The first decision you have to make is where your blog is going to live. You have two basic options when creating your site:
- Do it at https://wordpress.com
- Install on a third-party web server (usually hosted by an external company)
Let's look at some of the advantages and disadvantages of each of these two options.
The advantage of using WordPress.com (https://wordpress.com/) is that they take care of all the technical details for you. The software has already been installed, and it will be upgraded for you whenever there is an upgrade available. You're not responsible for anything else but the management of your content. A major disadvantage is that you lose almost all of the theme and plugin control you'd have otherwise. The other advantages and disadvantages are as follows:
- WordPress.com will not let you...
