Articles: Free vs Paid Blogs

Paid software and paid hosting

This option provides maximum flexibility, but is also likely to carry the greatest cost, for you will need to pay for software, hosting and domain registration.

CONCESSIONS:

Cost - Up-front Cost will be the most significant concession. Hosting is likely to cost a least $5 per month for a basic package. Depending on how many readers you gain, your costs may increase moderately and realistically you should budget at least $10 per month for hosting. The software will cost at least $45 dollars, though this will be a one-time cost.

Features - Depending on your budget there may be concessions to the features you are able to have. Unless you are willing to pay close to $100, you will likely have to forgo certain features.

ADVANTAGES:

This option offers maximum flexibility. You will be able to choose your own domain name and have the most feature-rich blogging software possible. This software will come with full support from the manufacturer should you run into trouble.

WE SAY:

If cost is absolutely not a consideration, we recommend this option, especially for businesses.

YOUR OPTIONS:

Movabletype (Personal, Commercial)
Pmachines (Business, Non-Business)

We recommend Movabletype Personal. They offer the greatest number of plugins and a huge community of users that are constantly devising ways of extending the capabilities of the software.

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