The Top Three Blogging Web Sites

Are you finally ready to start a blog? If so, you can get started for free or join the world's largest paid blogging service on the internet. Each will give you a way to keep a daily journal, or if you have a small business, provide information and/or products to your customers. Each of these blogging services provide different user interfaces and capabilities. There are free blogging Web sites and some pricing plans that include more user interface and control. It is up to you.

The following are the Top 3 Best Blogging Web sites based on rank, Monthly Unique Visitors, and Monthly Visits as of August 2009. (stats provided by www.compete.com)

1) BlogSpot (http://www.blogger.com)

Unique Visitors: 50 million; Visits: 196 million - Yearly change: +40.59% Unique Visitors; +48.50%

BlogSpot is a free blog publishing tool from Google for easily sharing your thoughts with the world. Blogger makes it simple to post text, photos and video.

BlogSpot is linked to a user's Google account for easy access and management. It is the top ranked blogging website and it is completely free. By joining 'ad-sense' you can include awareness of your blog and generate revenue on a per-click basis. Also, track your visits using Google's "analytics" tracking service - also free.

2) WordPress (http://www.wordpress.com)

Unique Visitors: 25 million; Visits: 59 million - Yearly change: +30.66%; Visits: +36.03%

A semantic personal publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability.

WordPress includes many different templates which include widgets that can be rearranged without the knowledge of PHP or HTML code. WordPress also allows users to update through their Smart Phones with a downloadable application (app) software which makes blogging something you can do anytime or anywhere.

WordPress is a free blogging service which provides 3gb of storage (aprox. 2,500 pictures). They also also offer increase storage space (up to 25gb), going 'ad-free', allowing unlimited users, custom CSS and VideoPress, for a monthly fee.

3) TypePad (http://www.typepad.com)

Unique Visitors: 10 million; Visits: 22 million - Yearly change: +10.59% Unique Visitors; +4.30%

TypePad is the world's premier blogging service, hosting the leading blogs and small business websites and powering the most influential voices on the social web. It is the world's largest paid blogging service but also offer a free trial. They have different price plans that cater to the blogger's needs. From Basic: $4.95 a month with 2gb of storage to Business Class: $89.95 a month per blog with 40gb storage space..

Blogging is a simple, easy, and extremely fun way to create a community of readers, or to write your own journal from any computer. Setting up a blog is extremely simple - just sign up and get your feet wet. You can get started immediately and can share your blog with the world! You will soon find: Blogging is a very addicting habit!

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Stats: Compete.com