What needs more resources: a forum or a blog?

[PizzaBoy]

What needs more resources at the beginning: a forum for general discussions or a personal weblog?

I am aware that in time both blogs and forums grow and require more resources (a VPS, or maybe even a dedicated),... but from your experience, in the first months, would a small shared hosting package be enough for a forum or a blog?

[Ryan]

A shared hosting plan would be good enough for a small discussion forum or a personal blog at start up. A personal blog would however require less amount of resources in comparison unless you are hosting any multimedia content on it.

[Rsync]

What needs more resources at the beginning: a forum for general discussions or a personal weblog?

I am aware that in time both blogs and forums grow and require more resources (a VPS, or maybe even a dedicated),... but from your experience, in the first months, would a small shared hosting package be enough for a forum or a blog?

Hello,

I will suggest you to start through a shared package and upgrade it to higher plan as per the site requirement and resource usages.