WordPress Dot Com or Dot Org?

Why I Love WordPress.com It’s free It’s totally secure It’s easy It’s backed by genius It’s constantly improving It’s accepted everywhere

A Short History of WordPress Matt Mullenweg, Mike Little create WordPress, 2003 Comment moderation, New page system, Kubrick theme, New dashboard, Akismet, 2005 Automattic, WordPress, and Logo © filed, 2006 Dashboard update, 2008 WordPress Foundation, Customization, Twenty-Ten theme, plus, 2010 Theme previews! 2012 Most popular CMS in the world, 2013 Responsive, 2013

Dot Com Dot Org Vive la difference! Always, forever, free in the basic version.* WordPress is your host; they handle everything for you; you just blog! You may have as many sites as you want—free. *Upgrades available. Using WordPress.org also has always been free. You can transfer to .org at any time if you know how or pay $129 to hire it done. You must find someone to host it for you, which will cost at least $4/mo.

Dot Com Dot Org Vive la difference! WordPress geniuses: host you provide award-winning security back up your work continuously fix any glitches WordPress.org is created by the same geniuses. You’re on your own, though, about: a host security back-ups maintenance

Dot Com Dot Org Vive la difference! Choose from over 500 themes about half of them are free many more are very low, one-time cost many useful “widgets” provided. Choose from seemingly unlimited themes and ability to modify. if you know coding or can hire it done. Must find your own plug-ins and install them or hire it done.

Dot Com Dot Org Vive la difference! Sharing capability with Facebook, Twitter, etc., is provided. You must find the plug-in of your choice to be able to share with outside entities.

Dot Com Dot Org Vive la difference! Sharing, stats, comments, and polls always included. Research and install plugins to extend beyond these capabilities.

Dot Com Dot Org Vive la difference! Includes ads applied by WordPress (free version) May NOT be used for making money off ads (free version) Only include ads if/when/how many you choose May be used for affiliate advertising.

Dot Com Dot Org Vive la difference! You must register with WordPress and agree to their terms of service. No need to register.

WordPress.com Upgrades Custom URL No ads E-mail list gathering Monetization with ads PayPal integration Scheduled social posting For fees ranging from roughly $35 to $300/year Very easy to upgrade at any time!

Resources https://wordpress.com/start/plans http://katharinetrauger.wordpress.com http://TheConqueringMom.com https://en.support.wordpress.com/monetize-your-site/

Dot Com Dot Org Vive la difference! Is perfect for: Beginners Families Weddings Teachers Authors Churches Private Journals Is perfect for: Large businesses Doctors, Lawyers Web designers Monetizers/Influencers News entities

WordPress.com or Wordpress.org Which is best for you?