Are there ads with domain mapping?

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  reimaginedjustforyou · Member · Nov 24, 2011 at 2:46 pm

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  I just today found that there are ads on my blog, and I don’t like that. If I pay the $17 for domain mapping, does that remove the ads?

  Thanks

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  auxclass · Member · Nov 24, 2011 at 3:12 pm

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  No – you will need the No Ads Upgrade ( $ 30– / year) to remove the ads. Each upgrade is targeted and narrow in scope. (other than the Pro bundle which puts several upgrades together for a discount)

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  khendersonart · Member · Nov 24, 2011 at 4:24 pm

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  Yes, I just found out about the ads. Guess I won’t be using wordpress as my main blog anymore.

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  auxclass · Member · Nov 24, 2011 at 4:41 pm

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  @khendersonart – just who or how do you expect to pay for your “free” blog? The server costs and such need to be paid somehow – maybe you expect Santa Claus just to give you a “free” blog because you need one?

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  reimaginedjustforyou · Member · Nov 24, 2011 at 4:48 pm

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  @auxclass I agree with you to some point, but why would I choose WordPress when I can get a free blog through google’s blogger, with no ads and more customization? A lot of WordPress’s features are locked unless you pay for them, but that is not the case with Blogger.

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  thesacredpath · Member · Nov 24, 2011 at 6:27 pm

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  Blogger has a sugar daddy that give them a BMW, a private jet, and unlimited credit cards. The sugar daddy is Google. The cost for running blogger, to Google, isn’t even pocket change.

  WordPress does not have a sugar daddy. They have to pay their own way.

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  raincoaster · Member · Nov 24, 2011 at 10:42 pm

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  WordPress and Blogger are substantially different offerings. When using blogger, you’re giving up more privacy than at WordPress, as well as security. But you don’t have ads. It’s all a tradeoff.

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  thesacredpath · Member · Nov 24, 2011 at 11:00 pm

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  Blogger does give you a bonus though for starting a blog there: they spot you over 100 XHTML errors before you even publish your first post, just to get you on your way. It used to be over 350, but due to the bad economy, they had to cut back.