There are many free blogging platform which allows you to create an account for free and start blogging. I am going to list down 21 blog providers in this post. Please note that I am excluding the big guy ‘Blogger.com’ because this is the most common and known by everyone of us.
DeadJournal
This is a blogging provider for individuals who wish to belong to a community of bloggers with an “edge.”
LiveJournal
This popular free blog host is preferred by many individuals who enjoy a community-based blogging system. It is web-based and the sign-up process is quick and easy. There’s also a premium version.
Movable Type
This is a popular blog software among bloggers who like to manipulate web designs, formats, and functions. However, you need to have some programming skills (or pay for an installation service) and your own web host. While there is a free version, some bloggers might find the licensing agreement on this too limiting. For more flexibility, there are several licensing fee options for both personal and commercial users.
WordPress
This free blog software is b2/cafelog’s official successor. It has a great interface and useful features like ’private’ posting (password-protected), file uploads, and more. You need PHP version 4.1 or greater, MySQL version 3.23.23 or greater, and The Apache mod_rewrite module (optional, for the nice URI functions) on your server.
21Publish
21Publish is a new paid blog service that is geared towards “cooperative publishing” (mainly for groups). It allows organizations to build their own blog portals. The fees vary, depending on the number of bloggers, expected usage, etc.
b2
A sleek and highly underrated weblog publishing tool. You need PHP4 (version 4.0.5 or higher), MySQL (version 3.23.23 or higher), and Perl (optional) to run this program on your server. This is a free blogging platform.
Blog Drive
This free blog host with a clean interface supports multiple blogs and authors, as well as built-in features like a tag board, commenting system, email notification, calendar, and archives. You just need to display a banner on your blog.
Blog Easy
Here’s a simple blogging host with free and premium services available. The account has basic features like comments and archives. There are limited customizable features.
Blog-City
Basic blog features are available in the free version, like comments, archives and online administration. Blogs expire after a certain time if they’re not used. The advertisement-free premium service contains more advanced features like RSS feeds, photo albums, BlogBoards, search, and more.
Blosxom
Blosxom (pronounced “blossom”) is an open source web logging platform that runs on Perl. This is best for bloggers who seek a simple, ’minimalist’ blogging software.
Bravenet Journal
One of the latest offerings of Bravenet, a web services company, is this blogging system. You just need to sign-up to start your own blog. There are some built-in functions like comments, mood indicator and a tag board. The free version contains seveal ads for Bravenet. To remove the ads, you need to pay a subscription fee.
Diaryland
The latest version of Diaryland offers two ways to share posts and stories: a one-entry-per-page view (original diary-type posts) and multiple-entries-per-page view (blog-type posts). This site is primarily for personal users.
Geeklog
It’s a weblog platform that uses PHP4 and MySQL. Some of its features include messaging, comments, polls, and calendar, among others.
JournalSpace
Simple, feature-filled weblog hosting provider. It has moblogging, photo blogging, site feeds, audio blogging and other functions. It’s free!
ModBlog
A free blogging software that caters to novices and advanced users alike. There are several features available including customization, built-in chatterbox, bulletin, profile, playlists, backups and a free 1 MB image storage. Users can pay fees for additional features (ads removal, more image storage space, etc.).
Simple PHP Blog
A stand-alone weblog platform that needs PHP 4 or greater.
SquareSpace
Sleek, powerful hosted weblog system. There’s a free package, but more features are available for those who purchase either a personal or business license.
tBlog
A free blog tool with free blog templates and hosting. Just sign-up, design your theme, and start blogging. You can customize the look and feel of your site. And, unlike many free blog platforms/hosts, this one does not force you to display a banner on your blog.
Text Pattern
It is a simple content management system that can be used for web logs. It has a clean interface. It’s donateware.
UpSaid
This host offers a free and premium service. The free service offers basic features like templates, counters, polls, and a guestbook. It has a clean, smooth look that can be easily customized.
UserLand Software
This is a Personal and Business web logging tool. Manila software is for business enterprises and Radio UserLand is for personal publishing. There are free trial copies available on the site. Both are available for a fee after the trial version expire.
