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When many people decide to start a new blog, they turn to the free blogging platforms like WordPress, Blogger, or Tumblr since these platforms don’t require any monetary investment.

After all, who doesn’t like the idea of starting a blog for free?

You don’t have to buy a domain name or pay for hosting, which sounds like an incredibly good deal on the surface.

Frankly, you might not have any intentions of making money on your blog, but there’s still a real possibility of it starting to earn money.

Marketing agencies and brands are always seeking new platforms for selling or promoting their products. As your blog continues to grow and you transition into a more successful blogger with consistent traffic, brands and agencies are likely to reach out to you.

As the readership and following of the blog continue growing, it will become one of the most significant assets you own. It is thus better to own and have complete control over the blog than to entirely depend on adhering to the terms and conditions of free blogging platforms. This means that you have to invest in a good domain and pay for it to be hosted by a company like BlueHost, HostGator, WPengine, or SiteGround.

If you don’t pay for hosting and invest in a domain name, you risk Blogger.com, Tumblr.com, WordPress.com and other free blogging platforms changing their terms, shutting down your blog, or closing their doors without any explanation. You can find several examples of this happening online.

Starting your blog on a free blogging platform means that you cannot have a custom, branded website address. For instance, with Tumblr, the website address would read like this curl centric dot Tumblr dot com. (example:   / curlcentric  )

In the beginning, this might not matter to you, but once the traffic starts picking up, you will want a custom web address and blog name.

If you don’t do this, the blog will look unprofessional. In other words, your blog will look more like a hobby as opposed to a serious endeavor. You also might also need to rebrand as the blog continues growing.

If you accidentally break a rule buried within the platform’s terms of service, your blog might end up being shut down, which means that you will lose everything that you have created.

If you've spent countless hours building and improving your blog, this can be a terrifying thought.

Free blogging platforms are ideal for people that are not serious about blogging and aren’t looking to make money from their blog. If that's you, please continue with the free platforms.

You should avoid free blogs entirely if you ever plan to make money from your blog. You will regret it later if you do.

Once you have taken into consideration all the negative aspects of using free blogging platforms, it is highly recommended that you consider a selfhosted WordPress blog on Bluehost.

The reason why this the perfect choice is that just about every popular blog with serious readership uses a selfhosted platform since they know that you must own your blog if you wish to sustain success in the long run.

Fortunately, selfhosted WordPress blogs are quite inexpensive. With Bluehost, you only have to make a small monthly investment of less than $5, and you get a free domain name.

You will also not face any restrictions when it comes to blog customization. It means that you are free to choose your website layout, blog name, plugins, colors, design, themes, and much more.

WordPress, the best free blogging platform, is currently the most popular platform when it comes to hosting blogs, which makes it a better choice compared to free or less known blog platforms. It is also quite userfriendly, which means that you shouldn’t be worried if you are a beginner.

While the goal of this video isn't to teach you how to start a blog for free, it's important that you make the best decision for your blogging needs.

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