I have had my own blog domain for well over 2 years now and I’m so glad I made the purchase. For 3 years I pay £15 with GoDaddy which I think is pretty good and it auto renews next year for another 3 years unless I change my mind. It has it’s benefits which I will highlight down below and also being hosted on WordPress also has it’s benefits.

WHY YOU SHOULD SWITCH TO WORDPRESS?

– Much faster
– More customisable
– Lots of great plugins and features
– Recognised by Google
– Buy pre-made templates
– A lot more secure with the right plugins

WHY SHOULD I BUY MY OWN DOMAIN?

– Looks good
– Easier for others to find you
– Can gain what people see when they search for you
– Recognised as a legit website
– Google knows where to place you in their search listings (being more on the first few pages and not miles back) For example: if you search for my blog via ‘shanylou’ I am literally the first listing which is awesome!

Images used in this post are credit to Ivory Mix.

What do you think is good about hosting on WordPress and having your own domain? Would you switch to WordPress?