When you have decided to start blogging, you will most likely start by using the platform that some other blogger that you respect is using. If he or she has been using WordPress.com you will most likely think that this is the best free blog host that there is and will register with an account and start using it. If he or she has been using blogger.com you are most likely going to use that.
Many bloggers have started using self hosted blogs because they come in quite cheap these days. You can get a hosting account for as little as $2 a month and an .info domain name for less than a dollar a year. That way you will have total control over your blog, but in most cases no-one will ever find your blog. This is where the free blog hosts are superior - they already have an active community of people who like to read others, and you are more likely to be read by someone in that community.
Unfortunately most of the free blog hosts have terms and conditions that do not allow you to customize your blog to an extent that it would satisfy most of their users, and this is causing many people to start with a free blog host, and then move to their own hosting. The best one, which allows you to customize your template and even display your own advertisement on the blog, is blogger.com that is owned by Google. It has also been said that it is readily found in the search engines for that reason.
Finding the best free blog hosts might not be as easy as it should be. Take a look at my guide about free blogging and find out if it is the best alternative for you, or should you go with an affordable paid hosting account.
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