Blogger vs Wordpress

(and Tumblr too while we're at it)

Decided to try out Blogger and compare to Wordpress since Wordpress tends to strip HTML code and I was a bit annoyed by this. Alright, very annoyed by this. Semi-pissed perhaps. Tumblr got tossed into the mix as well a bit.

Exporting from Wordpress was alright. Importing into Blogger was the catch. (The reverse worked fine if I recall correctly.) Apparently Blogger does not care for Wordpress' format. Fortunately I found a solution:

http://www.manvstech.com/2010/10/overcome-bx-tjg9ds-blogger-import-error.html

What I like about Blogger, ie *.blogspot.com:

Allows you to have 'followers' like Tumblr.com. Allows HTML code without stripping code for images and such (such as for the headers in the table I wanted to make). The gadgets were better, easier to me. As far as I can tell there's no upload limit. There are multiple options for uploading an image: Upload (from hard drive), From this blog, From Picasa Web Albums, or From a URL. Customization! It's easy, simple. Lets me do what I want!

Dislikes:

Not on Hootsuite (which I have been playing with; is on other services). No 'Press this' button, both Tumblr and Wordpress have this feature. Import feature kinda sucks. Wordpress has a prettier GUI.

Tumblr is very simple, almost doesn't compare. No import/export. Doesn't have the Visual vs HTML views for posts. Pages aren't much good, can't really customize easily (unless you know how to code). On the other hand, has tons of templates and designs. Dashboard, which is what they call their GUI, is very, very nice. Does have a browser 'Share on Tumblr' shortcut just like Wordpress' 'Press this' shortcut. Overall, good for picture or simple daily blogs.

All three do allow creating multiple blogs with one account.

Overall:

Going with Wordpress because I AM LAZY. The 'Press this' button is what did it in. I love the customization and ease of Blogger, but I'm not going to use it because I am too lazy to go to the site and click, click, click to post.

UPDATE: Okay, turns out I was wrong. Blogger does indeed have a quick-post button-shortcut. Importing from Wordpress to Blogger still sucks though.