10 Quick Ways to Setup a Free Blog or Website

Blogging has become a way of life in the 21st Century. It gives us the opportunity to express our thoughts and share our knowledge with the world. For some, it has even become a full-time job and a source of income. With the increasing popularity of blogs, there has never been a better time to get started.

As of now there are two ways to get started. One way is to setup your own personal domain name with open source platforms like WordPress.org. The other is to use free services. If you lack the knowledge and understanding of HTML and CSS, the second option is for you. There are many start-ups that offer free services to host your blog. We have put together a list of 10 Blog Hosting Services available for free. We think these are the top choices:

1. WordPress.com

You might be familiar with wordpress.org, the free open source CMS blogging platform. WordPress.com offers the same robust blogging capabilities without the need to learn code or own your own domain. Instead you will create an account and name your blog. WordPress.com will handle the rest. This is a great way to to get a blog setup and running in under 5 minutes.

Aside from making it easy to setup, a large community exists behind the platform making it easy to find related content and blogs within your interests.

2. Blogger

Google’s Blogger platform is the most popular free blogging platform on the Internet. Aside from the simplistic setup and design, you can also take advantage of affiliates and Google Adsense to generate extra income from your blog. It’s quick and easy. If you already have a Google account, you can easily link your blogger blog to it.

3. Tumblr

Tumblr is relatively new to the game. But it is quickly becoming one of the most popular free blogging platforms on the Internet due to its quick and easy setup. The interface is very web 2.0. Tumblr makes blogging simple and efficient. The point of Tumblr is to create quick and fast messages just like you would text message someone instead of writing a lengthy email.

4. Blogster

Blogster has over 84,000 registered users. It allows you to easily share photos, videos, and more. Blogster allows users to choose from a wide variety of topics, generate user profiles and more. You can even create quizzes, polls, and chat with other users.

5. Terapad

Terapad offers users more than just a quick blog setup. Users have the ability to create e-commerce shops and fully integrated Search Engine Optimizations. The rare exception with this company is you can use your own unique domain name. Web designers might find this useful too with the reseller feature. Manage all of your client websites with terapad and earn commission.

6. Weebly

Weebly is much more than a blog platform. It allows users to easily create a basic website for free without the need for a host. It uses an easy drag and drop interface. You can pick from pre-existing themes and hosting is free. Weebly is a clever tool to create websites and blogs without the need to know all the technical stuff.

7. Vox

Vox is yet another platform for publishing a free blog online.  Vox is compatible with services like Flickr and Youtube. The interface is very intuitive and easy to navigate. Writing blog posts and adding photos, audio, videos, and other rich media files is a breeze. Vox also uses themes to offer unique designs at a click of a button. The built in neighborhood feature is a bonus. You can connect to people who matter to your niche.

8. Xanga

Xanga is part social network, part blogging platform.  Similar to wordpress.com and others, blog posts are featured on the home page throughout its giant community of bloggers. Setting up a blog is very straight forward and easy to do. Althought it is not quite as robust when it comes to design, Xanga remains an easy way to approach blogging.

9. Edublogs

Edublogs has come a long way since its creation. Its focus is to deliver a free way for students and teachers to interact via blogging.

10. Blogabond

Blogabond is dedicated to Travel. If you travel a lot and want to share your videos or photos, tell your stories, and blog as you visit the world, this is the place to do it.

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