This blog had its humble origins here before moving on to its new self hosted location. Since then, many suns have set, many Biharis have got beaten up in Mumbai, a Black man has been elected US president, India has found an Olympic champion, and the global economy has gone into the crapper.
How has our experience been? A wise old man said, “Think before you Leap“.
Our words of wisdom: “Think before you Host“.
For people contemplating moving to their own hosted blogs, here’s our reflections on the experience and on the pros and un-pros of going it alone.
Hosting on WordPress.com
1. One word. FREE!
What can i say? That’s an important one.
2. Convenience of setup
Setting up your blog on wordpress is as easy as blinking your eye, and some more. You can pick from a number of themes and have the blog up and running in no time.
3. No Downtime
WordPress does a great job of maintaining its servers, and your blog will be up and available pretty much most of the time. We rarely observed accessibility issues while on wordpress.com.This could be an issue once you move to independent hosting providers.
4. Traffic
WordPress also does a great job of providing a steady stream of traffic to your blog through subscribers looking for your tags/categories. There’s a huge community that wordpress has built up, and being on wordpress helps in getting your blog some publicity.
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