Building my website

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  shadylane318 · Member · Oct 28, 2010 at 8:39 pm

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  i’m looking to build my website on wordpress but I can’t figure out if it’s best to do it on

  wordpress.com (everything is laid out for you. Easy to customize)
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  wordpress.org (for the tech css savvy people. right?)

  Please help me decide what’s best for my needs. Also any books that can help me understand how to build a website on wordpress and use plugins and all that great stuff will be greatly appreciated!!!

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  thesacredpath · Member · Oct 28, 2010 at 9:16 pm

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  First off, familiarize yourself with the main differences between .COM and .ORG.

  WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org

  There are restrictions here (no plugins, no javascript, etc.) that might be deal breakers for you.

  Also there is the issue of advertising (not allowed here).

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/advertising/
  http://en.wordpress.com/types-of-blogs/

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  thesacredpath · Member · Oct 28, 2010 at 9:19 pm

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  WordPress for dummies is a good book and mostly covers the wordpress.ORG software with only I think one small chapter on wordpress.COM. Of course as far as general use, they are very similar.

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  auxclass · Member · Oct 28, 2010 at 9:23 pm

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  I found WordPress for Dummies very helpful when I was first starting. Well laid out and starts you at square one.

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  shadylane318 · Member · Oct 28, 2010 at 9:45 pm

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  WordPress for Dummies it is!

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  raincoaster · Member · Oct 28, 2010 at 9:51 pm

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  We really can’t help you pick which platform meets your needs since you haven’t told us what they are. Could you clarify?