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Dave Taylor asks - Is WordPress the fabled Blog Police after all?

The more I think about it, the more that I’m bothered by what Matt Mullenweg and his team at Wordpress.com are imposing upon the thousands of bloggers using this hosted version of the splendid Wordpress software. As came to light through a posting from blogger Colleen on her weblog, they’ve sent out a letter to their customers warning that any sponsored or paid blog entries are grounds for immediately deletion of their blog and a permanent ban from using the service in the future.

I’m not going to enter into this particular battle - the folks at WordPress have contributed greatly to the blogging community with both a free blogging platform and a free hosted service.  What I am going to say is that if you are planning a commercial venture (even a small one) then you should find web space and host the blog on web space that you pay for.  That way it’s your blog and your rules (web hosts have policies on what’s acceptable on their servers but most only cover things like warez and adult content).  Don’t make a free service the backbone of any online venture you have planned.

Remember, with a free service you get what you pay for. 

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