Browse the site and save a list. View it hereWordPress.com is the free, hosted version of the open-source software WordPress.org. However, the platform does have paid options for CSS upgrades and custom domains. It’s is run by Automattic.
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add to favoritesWeebly is a website you can use to create a free* website or blog. It offers a drag and drop interface, and claims no technical skills are required. Pro (paid) Weebly accounts are also available. (*At the time of writing this.)
add to favoritesWordPress is open-source software you can use to create a blog or website. To customize it you simply install themes or plugins of your choice. The site offers free tips, themes, plugins and a forum for support.
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add to favoritesTypePad is a hosted blogging platform which you pay to use. It can be customized with a “ready-to-go” design and widgets, and you are given control over colours and layout.
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add to favoritesTumblr is a cross between a blog and Twitter. It is a platform that can be updated via your browser, phone or e-mail. Sharing content (“reblogging”) and keeping track other Tumblr blogs (“following”) is made easy.
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add to favoritesPosterous is a blogging platform that’s updated via logging into the Posterous site and creating a post, or sending the content via e-mail from a specified e-mail address.
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add to favoritesJoomla is an open-source content management system that can be used for blogging and creating websites. The software is free, but as with WordPress, you need to find hosting to run it.
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add to favoritesDrupal is an open-source content management system that can be used for blogging and creating websites. The software is free, but as with WordPress, you need to find hosting to run it.
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add to favoritesBlogger is a popular, free blogging platform from Google. It can be customized using the Blogger Template Editor and offers monetizing options including Google Adsense and the Google Affiliate Network.
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