What’s the Difference?

You can host your WordPress website on WordPress.com where your website will appear on the WordPress.com domain (or you can use a custom domain with a premium WordPress.com account). There are many disadvantages of using WordPress.com to host your website. Consider the following:

Advantages of Self-Hosting

Literally, everything is an advantage. With self-hosting, the freedom is only limited to the restrictions you place on yourself. The disadvantage a beginner might consider is that it’s harder to setup. But, that’s why we’re here. In the following lessons, we’ll walk you through how to setup a WordPress website, both self-hosted and on WordPress.com.

So, Self-Hosted or WordPress Hosted?

I can’t make up your mind for you, ultimately, the choice is yours. Consider the options that suits your needs:

WordPress Hosted

1. Does the free plan offer what I want?
   1. If not, do I have the funds to commit to the monthly plan I need?
2. Do the monthly plan options offer what I need?
3. Am I too much of a beginner to self-host?
   1. If yes, use WordPress Hosting or continue our courses to learn what you need to know.
4. Do I want a custom domain?
   1. If yes, a monthly plan option is required.

Self-Hosted

1. Do I want total freedom of my website?
2. Do I plan on building a professional website or just a personal blog?
   1. Professional websites should be self-hosted, whereas
   2. Personal blogs are good for WordPress Hosting
3. Do I want ads I don’t get paid for on my website?
   1. If no, self-hosted is better, otherwise, a monthly plan for WordPress hosting is required.
4. Do I want to save money on Hosting?
   1. 3rd Party Hosts generally cost $2.95 to $19.95 (depending on your needs) and offers a lot more features.
   2. WordPress Hosting (premium plans) cost between $4 and $45 per month and does not offer as much as a 3rd Party host, such as GoDaddy or SiteGround will give you.
5. Do I want to build a massive website or eCommerce store?
   1. If yes, choose self-hosted.

Conclusion

WordPress Hosting is great for beginners and personal blogs, whereas Self-Hosting is great for those with the ability to setup self-hosting and those with ideas for massive websites, eCommerce stores, and professional websites.

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