Why use Blogger?
A lot of people ask why I use Blogger rather than a self-hosted WordPress set-up. I don't know really - I guess because Blogger is so easy;
~ It does everything I need it to do.
~ I don't require ads (adsense, chitika etc) all over the place.
~ I can use my mobile phone to post to my Blogger.
I have used WordPress briefly, and it's a fine tool - I just don't see a need for it, right now. My little blog is just fine and dandy with Blogger for now 
Comment by Oli — January 11, 2006 @ 1:22 pm
I use it… because most people who's blogs I'm interested in reading use it…
It means I can use my account to post comments, and link to people's posts on my blog by highlighting what I want to quote and clicking a little button at the top of the page.
Comment by Chris H — January 11, 2006 @ 4:35 pm
I use blogger cos I kept getting the dreaded WordPress Error 28
IMO WP is much better than blogger, but as has been said, blogger does what needs to be done.
Comment by Danny — January 11, 2006 @ 4:52 pm
I personally think Blogger blogs don't look professional. However, being able to comment on others without logging in all the time is a bonus.
I'm for hosting a site youself on a true domain.
If any regular reader wants a free WP blog I have spare space and bandwidth if you contact me.
Comment by Matt — January 11, 2006 @ 9:02 pm
I use a site called mattian
Seriously, when we have the update, the site will have better features then blogger, and you can use your mobile phone to post
Comment by TimK — January 12, 2006 @ 6:43 pm
I've never used Blogger myself. But from what I've heard, what it does, it does well, and you don't have to maintain it. Google pays people to do that for you. I do know with LiveJournal, you also get access to a network of other journalers. Is this also true with Blogger?
On the other hand, Blogger lacks certain things some of us do want. This is why I considered Blogger, but then decided to go with my own site. I wanted my own domain name. I wanted to control the look and feel of the blog and the page layout, and to customize the features available. I also wanted to monetize my blog and to control how it is monetized. And as I later found out, Blogger does not support trackbacks, which are effective PR.
-TimK
Comment by Gary B. — January 13, 2006 @ 3:22 pm
The other good thing about Blogger is the "next" button. I know a few regular readers have only stumbled over my site as a result of that button…
I may change to wordpress in the future, but for now blogger is fine.
Comment by Chris H — January 13, 2006 @ 10:22 pm
TimK, Blogger gives you the option of using your own domain name provided you have the hosting for it. My blog at Blogger uses my domain name .