Blogger vs WordPress Blog

Adaptable, precise, responsive, and reliable. They describe the ultimate employee and the ultimate machine. Maybe that's because we're becoming one with our tech. This year, make it your New Year's resolution to make yourself stand out by putting smart tech tools to work like no one ever has, making it impossible for the higher-ups in your industry to ignore you.

Here's how to gain a distinct advantage in the workforce by demonstrating your proficiency with technology.

Design a creative resume.

In today's tight labor market, a carefully crafted resume can turn a job search into a salaried position. The good news is you don't need a degree in graphic design to create an aesthetically pleasing curriculum vitae. These days, there are plenty of online tools with slick interfaces that let you instantly create a clean and compelling resume.

Apps like Winning Resume, Pocket Resume, or Resume Star allow you to select a template and just fill in the personal information that showcases your expertise and personality. But not all digital resume builders are created equal. Look for tools that support mobile-friendly formats and allow you to easily update your information. Resume Maker On-the-Go, for example, makes it easy for users to share their resumes and search for jobs from their mobile device.

Power up your LinkedIn profile.

With over 380 million members worldwide and available in more than 24 languages and 200 countries, LinkedIn is every worker's passport to career advancement. But there's an art to designing a LinkedIn profile that will attract eyeballs – or better yet, a promotion. So pull up your profile and put these best practices into place:

Build a thought-provoking blog.

Blogs aren't just for gossip mavens and political pundits. Rather, they're digital calling cards – a platform for sharing information on everything from gluten-free recipes to robotics. But for those looking to boost their professional profile, a well-written blog can drive traffic to your LinkedIn profile or business website, establish you as an industry expert, and connect you to like-minded professionals. It can also set you apart from other candidates by demonstrating some of the skills, knowledge, and passion that won't fit in a cover letter.

The best part: It's possible to build a blog in less than 30 minutes on any smartphone, laptop, tablet, or desktop. For instance, open up your HP Envy x360 2-in-1, install an easy-to-use platform such as WordPress, set up web hosting, personalize your design, and begin publishing. Just remember: a blog is a digital representation of you and your views. Make sure what you're sharing with the masses is a career boost, not blunder!

Design an online portfolio.

For the more creative types, a meticulously curated portfolio is a professional must-have. But forget about purchasing a leather-bound carrying case. These days, artists, designers, and writers are turning to online programs such Portfoliobox, Crevado, Wix, and Squarespace for templates that they can convert into online galleries and shareable e-books. No coding skills necessary. Rather, a high-performance laptop like the Dell Inspiron 15 is all it takes to log on and begin advertising your artistic prowess.

If you possess the skills and inclination, you can go even further and gamify your resume, or post a video resume on your site (or on a privately shared link). Some employers may not accept it or take the time to view it, but if they do, it could put you ahead of the pack. Just make sure it gives an impression of professionalism!

Get a handle on privacy and security.

The right tech tools can help you broadcast your talent, enhance your expertise, and raise your career credentials. But these innovative capabilities come with risks. Unintended audiences and ill-intentioned hackers can easily turn an innocent blog post or LinkedIn status update into a career killer.

Fortunately, there are steps you can take to minimize risks. For starters, use common sense. When blogging, consider how your published opinions reflect on your employer and whether or not you have permission to share certain information. Next, take advantage of privacy settings. LinkedIn, for example, lets you choose who can see your connections, how your profile appears in search engines, and whether your network is notified of profile changes. Facebook has similar options.

Similarly, WordPress lets you specify who can view your blog and gives you the option of disabling comments. Even the device you use to create your online resume, blog or digital portfolio can serve as a layer of protection. For instance, the ASUS T102 detachable 2-in-1 Windows PC, with its Trusted Platform Module (TPM), offers enterprise-grade security. And an Instant ID function lets you lock the device with the touch of a finger.

Get organized.

All these career-building exercises are bound to overwhelm. Keeping tabs on blog traffic, responding to LinkedIn messages, updating your online portfolio – they're all time-consuming activities that must be properly managed for real results. A 2-in-1 equipped with Windows 10 has access to plenty of popular productivity and task management applications like Outlook and Evernote to help you stay on the ball as the New Year gets ready to drop.

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If you want to permanently delete your site, please follow this guide:http://en.support.wordpress.com/delete-site/

Please read the warnings and advice before deleting a site, as we can't revert a site deletion for any reason.

If you want to hide your site instead, you can use the following guide to make your site private so only you and other members of the site can view it when logged in:http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/privacy-settings/

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How do I point my new premium site to A2 hosting?

Be clear on the fact that wordpress.COM hosted sites and any upgrades for them apply only to them. They do not apply to any other sites hosted anywhere else - period.

WordPress.ORG installs http://wordpress.org/ on paid hosting https://wordpress.org/hosting/ such as other hosts provide and wordpress.COM hosted sites like http://thefrugalnistacom.wordpress.com/ are not the same at all.

WordPress.COM and WordPress.ORG are completely separate and have different username accounts, logins, features, run different versions of some themes with the same names, and have separate support documentation and separate support forums. Read the differences here http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/ and know that many people get confused about the two.

There are no monthly upgrade plans at wordpress.COM and our upgrades apply only to sites hosted by wordpress.COM, not to WordPress.ORG software installs.

There is no FTP access to any wordpress.com sites. The only themes we can use on WordPress.com hosted blogs are licensed and adapted to run on our multiuser software the themes are found here http://wordpress.com/themes/ and in your dashboard at > Appearance > Themes

There is no FTP access to free hosted WordPress.com blogs for security reasons and we cannot:upload any third party themes,create child themes,create our own themes,edit templates,create own own layouts,or use stylesheets from other themes.

See:Themes »Uploading Custom Themeshttp://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/adding-new-themes/

WordPress.com sites have some built in plugins http://en.support.wordpress.com/plugins/. However, if you are reading anything that makes you think that we bloggers can install plugins, advertising, custom themes or third party themes on sites hosted by wordpress.COM, then you are mistaken/misinformed. We have never had that ability. You are confusing wordpress.COM hosted blogs and wordpress.ORG installs on paid hosting.

Blogger installed plugin capability does not exist on WordPress.COM blogs and there is no upgrade you can purchase here that changes that reality. For that type of functionality, you'd need a self-hosted WordPress.ORG software install running on a paid web hosting service.http://en.support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/http://en.support.wordpress.com/plugins/

See: Moving to Self-Hosted WordPresshttps://move.wordpress.com/

re: purchasing upgrades

WordPress.com provides free blogs and hosts them free of charge. There are no bandwidth charges. All WordPress.com blogs come with 3000 megabytes (~3 GBs) of space for storing uploaded files and images. Free features are listed here https://en.wordpress.com/features/

We have different plans: free, personal, premium and business. All hosting is free regardless of which plan you choose. You can view all wordpress.com plan features here https://wordpress.com/pricing/ Add a plan for each of your sites here: http://store.wordpress.com/plans/.

Details:There are no monthly payment plans and no bulk deal upgrades. We are billed annually. Also note that purchase orders are not accepted. We must pay for all upgrades in full at the time of purchase.

WordPress.com does not accept domain transfers but mapping an existing domain is possible. http://support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/map-existing-domain/ The domain or mapping of any existing domain URL is included in the pricing for a personal upgrade, a premium and a business upgrade.

Premium upgrades do not include any premium themes which are all individually priced one time upgrades. The Business upgrade includes access to all premium themes but also note that there is no e-commerce capability under any plan here https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/small-business-website-1?replies=2#post-2804631.

Make sure you read the comparison very closely do you know exactly what the restrictions and limitations on WordPress.COM blogging are: http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

Also read Important Notes Before Upgrading http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/#important-notes-before-upgrading

WordPress.com does not provide an email service for blogs on their sub domains or on custom domains. Please see these support docshttps://en.support.wordpress.com/add-email/https://en.support.wordpress.com/email-forwarding/

What domain mapping does is providing a seamless redirect to the very same content under the new domain URL when a person clicks the old URL .wordpress.com to the original content. It can take up to 72 hours for domain propagation to take place throughout the internet but it doesn't usually take that long. https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/

You must be logged in as Admin http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/#administrator under the exact same username account that registered the blog to access the blog's dashboard and purchase upgrades at > Dashboard> Store > My Upgradeshttps://en.support.wordpress.com/my-upgrades/

Your billing history will be at Dashboard > Store > Billing Historyhttps://en.support.wordpress.com/billing-history/

Your only options for payment are found here Payment Methods http://en.support.wordpress.com/payment/

Refunds have lime limits. WordPress.com provides a 30-day refund on all upgrades except Domain Registrations, Domain Renewals, and Guided Transfers. The refund period for Domain Registrations and Renewals is 48 hours.

Note: It takes from 1 - 2 weeks for the refund to be received.

You have to be logged in as Admin http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/#administrator under the exact same username account that registered the blog to access the blog's dashboard, cancel any upgrades, claim a refund for any qualified upgrades, and disable auto-renew. Dashboard > Store > My Upgrades. You can also disable auto-renew there. http://en.support.wordpress.com/my-upgrades/#canceling-upgrades

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All blogs are independent websites and deleting one has no impact on any others at all.

To delete a WordPress.COM hosted blog you must be logged in as Admin under the exact same username account that registered the blog to navigate to Dashboard > Tools > Delete Site. The guide is here http://en.support.wordpress.com/delete-site/

https://wordpress.com/settings/delete-site/NAME_OF_BLOG.wordpress.com

*Replace "NAME_OF_BLOG" with the actual name of the blog in the URL above.

If you are not logged in under the correct username account then clear your browser cache https://en.support.wordpress.com/browser-issues/#clearing-your-browser-cache and cookies https://en.support.wordpress.com/browser-issues/#clearing-wordpress-com-cookies prior to logging into another account

If the log-in information is lost you need to visit https://en.wordpress.com/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword

Read also: Account Recovery https://en.support.wordpress.com/account-recovery/

Deleted blog URLs are not recycled, regardless of who registered and deleted them and no exceptions are made except for the one stated here http://en.support.wordpress.com/recycling-blog-names/

To empty site content and keep the URL see here https://en.support.wordpress.com/empty-site/

Alternatively, to change blog visibility to Private go to > Settings > Reading scroll to Blog Visibility and choose option 3. See the guide here http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/privacy-settings