WordPress vs. Blogger is a choice that should be made preferably before you begin blogging. It is possible to change your blogging platform, but making a decision first would save you time and money.
Here is a list of the pros for both WordPress and Blogger:
WordPress Vs. Blogger
I use blogger, though I wish I had started with Wordpress. As you stated, a selfhosted wordpress blog looks much more professional, and there are so many add ons that I am jealous of. Now, almost two years into my blogging career, I know I’m here to stay. Though I’m nervous of switching to wordpress. I know the ins and outs of blogger, I can customize any template using html to meet my needs…I guess I’m scared of starting over.
Though I would love for someone to come up with a comment form for blogger that shows the last post of the person commenting.
While I do use WordPress AND Blogger sites, my primary choice is Drupal. I do my own web admin, so I can handle it technically, and I like all the different capabilities it offers.
I am your arch-typical newbie aspiring to build an internet business, initially in affiliate marketing.
I choose wordpress mainly because of it’s autonomy, it is mine not flooded with third party adverts and the range of tools is huge.
Although being self taught it has taken me only one month to achieve page 1 on Google with one keyword but for other newbie hopefuls who may be reading this is only the first step of a marathon. I still have no traffic; major problem but hope springs eternal and with superb support from Wordpress.org and countless
Youtube tutorials traffic will eventually flow.
I started out with Blogger and still miss it – it was user friendly and SIMPLE to learn.
Wordpress has never been easy for me to use or understand even though I’ve used it for a couple of years. The whole ‘FTP’ thing is too complicated (for me) and I tend to stay away from making changes to the setup, or trying to add plug-ins unless they are absolutely necessary. The FAQ’s and directions are long and involved and only raise more questions that I can’t figure out – LOL – aren’t you glad you asked???
I would never recommend WP to a newbie blogger although it is the best way to go if you want to monetize your blog.
I have used Bloggers in the beginning of blogging, but I runaway to Wordpress.com , I feel more comfort… then I jumped to self-hosted Wordpress.org blog … Now.. it feels like home 
Just a quick correction. I have been using blogger for over a year and this week I moved to self hosted WP. I had my own domain name customized in blogger and that belongs to me. If you have your own domain and use blogger’s feature to use it, then that is yours. The only thing that blogger is the owner of is if you use their free “blogspot” sub-domain name. I have written many tips on how to better exploit blogger. That said, with this minor exception, the comparison looks good and as I said, I did finally opted to “look” more professional.
@jen: you can use “intense debate” commenting system. They have embeded “comluv” and that should provide you with want you are looking for.
WordPress is vastly superior to blogger and I strongly recommend that new bloggers use it or at least the free version at WordPress.com. That way you only have to learn everything once and it will be easier to migrate.
All blogs can be migrated to WordPress but it can be tricky. I can recommend several people who have experience moving blogs from Blogger, Typepad and elsewhere to self-hosted WordPress.
If you use Blogger PLEASE turn on the option for commentators to use their name and URL. That will gain you far more comments. I almost never comment in blogger blogs that require logging in because it often fails to work and wastes my time which is in short supply.
Another decision that will really make a difference to your blog is whether to join the DoFollow CommentLuv KeywordLuv community. You can read about that in the post I’ve linked to this comment.
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Overall I would have to say that WordPress trumpes Blogger when it comes down to customization and ease of use. Blogger is nice for people who are just beginners to the web, and not looking to get serious. I would recommend WP over Blogger anyway, even to someone just starting in the blog world. WordPress is just a much funner experience, because of the endless possibilities it creates with thousands of free plugins and themes.
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That is a great question, and I am using both for some of my blogs and sites.
Blogger:
Pros - Free and instant indexing into the google search engine results.
Cons - limited to what you can do for layout without extensive knowledge of the blogger system, limited comments system, limited with just about anything you can think of that you might want to customize as your own.
Wordpress.org install:
Pros - you can do whatever you want, install any theme you want, any plugins, etc...etc...etc...
Cons - will need your own server and domain name so there is a cost with that, maybe need some coding experience to work out any bugs, or know how to get around with directions.
I hope that helps a little bit. I use both for several sites that I have, and I like wordpress better as it allows me more control over the site. Blogger is a good system too, don't get me wrong, and maybe I'm not completely familiar with the inner workings of it.
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