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    Blogger

    Score4.1 out of 10
    N/ABlogger is a blog-publishing service that allows private or multi-user blogs with time-stamped entries. It was created by Pyra Labs, which was bought by Google in 2003. Generally, the blogs are hosted by Google at a subdomain of blogspot.com.N/A

    Jekyll

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AJekyll is an open source static site generator useful as a blog publishing system.N/A
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    Would buy again
    88%
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
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    Happy with the feature set
    75%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    80%
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Quora Blogs
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    Blogger
    Score4.1 out of 10
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    BloggerJekyll
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (16 ratings)
    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
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    Usability
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    1.0
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    Implementation Rating
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    User Testimonials
    BloggerJekyll
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Google
    It's well-suited for helping you reinforce SEO for another site. It's OK for creating a real quick blog if you or a client needs something fast that does not demand a great visual design or a lot of visual content. If you want to create a super sharp-looking blog with a lot of visual content, WordPress will outperform Blogger by about 16 zillion to 1. Like, it's not even at all close. I would never use Blogger as my company's website. That would almost automatically consign your site to a very lonely existence.
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    Open Source
    Jekyll is great for people who aren't intimidated by editing HTML, CSS, and Markdown files, people who are on a shoestring budget, and people who want a blazing fast website. Jekyll may not be the best option for people who aren't interested in editing their websites in a text file and would rather have a WordPress-esque back-end from the beginning.
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    Pros
    Google
    • It's very easy to start using
    • It's perfect if I want to write articles easily and share it
    • Easy to connect to AdSense and make money out of it
    • Can connect domain name easily
    • Can be customized easily if I know HTML and CSS only too
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    Open Source
    • Content stored in Git with the website code
    • Free to use
    • Easy to deploy to cheap/free hosting solutions
    • Produces super fast static websites
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    Cons
    Google
    • Blogger is not set up as well for all social media platforms.
    • The Google+ social media platform was a flop and because of that, it can be harder to gain traction on Blogger as it was created to pair with Google+.
    • Although the site is completely free the domain requires a purchase if you want to have it not say blogger in your URL.
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    Open Source
    • Complicated for non-technical users
    • Can be difficult to enter in new content
    • Implementing dynamic components can be challenging
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Google
    I love the additional income and how great my blogs have turned out. It's given me ideas for others to build their blogs and has attained new clients for me. I make money using AdSense, how little or how much I want to make is up to me promoting my Blog.
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    Usability
    Google
    Blogger has a simple layout with descriptive instructions when you first sign up. It can be intimidating at first but is easy to learn through simple navigation and a little trial and error
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    Support Rating
    Google
    Google doesn't support anything that's free. Anything. Seriously, when was the last time you saw a help number for a free Google app where you could pick up a phone and get a credible voice on the other end. Unless you're actually paying Google for a service you don't exist.
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    Open Source
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    Implementation Rating
    Google
    Have a plan written out for yourself, you can always make changes as you go. It's more difficult to build a Blog if one doesn't even know what the Blog is going to be about. It's best to plan what your Blog is going to be about and what your audience is going to be and what you want to accomplish before you start building.
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    Open Source
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    Alternatives Considered
    Google
    I've selected Blogger due to its simple user interface and open source feature. I can make my pages within a few minutes and add them to my website quickly, unlike other software, Iike Wix or WordPress, which is more advanced and requires pre-learning to make efficient use of them. With Blogger, I can start my blog building directly without any prior knowledge and coding.
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    Open Source
    Jekyll is integrated into GitHub Pages, which made it an easy choice. Using Jekyll was also easier as there's not really a server or a database to configure and you can just get things started from day one. Running and verifying content changes locally for developers is super efficient as Jekyll runs locally, too.
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    Return on Investment
    Google
    • Before using Blogger, we were sending out information to agents via email and they would either delete them or just not find them. Now since we keep all the information in one place, it has cut down repetitive questions and has given our agents a voice as to what is working for them and what is not.
    • We don't have any hard numbers, but we have heard back from our agents that the blog posts help them and not have to rely on contacting support stuff as often to find answers to simple questions.
    • The only negative impact felt so far is with a few select agents leaving negative feedback to blog due to personal issues they have with policies within the company.
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    Open Source
    • Jekyll has kept our costs low, very low, on all the projects I've used on it. Think $10 a year low.
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