A fellow blogger is making the move to WordPress from Google’s Blogger service. The blogger said that lots of people are doing that and that there seemed to be some issues with the function of the platform. In looking at Blogger’s twitter account I discovered that there hasn’t been a new post since May whereas WordPress posted an article on October 21. That isn’t good or is it?

I think what goes on behind the scenes is important when choosing a blogging platform. New features are important as long as they enhance functionality and improve workflow. Sensible changes can improve your experience and when the platform works the way it should you can focus on creating and connecting vs. always doing maintenance.

Below is Blogger’s dashboard, which hasn’t had an update in years. It’s almost like Google has forgotten about it and there are a lot of people who rely upon it to connect with others and to make a living. For a time I was on Blogger but I found some features didn’t work and it looked kind of dated. I don’t believe there has been a update to it in ages.

WordPress.com provides a great way to connect with other bloggers. You are connected through the reader which is a great feature. Blogger has something like the reader but it isn’t as good.

Blogging can be a hobby or a way to make a living, either way you need to have the best technology to connect with others and to get you message out. I am glad that WordPress has taken the time to put Blogging and Content Management as the central focus of their business. Blogger does have its good points, it can be easier to use in some ways but when you want to maximize your message then WordPress is the way to go.