{"id":552,"date":"2020-12-04T12:21:03","date_gmt":"2020-12-04T12:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-660014-2156598.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=552"},"modified":"2020-12-04T12:21:03","modified_gmt":"2020-12-04T12:21:03","slug":"reasons-why-you-should-leave-blogspot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matob.web.id\/news\/reasons-why-you-should-leave-blogspot\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Reasons Why You Should Leave Blogspot as Blogging Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the past, people often wrote in diaries to tell their daily lives. However, since the internet access is everywhere, people have started to switch to using blogs as a substitute for diaries. But does you know what a blog is?<\/p>\n

Blog is an abbreviation of web log which means a website application in the form of writings (or posts ) on a website page. The posts on this blog are usually arranged with the most recent posts recently published. Initially, blogs were used for personal use, such as telling experiences, traveling, writing hobbies and some. But now the blog has many kinds such as blogs traveling , politics, community, lifestyle , beauty, fashion , literature, food , automotive , and many more. Blogs are also loved by all ages.<\/p>\n

Blogs are not only active for personal needs but have been used as a business field by many bloggers (a term for blog users). There have been many business owners who have used this platform to promote their brands. Blogs that were once managed by one individual are now being used together to achieve the target audience of visitors .<\/p>\n

Due to the popularity of blogs that can be used by everyone, in Indonesia there is such a thing as National Blogger Day. National Blogger Day was first coined by the Minister of Communication and Information Technology on October 27, 2007 at the opening of Pesta Blogger that year. After four years later in 2011, Pesta Blogger turned into an On Off Indonesia (OnOffID) event. Until now, this event is still celebrated by bloggers in Indonesia.<\/p>\n

There are several blog platforms that are quite well known in Indonesia, namely Blogspot<\/a> and WordPress. These two blogging platforms have their own advantages that have made these two services popular.<\/p>\n

Blogspot<\/h2>\n

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Blogspot or Blogger was launched in 1999 which was formerly owned by\u00a0Pyra Labs<\/em>\u00a0before being acquired by Google in 2003. Blogspot is\u00a0hosted<\/em>\u00a0by Google under the subdomain\u00a0.blogspot.com<\/em>\u00a0.\u00a0This blog, which is famous for its iconic orange color, was once widely used in Indonesia because of its free,\u00a0simple<\/em>\u00a0and easy to use service especially for beginners.\u00a0This platform is also the right choice for bloggers who don’t want to pay for hosting and still don’t know how long it will take to be blogging.<\/p>\n

<\/span>WordPress<\/h2>\n

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While\u00a0WordPress\u00a0<\/a>is an open source application (\u00a0open source<\/em>\u00a0) which is used as a blog engine (\u00a0blog engine<\/em>\u00a0).\u00a0WordPress is built with a programming language and database.\u00a0WordPress itself was created in 2003 by Matt Mullenweg and Mike Little.\u00a0WordPress has several versions, namely WordPress.com and WordPress.org.\u00a0There are also free WordPress and some pay for complete features.\u00a0The majority of those who use WordPress are people who own businesses, companies or professional bloggers.<\/p>\n

These two platforms compete with each other because they are used most often.\u00a0But over time, Blogspot began to be displaced by the presence of several\u00a0other blogging\u00a0platforms<\/em>\u00a0such as WordPress which were much better in performance and functionality.\u00a0There are many shortcomings of Blogspot that make it difficult for users.\u00a0Nowadays, people rarely use blogspot for several reasons and switch to using\u00a0other\u00a0platforms<\/em>\u00a0that are more compatible.<\/p>\n

10 Reason You Should Not Use Blogspot Anymore for Blogging<\/h2>\n

To that end, we summarize some of the reasons people are turning away from Blogspot. Here are 10 reasons why you should leave blogspot<\/a> now. Check out the following article<\/p>\n

<\/span>1. Simple Display and Limited Customization<\/h3>\n

Blogspot is\u00a0user friendly<\/em>\u00a0and suitable for beginners.\u00a0Therefore, the\u00a0tools<\/em>\u00a0options\u00a0offered by Blogspot are fewer than\u00a0other blog\u00a0platforms<\/em>\u00a0.\u00a0Therefore, users are not free to explore creating content on Blogspot.<\/p>\n

Blogspot by\u00a0default<\/em>\u00a0only provides a set of\u00a0templates<\/em>\u00a0which are very simple and limited to use.\u00a0Blogspot users can still change colors but cannot create a unique layout that is customized as desired.\u00a0Also, Blogspot users cannot add blog logos or favicons to the blog header.\u00a0This basically removes all Blogspot blogs from any identification and personalization.<\/p>\n

If you don’t understand HTML, CSS or are not a\u00a0web developer<\/em>\u00a0, then you will find it difficult to adjust the appearance of Blogspot to make it pleasing to the eye.\u00a0There are several non-official Blogspot templates that can be used but they are low quality with\u00a0limited customization<\/em>\u00a0.\u00a0This makes the appearance of Blogspot very\u00a0simple<\/em>\u00a0and similar to other Blogspot users without striking uniqueness.\u00a0Again, this feature fails to meet the needs of those looking to build a\u00a0brand<\/em>\u00a0or blog owner identity.<\/p>\n

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2. Less professional and considered amateur<\/h3>\n

The Blogspot platform provides free services compared to several other platforms such as the example of WordPress.\u00a0Since the platform is free, Blogspot is associated with amateur blogs.\u00a0For those of you who want to make money with blog intermediaries, Blogspot is not recommended to use because you cannot manage your own domain.\u00a0This platform allows it not to attract the target market we need because of its domain name.\u00a0By\u00a0default, the<\/em> domain name from Blogspot is the site name.blogspot.subdomain (for example, matob.blogspot.com). This looks less professional. Conversely, a company looking to establish its brand as a serious competitor buys your own custom domain and website hosting.<\/p>\n

Blogspot is also considered an amateur because as explained in the first point that it looks very\u00a0simple<\/em>\u00a0and similar to other users.\u00a0Blogspot will be less competitive<\/a> if you are looking to use blogs to promote your\u00a0brand<\/em>\u00a0.\u00a0Because a business blog must be unique and different from its competitors in order to attract attention.<\/p>\n

<\/span>3. Less than optimal SEO and backlinks<\/h3>\n

Even though Blogspot has been acquired by Google but Blogspot doesn’t rank well on search pages.\u00a0Google ranks the top based on several factors such as content quality, domain authority and SEO optimized.\u00a0One that affects SEO is backlinks.\u00a0Backlinks<\/em>\u00a0<\/a>are\u00a0a very influential\u00a0source of\u00a0traffic<\/em>\u00a0for blogs.\u00a0Not only directing\u00a0visitors<\/em>\u00a0to your blog but also as a key to Google’s assessment of your blog.<\/p>\n

However, because the blog’s domain name is almost similar, which by default uses the automatic one using .blogspot.com, it makes it\u00a0difficult for\u00a0visitors<\/em>\u00a0to distinguish each blog name.\u00a0Finally, bloggers are increasingly skeptical of linking\u00a0backlinks<\/em>\u00a0.<\/p>\n

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In addition, Blogspot actually made a major update in 2011, namely the\u00a0Blogspot Dynamic View<\/em>\u00a0.\u00a0However, Dynamic Views are not SEO friendly<\/a>.\u00a0Google spider can only read text only.\u00a0They cannot fully detect images, videos, flash and javascript.\u00a0Furthermore, comments on Blogspot are hidden unless clicked.\u00a0Comments are hidden by the Google Spider which makes it less likely to detect a lot of content in a Blogspot comment which could be that the comment might include keywords.\u00a0Though these comments can increase\u00a0traffic<\/em>\u00a0to the blog.<\/p>\n

<\/span>4. Forget Content Ownership<\/h3>\n

Blog content has both sentimental and monetary value.\u00a0This becomes a personal thing for the individual or company that manages the blog.\u00a0Perhaps the most important consideration when managing a blog is control over its content.\u00a0Every user must have signed the rules or\u00a0terms<\/em>\u00a0when\u00a0signing up<\/em>\u00a0.\u00a0This means that we have to follow the rules of Blogspot if we want to have a blog.<\/p>\n

Indeed, the content that you post on Blogspot is content created by you, but it is not yours.\u00a0That’s because your content is on Blogspot which is automatically on Google.\u00a0Google has the right to\u00a0shutdown<\/em>\u00a0your content by removing your content deemed\u00a0out of the line<\/em>\u00a0(violating) in an instant.\u00a0Or Blogspot will turn off your access at any time.\u00a0If you have this, users cannot do anything to restore lost content.\u00a0Unlike WordPress<\/a>, which can determine when you want to maintain your content at any time or decide to share it with a third party.<\/p>\n

<\/span>5. Little Image Storage<\/h3>\n

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Images are an important factor that can support your blog’s content, attract the attention of\u00a0visitors<\/em>\u00a0so that it can increase\u00a0traffic<\/em>\u00a0to your blog.\u00a0Articles with good writing, images and other multimedia elements such as audio and video can attract\u00a0visitors’<\/em>\u00a0attention\u00a0to read and share.<\/p>\n

But unfortunately Blogspot only offers 1GB\u00a0storage<\/em>\u00a0for images which is very limited for your blogging needs.\u00a0For some people, that kind of capacity is not enough because it is too small.<\/p>\n

Actually Blogspot offers a paid option to upgrade to Google+ which will be stored in Google+ Photos.\u00a0But Google+ began to be shut down effectively in 2019. Another way is to use your Google account which is directly integrated with Google Drive with a capacity of 15GB.\u00a0If your blog content has a lot of pictures, you should avoid Blogspot and look for alternative blog platforms.<\/p>\n

6. No Comment Control<\/h3>\n

The presence of comments is a big part of the success or failure of a blog.\u00a0Comments can promote reader engagement, act as a source of topic ideas, generate\u00a0valuable\u00a0feedback<\/em>\u00a0, and leave positive or negative comments on your posts.\u00a0As a result, maintaining control over your comment section is extremely important for serious bloggers.<\/p>\n

On the\u00a0Blogspot\u00a0dashboard<\/em>\u00a0tab\u00a0used for managing comments is very limited.\u00a0To reply to comments, there is a comment option which specifies the length of the comment and the user is required to go to each post which makes users feel complicated because there is no comment management.<\/p>\n

<\/span>7. Lots of Spam Due to Lack of Plugins<\/h3>\n

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Some people feel annoyed by\u00a0spam<\/em>\u00a0piling up in the\u00a0inbox<\/em>\u00a0.\u00a0Most blogs that have comments enabled will be familiar with an inbox full of\u00a0spam<\/em>\u00a0.\u00a0Don’t be surprised if you are a Blogspot user, your\u00a0inbox is<\/em>\u00a0full of\u00a0spam<\/em>\u00a0.\u00a0This is because Blogspot has limited\u00a0tools<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0plugins<\/em>\u00a0.\u00a0Blogspot does not have an\u00a0anti-spam<\/em>\u00a0plugin\u00a0that can be installed.\u00a0Apart from comments,\u00a0backlinks<\/em>\u00a0can also be\u00a0spam<\/em>\u00a0which of course can annoy you.\u00a0This is different from its competitors, namely WordPress.<\/p>\n

WordPress offers users control over\u00a0spam<\/em>\u00a0.\u00a0Just log in as an administrator on WordPress, click on ‘plugins’ and search for ‘Stop Spammer plugin’ then install the plugin<\/a>, your blog will be free from\u00a0spam<\/em>\u00a0.<\/p>\n

<\/span>8. Character and Page Limitations<\/h3>\n

A blog, of course, has a personal or company profile page to introduce the blog’s identity.\u00a0Blogs also include information that tells readers who the author is and why they want to share the information.\u00a0Unfortunately, Blogspot has a drawback to this, namely limited character.<\/p>\n

The ”\u00a0about me<\/em>\u00a0” section of the profile page is limited to 1200 characters only.\u00a0Not only that, the ”\u00a0info and hobbies<\/em>\u00a0”\u00a0section is\u00a0only limited to 2000 characters.\u00a0Not to mention the blog description is up to 500 characters long.\u00a0This is a disadvantage of Blogspot with other competitors who want to convey many details to readers.<\/p>\n

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Not only are the characters limited, Blogspot also applies page limitations.\u00a0Blogspot limits the page size to 1MB.\u00a0It could be just because 1 image can take up page capacity.\u00a0Even though the average content that ranks well on Google is over 1800 words.<\/p>\n

To get around the limited capacity, Blogspot added an option, namely adding an unblocked page of text by dividing it between pages.\u00a0But users are not allowed to register more than 100 posts on one page.\u00a0Users can only create 20 pages on Blogspot.\u00a0Of course it’s a hassle and you should leave Blogspot.<\/p>\n

<\/span>9. The Blogspot Via Mobile device is not good<\/h3>\n

Mobile apps are the best way to stay blogged anywhere and anytime without using a PC or laptop.\u00a0We can share moments or add content or posts at any time, for example when\u00a0traveling<\/em>\u00a0.\u00a0Blogspot has an application that can be accessed via mobile.\u00a0But the Blogspot application is arguably bad.\u00a0The Blogspot application is considered slow loading and it is difficult to upload images that are not as simple as on the website when opening them on a PC.\u00a0Many complained about this and decided to leave Blogspot.<\/p>\n

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<\/span>10. No Significant Upgrades<\/h3>\n

Over time, technology is increasingly developing and sophisticated.\u00a0This has led many people to upgrade their services and product capabilities to a higher version to take advantage of existing technological advances.\u00a0Considerations for the future are the main determinants in making decisions.\u00a0This includes determining whether you want to keep using Blogspot or switch to something else.\u00a0The reality is that Blogspot isn’t doing\u00a0a significant\u00a0upgrade<\/em>\u00a0and fixing existing problems.<\/p>\n

Many bloggers criticize Blogspot for not improving the quality of its systems and services.\u00a0Blogspot also doesn’t have paid options to take advantage of more advanced functions like WordPress.\u00a0Finally, many people don’t stick with Blogspot and switch to other, better-performing platforms.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Conclusion<\/h2>\n

There are many reasons why people start leaving blogspot<\/a> because of several things: simple appearance and limited customization, less professionalism, lots of spam due to lack of plugins, less than optimal SEO and backlinks, not making money, forgetting content ownership, little image storage , there is no comment control, limited characters and pages, the Blogspot application via mobile is not good, and most importantly, there has been no significant upgrade to the Blogspot service in the past few years.<\/p>\n

The choice is up to you to determine whether you want to stick with Blogspot or start switching to another blog platform that is better for the purposes of your blog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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