The primary difference between the two is in the level of customization that you can do and the type of navigation that visitors will experience when they come to your site.

With Guestbooks, you can:

• Customize the background of your Guestbook
• Show several messages at once
• Choose what questions you would like to ask
• Add images to Guestbook posts

With Message Boards, you can:

• Choose from a pre-formatted template
• Show one message at a time
• Add up to four Message Boards
• Add HTML to Message Board posts