Top 5 Free and Low Cost Blogging Platform

Blogging and building a blog has never been easier with the advent of free and low cost blogging platform. PCWorld (Web's trusted resource for management-level buyers and users of technology products) has recently tested and evaluated hosted blog platforms to find out which is the most easiest to use. They build blogs with each program, tested how quick the application will allow someone to create and update posts, how easy it is to use their tools, the ability to upload images is also one of their consideration. In addition, they assessed the quality of the templates provided, and how easy to customize it.

After their Thorough and rigorous evaluation they choose the new version Blogger as their top pick.

"A recent update has made Blogger an extremely versatile platform, with templates that you can easily modify to include advertisements, RSS feeds, and even third-party HTML applications, such as a slide-show viewer. All of the controls and features are arranged in a simple interface that's easy to work with. The only drawback: Your photo galleries must be hosted externally by a service such as Flickr or Picasa."

WordPress came in second in their choice, Six Apart's movable type blog platform TypePad came in third followed by Lycos Tripod blog service and Squarespace.

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