Is wordpress worth paying for?

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  elsiesjourney · Member · Oct 18, 2015 at 4:15 pm

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  Are there any benefits to paying for plan, or is the free plan more than adequate.

  Thanks :) https://justlindseyblog.wordpress.com/

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  micawbr · Member · Oct 22, 2015 at 1:54 am

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  That depends on what your goal is with the blog. Here’s a breakdown of the features for each plan: https://store.wordpress.com/plans/

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  timethief · Member · Oct 22, 2015 at 2:41 am

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  You can create a successful blog without purchasing a single upgrade for it but that’s not to say that the upgrades are not worth the costs. I agree with micawbr.

  If your goal is to monetize the blog then you will need a domain mapping upgrade only. You do not need to purchase a bundle of upgrades.

  The only advertising program at WordPress.com is called WordAds and it’s for blogs on their own domains.
  Please read:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/
  http://support.wordpress.com/advertising/
  https://wordads.co/faq/

  Then go to http://en.wordpress.com/apply-for-wordads/ if making a bit of money from ads is your goal.