If I use wordpress..

[youngminii]

If I use wordpress, does that mean I can't put ads up? Can I make my own blog later and just transfer all my stuff from wordpress?

I just started blogging, and I'm still trying to increase traffic to my blog..

[GungnirStrike]

No not at all! Worpress is very useful in the sense that it adds a user interface to your website! Don't think of it as something which can be taken away or which is subject to another companies will. IT IS YOURS. You can and by all means SHOULD put adsense in your wordpress blog.

[stephen todd]

Originally Posted by youngminii

If I use wordpress, does that mean I can't put ads up? Can I make my own blog later and just transfer all my stuff from wordpress?

I just started blogging, and I'm still trying to increase traffic to my blog..

If you are using free hosted wordpress blog on their server, then no you can't have a commercial blog showing advertising

If you pay for your own hosting (from 4 dollars a month) and install your own wordpress blog from the user control panel, you can do whatever you like - as long as it's legal

[MuttzNuttz]

There are also hosts who you can set Wordpress ant the like up on for free - just search on Google for a phrase like "free hosting with SQL" and you will see plenty of examples. But you would have to go through them to check the information given is accurate, and check out the reliability of the host indepenently.

All you need to pay for is the domain.

[neonguy528]

There are two types Wordpress. Wordpress.com you can't put ads on. Wordpress.org you can.

[selfhelp]

I believe if you switch to Google's Blogger you can immediately put up Google Adsense ads (after you have a bit of content) without paying for a domain/hosting account. Might be a good option for you...

[youngminii]

Haha I'm moving to bluehost.com

[stephen todd]

Originally Posted by youngminii

Haha I'm moving to bluehost.com

Good move, hosting your own wordpress blog on your own hosting account

Just don't make the same mistake that lots of bloggers make - blogging about lots of unrelated stuff on 1 blog site

Set up 1 blog site to post on 1 topic

Set up new blog sites using the add-on domain feature of your hosting account to cover other topics you're interested in, that are not directly related to your original blog site

That way you have the best chance of getting top search engine rankings and visitor traffic

[youngminii]

Yeah I'm just worried about the whole traffic thing.
If you use adsense from the beginning, how long would it take to make up the money used to buy the domain?

[jaquesyoussef]

Well domain names should only cost around $10.00 so I wouldn't really worry about that. It's the hosting account that can cost a bit more. If you want to set up your own bluehost account it can cost about 150 dollars a year and up. I would imagine that depending on how popular your blog is and how much traffic you would end up getting is going to determine how fast you make this money back.

Regards,
Jacques