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Using WordPress for your website and blog needs is an easy and search-engine friendly way to gain greater exposure online. You need to understand the difference when setting up your WordPress account. Which service makes most sense for you: WordPress.com or WordPress.org? That depends on how you answer these questions:

• Are you willing to pay a nominal amount of money monthly to have a third party host your website or blog?
• Do you want to have total control over your site or blog?
• Do you want to integrate your blog into your website?

Here’s a simple breakdown of the main differences between the two services:

WordPress.com

WordPress hosts your blog and manages the blog software. They take care of setting up your site, backing up your data and providing site security. This option gives you less flexibility and control over your website or blog than using the WordPress.org service. Also, you must upgrade to the VIP program in order to run custom themes and custom PHP code, or add code and WordPress plugins. Champion Assistants recommends using WordPress.org. Here’s why:

WordPress.org

With WordPress.org, you have the ability to upload themes and plugins. You also have complete control over your site and its functionality. You or your web hosting company will host your site and you (if you’re technically savvy) or your web designer can update content any time. Using this option also allows you to integrate your blog into your website so that you do not have to send blog readers away from your site.

WordPress was originally developed exclusively as a blogging platform, but due to its popularity and its search-engine friendliness, it has become the choice of many as their website platform also.

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