From The New Wolfs Howl: As I’ve mentioned, I started blogging nine months ago using the multi-user platform WordPress.com. It is a great introduction to the world of blogging, as it makes it really easy to get yourself set up and publishing - the only thing holding you back is whether you can think of something to write about.
But as you go on, you start to realise that, good as it is, WordPress.com is quite restrictive in what it allows you to do. You can’t have javascript in your sidebar widgets; you can’t alter your theme unless you buy the CSS upgrade - and even then you can only alter the way it looks, not the way it works; you can’t have anything commercial, like Adsense or services like PayPerPost; and a host of other things, which will be more or less important depending on what you want to achieve with your blogging.
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