of my own head. I have 7 random blogs that I enjoyed writing, but they are just sitting there. It truly is lonely over at Blogspot and I had the feeling I was talking to myself. Not so in Hub City! I love it here. I'm still a newbie, relatively speaking, but I'm learning. Thanks Lissie.

HubPages seems to be great for community. But, if you also want to monetize you have to bring it traffic. Blogger, Word Press, Articles are all great ways to build traffic to your HubPages.

So don't look at Blogger necessarily as a great community place (although people like Grizz, have a great blogger community), look at it as a way to build more traffic and thus community to your HubPages.

Great thoughtful hub as always from you!  I joined HubPages just 8 weeks ago and simultaneously decided to start up 5 blogs on Blogger - having a blast! I quite like the platform and have had no problem adding goodies/widgets from other sites - especially like the Add This! bar for sharing to 40 social sites, easy to install on Blogger.

BTW, thank you for being the FIRST person to welcome me to HubPages and answering a few questions.  I'm settled in now and not so clueless. :) So, again, thank you from the bottom of my heart.

You are right that HP definitely is far more interactive on the comments so far - actually didn't get that many comments here until a few weeks ago.  I guess you have to get up about 10 hubs before people read them or if they read then take the time to comment.  Whatever the reasons life is good here.  People here are the friendliest and most serious than other sites.

As to blogging expectations I figured I'd give it a 2.5 year run and assess the performance then.  Consider it like a start-up business and you require enough income/capitalization to ride the storm before things start kicking in. 

My expectations are for the readership to grow at a steady slow rate.  It takes time for people to get used to you/me and decide to return.  Yes, noticed those click thru amounts when I went to StatCounter (installed that too and visibly so people are aware, I'm not for the sneaky approach).  What I also noticed was unique and returning readers and I was greatly heartened!  Not bad in my book for a 5 pack of young blogs still in the early stages of getting populated. 

I did try to make my blogs visually interesting first with loads of gadgets to entertain as well. Being pretty does slow down the load rate of the page but I decided to err on the side of interesting. So far I've developed about 200 people a month who regularly return, most, oddly enough for the poetry blog. 

True, I'm writing niche blogs like poetry and Cajun food and chocolate but hey! I'm having FUN and who knows?  Usually when we are having fun and delivering a high quality product the money shows up at the party sooner or later! 

Of course, I keep on reading good hubs like this one to educate me, double checking what else I can do to promote those blogs.  Mostly, I have used HP to populate them in the early stages.  Now I've begun to branch out with longer posts rather than just a link back to HP for the hub described.  I'm also blogging other hubbers hubs that are a great fit too.  How many HP folks with blogs are doing the same I wonder?

I read everyone's comments here and they were also helpful, so thank you, everyone and Kudos to Lissie for another winning hub!

Lissie, Blogspot bloggers aren't stuck with the Blogspot subdomain. You can purchase your own domain and transfer it. I read a lot of blogs that are hosted by Blogger but have their own URLs.

Thanks Lissie - rated this article up - I have been using both blogger and hub pages and have found that the hp's are much better fun, have more interaction and I am actually starting to see dollars - no make that cents come into my adsense account - in truth I have been trying for a couple of years to earn online and I only know one person who is (he uses a combination of ebay and investment to earn with) and he says that even he does not make a complete living wage for his whole family to survive on! it's a long road unless you are prepared to knuckle down, not get sidetracked etc, etc, etc and also not get ripped off. cheers.

The one thing I really like about Hubpages, versus Blogger, is that people come here not just for information but to do a little socializing. At least that's what I've experienced form my limited time here.

Most blogger sites that I've read rarely get comments. I'm not sure why that is because it's a shame. I have also received far more comments here than I have over at blogger. At blogger, I tend to get private emails versus actual comments on the blog--unless of course it was from a spammer that I had to delete.

I bookmarked this one.

I was gettig about 50 hits a day on blogger, but no one ever left comment, or very few. I checked on my stats and people were passing through the site, but never staying for more than a second or two. Here at hubpages I get less hits, but they're all quality. people have taken the trouble to read, which is more important to me. Happy travelling Lissie. Let me know when you are heading for the "Wild East".

Excellent Comparision. Thanks !

Thank for the info. A week ago I started a blog on Yahoo and have no comments so far. With Hugpages, I got reader comments fast. It's just nice to know what people think, but I was hoping for reader exeperiences and information. Guess people don't have much experience in jewelry buying and cosmetic surgery.

Good hub and reminder to market in moer than one place. There are hundreds of ways to market your products and services. Reach out!

Well I have wasted a lot of time on so many different spots that anytime I would see where I was popping it was from the HUB.I have yet to participate.I do admit to writing some spam laden post as a desperate measure to get some attention a while back.The editor's reached out to me gently and told me what I needed to do exactly to be successful on here. I continued to waste a lot of time often we look a gift horse in the mouth as they say.When you press your key board anywhere on this site you are activating a vast network of servers that KNOW who hubpages.com is and acknowledges that with pure juice.

A little effort or in my case a lack of effort brings some SERIOUSLY good and powerful results.As far as SEO I was very fortunate to be able to actually speak with Danny Sullivan(google him if you dont know) today and I was apologizing for some crap I wrote and when the smoke cleared he was kind of enough to tell me the following

I asked what is the one word I want to add to my meta tags

he said nothing metas don't matter really

confused I quickly asked OK what is the one thing you would edit in wordpress

as in header footer etc that would make a BIG difference

he said " nothing "

He said Listen You have some thing to say find what that is people will read it and you may be lucky that they decide to link to you

Thats all there is to it .

Great writing Thank You for allowing me to make my first comment.

GREAT STUFF! Tremendously helpful. I have a few questions though. What is TOS and SEO? Can you tell I am fairly new to this stuff? Yea I know, I hide it well. Great hub!

This is good stuff, Lissie. Thanks for the insights. I'm still testing the waters in this virtual world....

I'm glad I found hubpages. Although I think I have to write more hubs by now. LOL I just have to finish the curriculum in school first hehe thanks lissie, this are great insights. And oh, will take your advice, don't delete the blogger, but update it once in awhile.

Lissie,

You send me so much link love I'm feeling guilty. As always - Thank you.

Please let me know if I can ever lend a hand in any way.

Thanks again!

Great Hubpage! I have just joined Hubpages & and I really like the concept. I am 'shocked' that I didn't know about Hubpages sooner. I have been on web marketing forums and never had anyone mention this... they all must be keeping this secret!

I am setting up my own blog and it is very time consuming... if you mess about with templates.

I love the "I'm blogging this" t-shirt!!!

that's why I came here.

Good informarmation regarding multipel uses of sites for earning and promoting business!

I'm on both blogger ( http://ElectricRead.blogspot.com ) and hubpages and I agree with all of your points. You've reduced the complicated down to something very understandable.

I love the fact that HubPages gets traffic for you. I have a few faithful readers on blogger, but it's difficult to attract more. On the other hand, I can whip out a blog post I'm proud of more quickly than a good Hub since Hubs demand a more informational approach. I definitely think using both is the best way to go. What I like best about this hub is how quickly it proved your point!

(http://www.serenitybohon.blogspot.com

Hi Lis, I started blogging since 2006 but did not earn any money, while in hubpages i started earning money just after 8 months of writing, now I used my blog to promote my hubs and as backlinks....

i like blogger, i like changing colors and changing templates but it is too hard to promote blogs, you are alone but in hubpages there is a very supportive community.

Great hub Lissie! I started out with a blogspot blog that I deleted ages ago. I felt like I was talking to myself. The promotional end of things just doesn't appeal to me and I always neglect it. I do so much better here, even though they keep part of the revenue.

Bob Ewing is right. Blogger Blogs are better to promote our hubs.

Thanks again Lizzie for another great and helpful hub. Also thanks for the help on my new blog. Like you say it is so hard to attract people to visit the blogs.

And there is no search area where you can ask for specific help. Yes I know there is help but it is laid out and if you have a different slant on something. Like can I change the name by leaving a word out. No response.

Or at least thats what I find. Whereas with hubpages there are so many great helpers. Thanks again.

I agree that it's easier to get comments here at HubPages. I've had a few pingbacks at my Blogger blog, but barely a comment.

One thing you didn't mention was templates. I quite like the look of my Blogger blog template. I like the HubPages look, too but, you know, I didn't get to choose it ...

You might find it useful to set up a blog on blogger to promote your hubs.

This is a very helpful comparison. I have just tried blogging a bit, but I do like how HubPages allows the ads to just be placed on our pages. I am one of those authors who could not do it on my own! Super review, Lissie.

Nice comparison. I must say HP gives better traffic than blogspot blogs.

Hi thanks Lissie for the comparison between the two- I have a blogspot too but haven't done a whole lot with it yet- one of things I was wondering is it better to put all your blogs on one page or have a separate page for each new blog? That part has been confusing for me, and without the help of a forum over there like we have at HubPages, it's harder to understand about setting up blogs.

Great hub- thanks again.

Hi Lissie

I use blogger and hubpages and I must say I prefer....hubpages. It is just more fun! You actually feel part of a community...and get paid for the effort.

I just drop my thoughts and ideas on my blog now...then the real informative stuff goes to hubpages

Good hub!

Mark

Lissie,

Thank you for this excellent information. I have seen so much "guru" information about making money on the internet that is simply a huge waste of money and time. I've also observed how, in a relatively short time period, many of the "big names" soon get on each other's affiliate lists and then one's email inbox is overflowing with the same "exclusive" offer from lots of them.

It is so nice to find information one can trust. I certainly hope you are successful with your internet business and I will keep learning from you!

--TetonRose

Well done. Straight and to the point. Nice work.

Great Hub well done We live in the best state I see Perth Australia.

Once again, Lissie, a wonderfully helpful article.  I'm trying to learn what all of this is about, and your hubs have become resources for my self-inflicted learning program.

A couple of things I can say for sure about HubPages...

...There's nothing like instant gratification: you write a hub, you get comments, because Hubbers support each other.

...Hubs are fun and easy to create, once you figure out some of the tricky parts, like arranging capsules (I still occasionally rip some hair out over that task).

About blogging, I haven't jumped into that yet.  I've been going back and forth about which blogging platform to use and what content to develop.  I was surprised to hear your recommendation about specific vs. general content blogs.  I had been looking at setting up an *umbrella* blog for my business, on the model of a corporate blog.  Now I'm rethinking that approach, because of this hub.

Thanks, always, for the great information.

Nice comparison. I just wonder now why I don't have a Blog on Blogger yet.

Lissie does it again! Great, practical information. I have heard of people who had their blogs mysteriously disappear off of Blogger!

Thanks for taking the time to write this comparison. Your points are well taken.

Lissie,

I am so new to blogging and writing on Hubpages that any sort of imformation from a seasoned veteran as you are is appreciated. Thank you for your insights into how to attempt to make money on line.

Lissie, a great hub as always from you! You described both so well. Diversification of online portfolio is a very wise advice to follow. I am not experienced with hub pages, but I can tell that it is quite easy to earn on Blogger platform. I like both.

Blog usually requires more effort and focus while on huubpages you may go easily.

For the complete internet newbie, I think HubPages is definitely the best place to start. That's because NO ONE will read your blog until you learn how to drive traffic to it, whereas your Hubs will.

A very useful appraisal Lissie - and important coming from your authoritative self. Blogger looks appealing but I don't want to spread myself too thinkly at present. I don't know how you manage to maintain all your sites - you're so impressive!

Thanks also for the useful tip about keeping your hub alive.

Hey Lissie,

Good job on the HubPages vs. Blogger comparison and excellent advice on using both. I have a few niche Blogger blogs that I've "tricked out" using free templates I've found on the net and java script tweaks.

IMO this Hub should have a much higher rating than it does. Keep up the good work Lissie.

Okay Lissie. Thanks. Is there anything I can write for you?

Well done Lissie.

funktual.blogspot.com was abandoned a loooong time ago.    I'll have to check out the ol' girl.   ONE THING I MISS though is being able to write in different color fonts.   I can illustrate so many points on a LIST (without breaking it's momentum) if I can assign a color to it. 

Great hub Lissie as always.

You are my hero!

Good advice. I never got any readers at blogger. Granted I only had a few blogs there and did not update it much. I was not really running any type of online businese either.