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If there’s anyone who can advise you against Blogspot, it’s me. That’s because I started my first blog using Google’s free Blogger platform.

Why did I do it?

Well, because I was a newbie and I was dead broke. So, it made sense at the time to take advantage of a free blogging platform.

My first blog was in the baseball pitching niche and it had the traditional ugly “website.blogspot.com” subdomain. I eventually saw the light and moved to a custom domain, which ended up being a nightmare. More on this in a second.

With that said, here’s why you should avoid Blogspot at all costs:

11 Undeniable Reasons to Avoid Blogspot

1. You’ll Hurt Your Brand/Credibility
2. They Don’t Perform Well in Google
3. It Will Be Challenging to Acquire Backlinks
4. You Won’t Build Website Authority
5. You Don’t “Own” Your Blog
6. You Must Follow Blogspot’s Terms and Conditions
7. You Can’t Monetize
8. Customization is Limited
9. Many .Blogspot Blogs Are Brutalized with Spam
10. Moving to a Custom Domain is a Nightmare
11. You Aren’t Fully Committed

1. You’ll Hurt Your Brand/Credibility

If you’re trying to build a company or trying to make a living as a blogger, then you need to avoid Blogspot. All you need to do is examine whatever industry you want to enter. Do any of the successful companies or bloggers have Blogspot blogs? I can predict that the answer is no.

You need to host your blog on your own custom domain. I recommend WordPress because I believe it’s the best, but there are some other options out there such as Wix, Medium, or even Shopify.

You need to think long-term about your decision.

• Are you serious about building a company?
• Are you serious about making money as a blogger?

If the answer is yes, then you need to act accordingly.

I’ll admit that I was scared back in 2011 when I start my first blog. I didn’t know if what I was doing would actually work out. So that’s why the took a cowardly approach and built my blog on a free platform like Blogspot.

Don’t emulate what I did.

Trust me… If I could go back, I would have never wasted my time with Blogspot.