It depends on what you want for your website. Free and simple or fabulous and advanced?
Pros:
- Free
- No technical knowledge required
- Takes care of spam for you
- Takes care of SEO* for you
Cons:
- Limited theme designs
- Limited widget features
- Bad for SEO (WordPress takes the credit instead of you)
Pros:
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Install a fabulous theme
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Unlimited widget feature plugins
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Lots more control
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You take credit for SEO
Cons:
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More expensive ($70-$500)
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Technical know-how required
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You take care of spam
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You take care of SEO
Please note that you will be able to manage both using the user-friendly wordpress admin panel without any technical requirements. In other words, once your web designer sets your websites up, you will be able to easily write a post, edit it, add an image, post a video, etc. the same way you did with your free blog.
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