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Originally Posted by yongchuen
self host can sell and promote things?
or both type of wordpress cannot?
rather confusing.. some say blogspot good some says wordpress better..
ya think wordpress refers to self host..
but what about the google factor which i ask about earlier?
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actually if you want to sell and promote your own things, then you can do it with both types of WordPress. However the free WordPress.com doesn't allow you to put 3rd party advertisement like AdSense. With your own self hosted WordPress, you can practically turn your whole blog into advertisement heaven, nobody will complain or utter a single word
each blogspot and wordpress has their own good points, but different limitations and learning curve. you can try both of them out and then decide. as for self hosted WordPress you will have to take the consideration of hosting cost into account. also are you planning to get a domain for yourself? I highly suggest you get a domain regardless you want to use wordpress, blogspot or self hosted blogs.
regarding the google factor, you should read its Terms of Service (TOS). and yes google has been known to shut down or suspend sites which promote illegal content, copyrighted content, pornography, lies, unfounded rumors, etc, and they probably would start investigating once they receive 1 complain email. as for self hosted, depending where your hosting server is, and the company itself, they usually are more cool and would not immediately suspend your account unless you violate their TOS or exceed monthly bandwidth...