Which is the best free blogging platform?
This post, of 2014 vintage, has been retained for archival purposes. For the latest discussion on blogging platforms and website builders , please visit the linked article. We'd compare here the most well-known free platforms - Blogger, Wordpress, Tumblr and Livejournal. Common features of free blogging platforms Free account and free blog(s). You don't have to pay to host and publish the blog. Limits on technological support beyond the offer [unless you go for premium services if available]. Themes available to suit different genres and for varied looks and feel. Editing of content, sprucing it up, posting graphic content possible. Sprucing up is possible by choosing different options of fonts, colors, backgrounds, widgets, etc. No or limited facility to control the base code. You need not know html and other web technologies to change design, layout and presentation of the blog. Blogger Many themes available. You can change code if you so like, to a goo...