Bigger Than Blogger?
Midwest Monitor.com has launched a blog hosting service that charges just $5.00 a year for server space and does not advertise on the client’s blog. The service is for those looking to host their blog without putting up with server limitations.
The service is for those looking to host their blog without annoying advertisements or server limitations. It would be ideal for the at home mom or dad looking to break into professional blogging on a thrifty budget.
What you get at Five Dollar Blog:
* 200MB space.
* Your own email address (25mb storage).
* FTP access to your blog’s directory.
* Your blog at: YOURBLOGHERE.fivedollarblog.com
* Auto-installation of the following blogs: b2evolution, Nucleus, pMachine Free, WordPress.
* The right to install any blogging software that you want! (So, *free* access to your database can be arranged).
* COMPLETELY AD FREE
It just might be that Blogger is going to have to get on the ball and beef up their offerings or hosts like FiveDollarBlog.com are going to unseat them as a blogging superpower.
Tags: blogger, blogspot, wordpress, blog host, fivedollarblog, web hosting
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7 opinions for Bigger Than Blogger?
TDavid
Sep 7, 2007 at 6:36 pm
Without even looking deeper into the offer I know this is inaccurate “blog without putting up with server limitations.”
There are always server limitations. If they overcrowd the servers you are on — like most free and low cost web hosts do — that is where the limitation comes in.
Tony
Sep 7, 2007 at 8:22 pm
No, really. We don’t put limitations on there except the 200mb storage space and 25mb for the email. In theory someone’s database might become so huge as to require action, but for all practical purposes, that is very unlikely. Anyone with that successful of a blog will almost certainly want to upgrade to a full webhosting account for a variety of reasons.
Tony, webmaster of fivedollarblog.com
Phil
Sep 7, 2007 at 11:16 pm
I don’t think Blogger has anything to worry about! If anything, even if you are on a budget, owning a blog as a subdomain of fivedollarblog.com looks, and no offence if you are reading this Tony, cheap and unprofessional. At least Blogger allow you to use your own domain and that doesn’t cost more than $10 a year!
Greg
Sep 9, 2007 at 2:44 am
I am afraid I have to agree with Phil on this.
If your need in a blog is to build a brand and monetized your efforts, then a domain with “fivedollarblog” in it suggests that may be what the content is worth as well.
And if your need is not so much to build a brand then the free platforms out there cost five dollars less.
Andrew
Sep 9, 2007 at 7:21 pm
Weather or not this takes off in relation to blogger it is good to see more competition in this arena. The competition if enough will bring better service and more features to all of the services.
PreBlogging
Sep 11, 2007 at 4:22 pm
Sounds interesting, but I think this will only suit a certain type of users. If fivedollarblog offered a own domain name pay option I think they could be on a winner. But then it might not cost $5 ;)
Becky
Lexi
Sep 12, 2007 at 4:23 pm
I don’t see how this is better than Blogger or even a threat. Since Blogger has been acquired by Google a few years back, it’s a part of a much larger set of applications provided. Blogger gives unlimited space for blogs, as you can have as many as you want with as many posts as you want. If you host images using Google’s Blogger, Picasa, and/or Hello, you get 300mb of space. Pages can’t be more than 1mb in size, but that and the image space are the only real limits. If you want free email, Gmail gives over 2gb of space. And finally, Blogger doesn’t force people to view ads or even have them on their blogs. The only thing “forced” is that Blog*spot-hosted users have the navbar at the top of their blog, which a lot of people hack out anyway. And if people are going to have to put up with their blog’s URL being a subdomain, they might as well stick with a free solution such as Blogger.
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