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…even though the blog add-ons (called plug-ins) that enhance WP blogs are free, you’ll still have to pay for them by way of ditching the yourname.wordpress.com domain and settling for your own custom one and paying for hosting.

So does this mean that Blogger users like you can never have the same functionality with your blogs? Of course not. I think Blogger users have an advantage over Wordpress users in terms of freedom and flexibility with their add-ons. So again, can Blogger blogs have the same functionality as Wordpress blogs? The short answer, yes. The long answer, this: The Top 30 Blogger Hacks Ever.