Most everyone knows that WordPress can be installed on any one of a number of hosting providers. And most everyone knows that you can set up a free WordPress blog at WordPress.com. But what are the crucial differences between the two, and what’s right for you? When is it time to move on from WordPress.com to a self-hosted installation? Or when is it possible that you have a self-hosted WordPress installation that could be better served as a WordPress.com blog?
We’ll talk about the basic differences between the two, such as cost, flexibility, and features—and a bit about how the two can work together to benefit you.
This is for WordPress bloggers of all stripes, but would be especially helpful for beginners.
About Ryan
Ryan engineers happiness on WordPress.com from St. Louis, the Gateway to the West. He spent four years trying to bring technology to the traditional publishing world before landing at Automattic. He’s been blogging in some form or another since the turn of the millennium, eventually learning and loving WordPress. When he’s not helping people, he enjoys the study of games, watching and talking baseball, and helping his wife (try to) control his four children. Follow @ryanmarkel on Twitter.
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