Free Blog Resources

Free4Point.com: Free Blog Resources Would you like to publish on the Web, but don't want the hassle of having to set up a Web site? Then you should explore using a blog service. A "blog" (short for "Web log") lets you easily post content on the Web instantly. Below, Free4Point.com offers a roundup of free services that let you easily set up your own blog. Most of these services will also host your blog and many of them offer free enhancements to help you develop and promote your blog. You can find more Webmaster-related freebies here. Please send us E-mail if you're aware of any other free blog-related services that we haven't listed below.

BlogText.org  Here's an easy-to-use free blog and photo album service that offers many handy features, including a WYSIWYG entry editor, spell checker, multiple photo albums, blog search, stats, customized colors, personal profile, comment notify, RSS/XML feeds, and more. Blogono.com  Here is a free blog hosting service that is powered by the popular WordPress blog publishing system. Blogono.com offers instant activation and comes with many pre-configured plugins and templates. Noodle5.com  A free service that lets you easily create your own blog by filling out two simple forms. Noodle5.com also offers handy free services and templates to help enhance your blog. WebLogReview.net  Are you looking for more traffic for your blog? This free service lets you list your blog in an online directory. You can also rate and review other blog submissions here. NowBlogging.net  At this site, you can set up your own blog for free. Also, unlike most blog hosters, NowBlogging.net offers you 10 megs of space that you can use for uploading images. You can also customize your blog with your choice of over 70 templates and skins. DakotaBlogs  This site offers family friendly blog hosting, based on the versatile WordPress system. There's dozens of blog themes to choose from and numerous handy plugins are pre-installed, so you can set up your blog quickly and easily. OutBlogger.com  This new free service lets you set up your own blog, even if you have no knowledge of HTML or programming. The service is easy to use and you can get your own blog up and going here in only a few minutes. BloggersHomePage.com  Looking for more traffic for your blog? At this free traffic promotion site, you can add your image or logo to the site's million-pixel mosaic image with a link to your blog. myBlogTunes  Here's a free music player that lets you create your own "radio station" from a library of songs featured at the site. You can then easily post your customized music player to your own blog (as well as your MySpace page, or Web site). Blogghost.net  This is a free, easy-to-use blog hosting service that is powered by the advanced WordPress system. Blogghost.net offers instant activation and multiple template designs. BlogElites.com  Looking to promote your blog? Follow the instructions to submit your blog to this "topsite" (a list of ranked sites) to gain extra exposure for your blog. TheBlogs.net  Are you looking to start up your own blog? At this site, you can publish and host your own blog for free. TheBlogs.net features an easy-to-use publishing interface and offers free templates for your blog. Other free options here include RSS syndication and search-engine-friendly URLs. Blogthing  A free service, Blogthing lets you easily set up your own blog. Powered by the popular WordPress system, Blogthing offers lots of features, including free hosting, multiple template designs, free subdomains, and more. Blogger  Would you like to publish on the Web, but don't want the hassle of having to set up a Web site? Then you should explore Blogger, a free online tool that lets you post content on the Web instantly. Blogger, a popular service owned by the search engine Google, lets you quickly and easily set up a custom "blog" (short for "Web log"). See an example of a Blogger blog here. BeggarsCanBeChoosers.com  This isn't really a "freebie;" it's the blog of Free4Point.com's creator, Marc McDonald. Although this political commentary blog leans progressive, it mainly focuses on issues that the U.S. mainstream media outlets neglect to cover. Next Page   Switch to page [1]   [2]