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WordPress.com vs Blogsome.com

December 2, 2005 by debbie T | WordPress

After I signed up for a free blog account at WordPress.com, someone mentioned there was also a multi-user WordPress hosted blog service at Blogsome.com. I rushed right over and signed up. I was shocked that the username “debbie” was still available!

So, now that I have both accounts, which one is better?

### Pros/Cons WordPress.com

* No advertising in the Control Panel
* Free API key for Akismet to use in any WordPress blog.
* Not much control over blog settings and prefs.
* They are utilizing version 2.0 – very cool drag and drop! Love that Ajax stuff!
* As of now, no way to download/backup your posts and comments.
* Even though there are only a few theme choices, for some reason, I like the unity of almost every WordPress.com blog looking the same. It feels like a community. When I visit a wordpress.com web site, I *know* I am on a wordpress.com site, just by the design. Am I crazy to feel this way? And would I feel this way if it were my only blog and I couldn’t utilize my own design style? hmm, maybe not.

### Pros/Cons Blogsome.com

* Feels a little too commercial with banner ads in the Control Panel
* No access to spam prevention with an Akismet key
* A lot more control in the Admin area. Direct access to template coding.
* There is a future plan to allow download/backup of posts and comments.

Bottom line is, I will probably not use either account for anything truly special. I have my own blogging accounts for that. Either would be great for testing.

But if I had to choose one account, it would probably be the original one at wordpress.com. It just feels more modern, and there is no advertising. Now, if blogsome.com updates to wordpress 2.0, I might feel differently. We’ll see.

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