Hey guys! So I see a lot of people asking around about which blogging site to use, or how to get started, or what their options are, etc. And I see a sub-forum for posting your blogs, and getting feedback, and getting comments... but I haven't seen a thread yet about which blogging website everyone has actually chosen. If you have more than one, pick either the one you use most or the one you prefer of the ones you use at all.
And I'd like to know. I'm guessing that 75%+ will have picked either Wordpress or Blogger. I'm planning to go with Ghost. But I thought I'd do this thread to both provide information on the options and to showcase what other members of AW have picked.
Personally? I am 99% sure I'm going with Ghost, but Wordpress would be my second choice.
The biggest advantage to Wordpress is that it's super popular, a lot of people use it, and it has fantastic support. There's a free version (.com) and a more fully fledged version that requires hosting (.org).
Blogger seems to be popular with authors/writers on this site, and when you have a lot of people using the same platform it can be easy to cross post and visit others blogs. I don't know how interested Google is in keeping blogger up with the times, however.
Ghost is fairly new, and created via Kickstarter campaign by John O'Nolan, who worked extensively with Wordpress. I'm a big fan of it for various reasons, but it's not for everyone, and it's not completely free.
Medium has taken off in popularity lately, and I think it's affiliated with Twitter. Just in longer format.
Tumblr has been popular for ages, but I haven't seen a lot of people using it for serious blogging... but that might be just the people I know who use it. It's certainly possible to use it for a professional platform, I just don't see it as often.
Livejournal is... dated these days, but I still follow at least two bloggers there, and it used to be insanely popular.
...and lots of others! But rather than give my limited accounts of the ones I'm not as familiar with, check out the links. I'm leaving out CMS like Drupal and Joomla because I've never seen those used for pure blogging as opposed to creating a fully featured website. Don't forget to vote!
There are a lot of comparison websites out there on different ways to blog. Most of them are biased. But if you're debating which platform to use, it's worth doing a google search for Option1 VS Option2. Something will come up!
Wordpress (.com), Wordpress (.org), Blogger, Ghost, Tumblr, Medium, Svbtle, Jekyll, Livejournal, Quora, Tinypress, Wix, Weebly, Squarespace
And I'd like to know. I'm guessing that 75%+ will have picked either Wordpress or Blogger. I'm planning to go with Ghost. But I thought I'd do this thread to both provide information on the options and to showcase what other members of AW have picked.
Personally? I am 99% sure I'm going with Ghost, but Wordpress would be my second choice.
The biggest advantage to Wordpress is that it's super popular, a lot of people use it, and it has fantastic support. There's a free version (.com) and a more fully fledged version that requires hosting (.org).
Blogger seems to be popular with authors/writers on this site, and when you have a lot of people using the same platform it can be easy to cross post and visit others blogs. I don't know how interested Google is in keeping blogger up with the times, however.
Ghost is fairly new, and created via Kickstarter campaign by John O'Nolan, who worked extensively with Wordpress. I'm a big fan of it for various reasons, but it's not for everyone, and it's not completely free.
Medium has taken off in popularity lately, and I think it's affiliated with Twitter. Just in longer format.
Tumblr has been popular for ages, but I haven't seen a lot of people using it for serious blogging... but that might be just the people I know who use it. It's certainly possible to use it for a professional platform, I just don't see it as often.
Livejournal is... dated these days, but I still follow at least two bloggers there, and it used to be insanely popular.
...and lots of others! But rather than give my limited accounts of the ones I'm not as familiar with, check out the links. I'm leaving out CMS like Drupal and Joomla because I've never seen those used for pure blogging as opposed to creating a fully featured website. Don't forget to vote!
There are a lot of comparison websites out there on different ways to blog. Most of them are biased. But if you're debating which platform to use, it's worth doing a google search for Option1 VS Option2. Something will come up!
Wordpress (.com), Wordpress (.org), Blogger, Ghost, Tumblr, Medium, Svbtle, Jekyll, Livejournal, Quora, Tinypress, Wix, Weebly, Squarespace
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