Best free blogging platforms
Ready to start your own blog? Here I will take a look at several blogging platforms which I am using and tell you about my experience with them. All of these are free to use, however you do have the option of upgrading which will give you more options.
WordPress
There is www.wordpress.com and the paid version www.wordpress.org but this concerns the free version wordpress.com. I have found this a very easy platform to use but you have to get your head around their system and that takes practice. WordPress has an excellent support system where you email them if you cannot get your head around some of the technical stuff. Some of my wordpress.com sites are;
www.greymouthelimblog.com www.christiancapers.wordpress.com www.penpalling.wordpress.com www.myhighlandgames.wordpress.com www.livingstoneresearch.wordpress.com www.ourbackyardcricket.wordpress.com
Weebly
This is another free site and one where I have a number of websites. It has a different kind of system from wordpress so it is just a matter of trial and error in order to figure things out. The support system is not as good as that offered by wordpress but if you just good search any question then you may get the answer you are looking for.
Some of my sites on weebly are;
www.familytreenz.weebly.com www.penpalsnz.weebly.com www.coxandlane.weebly.com
Blogger
This is the easiest way for the beginner to start a blog, all you need is a gmail address and you are away. Some of my sites on blogger are;
www.freejennifer.blogspot.com and www.erincaffey.blogspot.com
Wix
This site is a bit more complicated than the others but once you get your head around it, you are able to build some professional looking websites. I have used this site and find it a bit more technical than the others.
Other blogging platforms
simplesite
yola
squarespace