Blogger can be a bitch at times, yes.
No, you do NOT have to have the bar running around the top, you can just switch that off.
The worst thing is the lack of categories. If you have a blog that runs around multiple topics and / or has very short posts, adsense gets confused. Having categorized pages helps the algorithm.
The "all those sites look the same" is a problem every CMS has. It does take work to get a template up and running smoothly, so most people tend to go with free or default.
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No, you do NOT have to have the bar running around the top, you can just switch that off.
The worst thing is the lack of categories. If you have a blog that runs around multiple topics and / or has very short posts, adsense gets confused. Having categorized pages helps the algorithm.
The "all those sites look the same" is a problem every CMS has. It does take work to get a template up and running smoothly, so most people tend to go with free or default.
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