You have visited many blogs like (realblogmaster.com) and (realblogmaster.blogspot.com, realblogmaster.wordpress.com). Yes, you understand! Today we are going to compare all the pros and cons of self-hosted blog VS third party blog hosting.

Before comparing, let's take a quick look at what self-hosted blogging and third-party blogging are

Blogs that have their own domain name (realblogmaster.com) hosted on their paid servers (shared or dedicated) with the help of some online blogging software (wordpress.org, Joomla, Drupal) are known as hosted standalone blogs. The best example is the Real Blog Master site hosted with Hostinger.

Third-party blog hosting known to most users are blogs hosted on free services (blogger.com, wordpress.com, LiveJournal, Tumblr) that have their own blogging software.


Self-Hosted Blogs VS Third Party Blog Hosting - Definitive Comparison:

Brand and reputation

Blogging can be done on both self-hosted and third-party hosts, but when it comes to professional self-hosting blogging it will be the best as it shows your reputation and area of interest in blogging. You can have your email settings as "yourname@yourdomain.com" so that your loyal customers can easily connect where you don't have that email feature in third-party hosting.

Prices

Most third-party hosting sites are free. Free space and free subdomain on the other hand you need to spend some money one way or another to have a self-hosted blog. You have to spend annually on both the domain name and the server.

Management and personalization

Blogger and wordpress.com are the most popular third-party hosting used by many and so let's take these two platforms for comparison. You can manage all blog posts equally in both self-hosted and third-party hosting.

When it comes to customization, self-hosting is best as you can integrate any blogging platform and you are in control of your blog and you can customize it as you wish while in third party hosting your backend panel is limited and you don't get that much control over your blog.

Themes and plugins are limited while your imagination is the limit to designing your self-hosted blog

Web exposure and SEO

Self-Hosted Blog Vs Third Party Blog Hosting If there are useful and unique things on your blog, then there will be heavy traffic coming to your site frequently, which applies to both. All your posts are equally indexed in search results if the content is unique and on-page optimization is in your control for both standalone and third-party hosting

When it comes to backlinks (off-page optimization) it is better to have your own domain name because the link pointing to your subdomain does not believe you, all credits go to the main domain.

Make money

Self-Hosted Blog Vs Third Party Blog Hosting You can't integrate any ads on third-party hosting, but you can integrate affiliate links, banners and start earning. Only bloggers support AdSense because both are managed by Google.

On a self-hosted blog, you can integrate all kinds of advertising services and affiliate links.

Bandwidth and space

In self-hosting, bandwidth and space are allocated by the plan you choose with your hosting company. Penny is important if you want to choose a self-hosted blog.

The free space provided by blogger and wordpress.com is more than enough for a descendant blog.

Blog support and control

Whenever a crawler or visitor comes to your blog, it should be active 24/7, which means successful blogging. There is no need to worry about blogger and wordpress.com as they are provided by reputable companies. In standalone hosting, this is about the reliable hosting company you choose. Hostgator and Bluehost are two of the best hosting companies that provide more features and hands-on support.

Real Blog Master Decision

Self-Hosted Blog Vs Third Party Blog Hosting If you want to live full time from your blog then you should opt for self-hosting which will cost you some money to buy it. If you are blogging as a hobby, you can use blogger or wordpress.com which has a lot of features. With all the above comparisons made with self-hosted blog vs. third-party blog hosting, you have to make the final decision to choose the right way of blogging that meets your qualities.