How to start a blog and make money in 2018 – Self-hosted WordPress
So let’s start with why you should start a self-hosted WordPress blog site.
When we talk about WordPress self-hosted we are talking about the WordPress software that you download from WordPress.org, not to be confused with WordPress.com platform which is Free or it can be a paid for service.
WordPress really is where all the bloggers hang out. As you can see from the image below most start a blog on WordPress. And for good reason.
if you are looking to start a blog then it has to be WordPress self-hosted.