http://manojranaweera.wordpress.com (last posted on 29/01/07) continues to be more popular than http://www.manojranaweera.com. Here is a comparison of the two blogs:
WordPress hosted
Hits: 16,082
Google page rankings: 5
Technorati rankings: Rank: 129,676 (104 links from 31 blogs)
Self-hosted (somewhere on earth)
Hits: 14,841
Google page rankings: 0
Technorati rankings: Rank: 462,695 (15 links from 9 blogs)
This is frustrating! The question I keep asking myself is should I shut down the old blog?
Bit of advice: If you are thinking of starting a blog and can read your future, do make the effort to host it under your own URL to avoid above situation.
Tags: blogging, technorati rankings, google page rankings