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3. Blogger (blogger.com)
If I'm ranking the website that I am currently using as third, why am I using it? Who knows.
The homepage is colorful and not too crowded while still giving the brief overview of the site as a whole. The process of signing up isn't quick, but it covers all the blog basics, including naming it and choosing a template. I figure it's because Blogger wants serious bloggers that have somewhat of a direction, but I can be wrong. You can have more than one blog on your account and manage both at the same time, which is great if your intention is to do more than one blog about completely separate things or even similar things. You can also add multiple pages to a blog.
When first using the site, you sometimes have to go in circles to do something before actually finding what you're looking for. However, after going through these circles, you'll never have to again because you'll know exactly where everything is.
Half of the user homepage, after logging in, is a "Reading List," which is like following on Twitter, friending on Facebook, or "add to friend's list" on LiveJournal. I wish that this space could be used for something else or at least smaller. If you plan on favoriting a lot of blogs, it's perfect, but if not, it's a waste.
This is a basic easy-to-use blog. If it's a blog that you want, here you get it.
2. Weebly (weebly.com)
Clean, simple homepage with a 1-2-3 sign up. There's a very helpful guide that has video and picture step-by-step outline for new users as well as a "To-Do List" to help you create the blog. Actually, it's more of a website than a blog. To blog, you need to add a new text box every time or edit one that you already have. It takes away the simplicity of it without a "New Post" button.
It's very professional and can be used as an online resume and portfolio to give the URL out to employers.
Good for a blog? No. But don't count it out. If you want a place to put everything (links, bio, .pdf downloads, word docs, resume, ect.), this is perfect. It's all easy to do and in one place, since navigating from different pages on the site is easy to do.
Click-and-drag is the method of doing everything, to add features where you want. Sometimes, it says something won't go somewhere when it seems like it clearly could, but that's no biggie. Having the power to quickly delete and add everything is nice in comparison to having to go to a website section and unchecking something or just having that extra step.
1. WordPress (wordpress.com)
The homepage is of recent and popular blogs along with website news. It incorporates social media very well; it can be integrated with Facebook and Twitter, sending new posts to them automatically, and has it's own app.
It's by far my favorite. It's a blog and website all in one, if efficiency is important to you. The main page of your blog is, duh, a blog that has the "New Post" quickness and you can add pages with other information that won't be updates as much as the blog, but still relevant. Mine can be used as an example: daniraekay.wordpress.com
It's very easy to use for beginners and has advanced options as well. There's easy navigation as well with the dashboard that is always on the top of the page. A variety of templates and a visitor counter and we have ourselves a winner :)
If I'm ranking the website that I am currently using as third, why am I using it? Who knows.
The homepage is colorful and not too crowded while still giving the brief overview of the site as a whole. The process of signing up isn't quick, but it covers all the blog basics, including naming it and choosing a template. I figure it's because Blogger wants serious bloggers that have somewhat of a direction, but I can be wrong. You can have more than one blog on your account and manage both at the same time, which is great if your intention is to do more than one blog about completely separate things or even similar things. You can also add multiple pages to a blog.
When first using the site, you sometimes have to go in circles to do something before actually finding what you're looking for. However, after going through these circles, you'll never have to again because you'll know exactly where everything is.
Half of the user homepage, after logging in, is a "Reading List," which is like following on Twitter, friending on Facebook, or "add to friend's list" on LiveJournal. I wish that this space could be used for something else or at least smaller. If you plan on favoriting a lot of blogs, it's perfect, but if not, it's a waste.
This is a basic easy-to-use blog. If it's a blog that you want, here you get it.
2. Weebly (weebly.com)
Clean, simple homepage with a 1-2-3 sign up. There's a very helpful guide that has video and picture step-by-step outline for new users as well as a "To-Do List" to help you create the blog. Actually, it's more of a website than a blog. To blog, you need to add a new text box every time or edit one that you already have. It takes away the simplicity of it without a "New Post" button.
It's very professional and can be used as an online resume and portfolio to give the URL out to employers.
Good for a blog? No. But don't count it out. If you want a place to put everything (links, bio, .pdf downloads, word docs, resume, ect.), this is perfect. It's all easy to do and in one place, since navigating from different pages on the site is easy to do.
Click-and-drag is the method of doing everything, to add features where you want. Sometimes, it says something won't go somewhere when it seems like it clearly could, but that's no biggie. Having the power to quickly delete and add everything is nice in comparison to having to go to a website section and unchecking something or just having that extra step.
1. WordPress (wordpress.com)
The homepage is of recent and popular blogs along with website news. It incorporates social media very well; it can be integrated with Facebook and Twitter, sending new posts to them automatically, and has it's own app.
It's by far my favorite. It's a blog and website all in one, if efficiency is important to you. The main page of your blog is, duh, a blog that has the "New Post" quickness and you can add pages with other information that won't be updates as much as the blog, but still relevant. Mine can be used as an example: daniraekay.wordpress.com
It's very easy to use for beginners and has advanced options as well. There's easy navigation as well with the dashboard that is always on the top of the page. A variety of templates and a visitor counter and we have ourselves a winner :)
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