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I’m not a professional blogger.
I’m not a professional web designer.
I’m not even in the Information Technology or digital industry.
I’m a story teller and a teacher.
I like to learn things and share them with my audience.
The last several websites I have created were all done through a WordPress theme. I loved the simplicity but unlimited configurations that the platform offered. However, as an occasional blogger and not a professional web developer, I’m starting to think that it might be easier just to leave the back end, delivery and syndication to the folks at Google.
I have trusted them to help me grow my social media audience, so maybe it is time to give them a chance with my blog.
They seem to be doing things well and impressing me with their technology. To date I own two Android devices, a Chromebook and a Google TV set top box. I handle all of my personal e-mail through Gmail and exercise my social media efforts almost exclusively through Google+.
With the ability to directly tag my friends and colleagues (like +Tim McDonald who inspired this post), I find that Blogger is a truly simple and efficient tool for my needs.
Because of the simplicity and the emphasis on what is really important (what I have to write) I think I am going to give Blogger a try and see if I can’t get my readership higher here than on my WordPress blog.
What do you think? Have you switching blogging platforms before?
My wife has bounced back and for th between the twobon numerous blogs. Honestly for casual bloggers don’t lose much on blogger vs wp.
I agree with you that less is more. I haven’t visited a Google blog since the integration with G+ but how good is it. It gives me the reader 7 different ways to view your blog entries and has the slide out G+ panel on the right.
With the death of Google Reader my bet is that Blogger is going to undergo a huge overhaul with some serious improvements. Let’s see if it works out.
I agree Peter! Woo!!!! Nice 1st entry.. blogger/youtube/plus and currents all getting nicer & more combiend … and NEW stuff..
Hi Peter, I like blogger and if it gets a big makeover, great. It needs it! I am in the process of transferring a posterous blog over to blogger and, apart from a little g+ promo, it is pulling in far more traffic. I’m really pleased.