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Suggest me best blogging platform for blog posting .Which is easy to customize and free of cost.

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This thread rightly collected a lot of platform names (see responses from , , and others), but the single best answer depends on constraints that few replies addressed: long‑term ownership, exportability, SEO control, cost over time, and expected growth. The checklist below focuses on those decision factors and fills gaps not covered in the short recommendations and long lists posted earlier by and .

  • Primary goal — personal journal, portfolio, business, or ecommerce; each favours different features (portability vs built‑in simplicity).
  • Ownership & portability — prefer platforms that allow full data export and custom domains; confirm Terms of Service before committing (an important point raised by ).
  • SEO & URLs — check whether permalinks, meta tags and canonical URLs are editable.
  • Extensibility — ability to add plugins/extensions or custom code when growth requires it.
  • Maintenance burden — hosted solutions reduce setup work but may limit control; self‑hosted increases maintenance (updates, backups, security).
  • Costs & scaling — starting free is fine for testing, but factor domain, hosting, premium themes/plugins and potential migration costs.

Practical short workflow to move from “test” to “production”:

  1. Clarify the single primary goal for the blog and acceptable technical effort.
  2. Pilot two different platform types (one hosted, one self‑hosted) for a few weeks to test workflow and templates.
  3. If long‑term control matters, register a domain with a registrar separate from the blogging host.
  4. For self‑hosted setups: pick a reputable host, use a lightweight responsive theme, set SEO‑friendly permalinks, enable HTTPS, and configure automated backups.
  5. If migrating later, export posts and media and prepare 301 redirects to preserve search signals.
  6. Maintain a minimal plugin list and regular updates to limit security risk.

Common pitfalls not emphasized in this thread: committing to a platform without testing its export path, ignoring mobile responsiveness, and underestimating ongoing maintenance. Matching platform choice to clear priorities (ownership, ease, monetization, scale) will reliably matter more than the “most popular” name.

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Member Avatar for jwenting

define "best"...

Member Avatar for hrishivardhan

I doo not know what are you calling the best, but I use WordPress, Weebly and blogger for web 2.0 and they are working well.

Member Avatar for Zueas

Here is the list of useful WEB 2.0 platforms you can use. You can see it and pick up the most suitable for you.
2itb, anglefire, areavoices, bcz, blinkweb, blog, blogetery, blogger, bloghi, blogpico, devhub, doodlekit, edublogs, evood, fc2, fixya, gather, iblog, inube, Mytripjournal, ohlog, Officelive, Posterous, Onsugar, Rediff, Shutterfly, salon,snappages and so on..

Thats enough for the firts time, I think. All these platforms are USA

Member Avatar for jacob81

wordpress and Blogger are the most commonly used and user- friendly CMS platforms.

Member Avatar for midastouchwebs

For easy to customize, blogger is the best. However for easy to implement SEO factor and to create proper URLs, its better to use wordpress. Both have their own feature. For a beginner, i will suggest blogger.

Member Avatar for Victor_11

My option is

Blogger
Wordpress
Tumblr

Member Avatar for Sri_3

Wordpress is the best blogging platform ever.

Member Avatar for Piers Rollins

Actually, the most popular blogging platforms are WordPress, Webs and Blogger, etc.

Member Avatar for Sri_3

Free of cost is Blogger
But best is Wordpress

Member Avatar for kim12

I use wordpress and blogspot. These sites are best for blogging. And you can also use web 2.0 sites for your blog post. But wordpress is best because you can modify and customize your blog platform.

Member Avatar for IT-INDIA.com

I would vouch for blogger

It gets traffic naturally, perhaps coz it's owned by Google :-)

Member Avatar for Stuugie

No matter which blogging platform you use, make sure you own the content of what you are blogging. If you post on Tumblr, Tumblr will own the rights to your content.

I use WordPress with MLSP (My Lead System Pro) and it is very effective for drawing leads from social media to the site and then keeping them engaged. I own my site and make affiliate money for promoting certain MLSP products and campaigns. It's affordable and comes with all the necessary tools for successful blogging.

You can see more at

commented: You can't get better advice, too many people give away their IP by putting it on FB +13
Member Avatar for Talukdarrr

I think wordpress is the best bloging platform. It is free and easy customize. You can also handle it quite easily.

Member Avatar for WebLiquids

Blogger and Wordpress could be the Best platforms

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Member Avatar for Anu_5

Simple -

Biggerners should go for BLogger only as it would be easy for them

While experts can go for self hosted Wordpress.

Member Avatar for steffy_berlin

Go with Blog.com
Blogger.com
Tumblr
Wordpress
Blogspot
Addyourblog.com.....
These are the best blogging platform and you can try this.

Steffy, BizbillaB2B

commented: Good List +7
Member Avatar for Tarini

blogger.com is best blogging platform. It comes with so many different features.

Member Avatar for roycpo

Persaonaly I preffer wordpress and Blogger are the best for its easy coustomization.

Member Avatar for evelyn1

Top 10 blogging platform are
blog.com
blogger.com
penzu.com
tumblr.com
wordpress.com

Evelyn
Bizbilla

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commented: I count 7!? -1
Member Avatar for Kateryna_1

You can try one of this list: http://www.webbuildersguide.com/ You will find really great list of platforms with descriptions of their features here, so, I hope, it will help you.

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