What is the Best Blogging Software?

Hands down-100%-there is no other option in my opinion….

Self-Hosted Installation of WordPress

Why?

First of all when you take on the  responsibility of blogging (note I did say responsibility) you now become a publisher and you want to own the content that you produce. You give up a number of rights to your content when you use a blogging service (see post about blogging service vs. blogging software if you need clarification as to what the two are)

Second, wordpress is used by the majority of professional bloggers yet it is easy enough to use for a beginner.

Third, there are thousands if not hundreds of thousands of custom/commercial themes you can use to instantly change the look of your blog. When you use a self-hosted installation of WordPress you have access to Full Theme Support. This means that you can modify, customize or do anything you like with your site. That opens up a world of possibilities.

Fourth, all plugins are allowed. Do you want to add a podcasting feature to your blog? Control the amount of spam comments? Add a calendar of events? Integrate YouTube? All of these features are just a click away when using a self-hosted installation of WordPress.

Last, there is an entire community of more than a billion users of wordpress that will provide whatever level of support you need for your site. Often for free. Sometimes it just takes a bit of ‘googling your problem.’

As an additional bonus, most hosting companies like GoDaddy or Hostmonster have 1-click installation of WordPress so you can literally have your new blog up and running in less than 5 minutes. We like speedy implementation around here… don’t we?