Why you need your own domain

When starting out a blog or new site, it can be tempting to use a free host like blogger.com (blogspot) or wordpress, however this may not be the best course of action, especially if you are looking to make money online with your blog. But really, even if you are running a personal blog that is not designed to earn online, you may want to consider signing up for your own domain, and hosting your blog there - otherwise, you risk your hard work going down the drain.

What do I mean? If you use blogger, wordpress.com, or any other free blogging service, you may wake up one eventful morning to find your blog has vanished, often times without explaination, because these companies have the right to remove your blog at anytime, for any reason. It’s not worth taking the chance, afterall, domains are cheap, and there are many reasonable and reliable hosting companies that would be happy to host your blog and leave you in control of your creative works.