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    Blogger

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/ABlogger is a blog-publishing service that allows private or multi-user blogs with time-stamped entries. It was created by Pyra Labs, which was bought by Google in 2003. Generally, the blogs are hosted by Google at a subdomain of blogspot.com.N/A

    LemonStand (Discontinued)

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ALemonStand was an eCommerce platform bulit for professionals with features such as design fliexiblity and checkout customization. LemonStand was acquired by Mailchimp March 2019, and June 2019 LemonStand was discontinued.N/A
    Pricing
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    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BloggerLemonStand (Discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    BloggerLemonStand (Discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    Google
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    88%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    75%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    BloggerLemonStand (Discontinued)
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of Blogger and LemonStand (Discontinued)
    Feature
    Blogger
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    Ratings
    LemonStand (Discontinued)
    8.9
    1 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Product catalog & listings00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Product management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Bulk product upload00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Branding00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Mobile storefront00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Product variations00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Website integration00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Visual customization00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    CMS00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Blogger and LemonStand (Discontinued)
    Feature
    Blogger
    -
    Ratings
    LemonStand (Discontinued)
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Abandoned cart recovery00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Checkout user experience00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of Blogger and LemonStand (Discontinued)
    Feature
    Blogger
    -
    Ratings
    LemonStand (Discontinued)
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    18% above category average
    eCommerce security00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Blogger and LemonStand (Discontinued)
    Feature
    Blogger
    -
    Ratings
    LemonStand (Discontinued)
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Promotions & discounts00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    SEO00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Blogger and LemonStand (Discontinued)
    Feature
    Blogger
    -
    Ratings
    LemonStand (Discontinued)
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Order processing00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Inventory management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Shipping00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Custom functionality00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Quora Blogs / Spaces (discontinued)
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Shopify
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Quora Blogs / Spaces (discontinued)
    Score8.7 out of 10
    IBM Digital Commerce
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BloggerLemonStand (Discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (16 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    BloggerLemonStand (Discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Google
    It's well-suited for helping you reinforce SEO for another site. It's OK for creating a real quick blog if you or a client needs something fast that does not demand a great visual design or a lot of visual content. If you want to create a super sharp-looking blog with a lot of visual content, WordPress will outperform Blogger by about 16 zillion to 1. Like, it's not even at all close. I would never use Blogger as my company's website. That would almost automatically consign your site to a very lonely existence.
    Incentivized
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    • Good alternative to Shopify and similar services.
    • More than basic template adjustments will require programmer hours.
    • If you want a slick store with great features LemonStand's for you.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Google
    • It's very easy to start using
    • It's perfect if I want to write articles easily and share it
    • Easy to connect to AdSense and make money out of it
    • Can connect domain name easily
    • Can be customized easily if I know HTML and CSS only too
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • LemonStand is cloud based on AWS.
    • You get: Instant deployment whenever you choose to publish, automatic software updates, Site-wide SSL, and PCI/DSS compliant infrastructure.
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    Cons
    Google
    • Blogger is not set up as well for all social media platforms.
    • The Google+ social media platform was a flop and because of that, it can be harder to gain traction on Blogger as it was created to pair with Google+.
    • Although the site is completely free the domain requires a purchase if you want to have it not say blogger in your URL.
    Incentivized
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    • LemonStand has a limited number of templates. Each template has a different set of features that can be modified in the back office theme customization area.
    • LemonStand claims their templates are highly customizable. To accomplish this, they expose individual web page code in page templates and widget blocks. These are windows into the template where you can modify, add and delete html code. However, as in all PHP/CSS/HTML templates, even those written with Twig as LemonStand templates are, the coding goes very deep through many files. I don't think it would be cost or time effective for a small company to attempt more than superficial customization. This is pretty much the same for Shopify and PrestaShop. As a store front and blogging platform, LemonStand is elegant but it is not a website development tool like Wix, Weeble or even Squarespace.
    • LemonStand manages this expectation with excellent email support. There is no user forum and no third party templates for LemonStand, and this is a good thing. When I wanted to modify a specific aspect of the template, I emailed the issue/question to LemonStand support and consistently received advise including instructions on how to adjust the widget or exposed page code to resolve my problem.
    • Documentation is out of date and could use a good proofread. Videos and tutorials are too simple to be really helpful.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Google
    I love the additional income and how great my blogs have turned out. It's given me ideas for others to build their blogs and has attained new clients for me. I make money using AdSense, how little or how much I want to make is up to me promoting my Blog.
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    Usability
    Google
    Blogger has a simple layout with descriptive instructions when you first sign up. It can be intimidating at first but is easy to learn through simple navigation and a little trial and error
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    Support Rating
    Google
    Google doesn't support anything that's free. Anything. Seriously, when was the last time you saw a help number for a free Google app where you could pick up a phone and get a credible voice on the other end. Unless you're actually paying Google for a service you don't exist.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Google
    Have a plan written out for yourself, you can always make changes as you go. It's more difficult to build a Blog if one doesn't even know what the Blog is going to be about. It's best to plan what your Blog is going to be about and what your audience is going to be and what you want to accomplish before you start building.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Google
    I've selected Blogger due to its simple user interface and open source feature. I can make my pages within a few minutes and add them to my website quickly, unlike other software, Iike Wix or WordPress, which is more advanced and requires pre-learning to make efficient use of them. With Blogger, I can start my blog building directly without any prior knowledge and coding.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    I looked closely at every e-commerce product I could find.
    • LemonStand had very high satisfaction from current users.
    • Email support is polite, accurate and fast.
    • Company is located in Canada.
    • Refund policy appears to be ethical.
    • Shopping experience is sharp! I like it a lot.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Google
    • Before using Blogger, we were sending out information to agents via email and they would either delete them or just not find them. Now since we keep all the information in one place, it has cut down repetitive questions and has given our agents a voice as to what is working for them and what is not.
    • We don't have any hard numbers, but we have heard back from our agents that the blog posts help them and not have to rely on contacting support stuff as often to find answers to simple questions.
    • The only negative impact felt so far is with a few select agents leaving negative feedback to blog due to personal issues they have with policies within the company.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • I expect ease of use and mobile look and feel will increase customer sales.
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