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General Blogging & Website Platforms Selecting Hosted Blogging Software

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When you choose to blog using a hosted blog service, you don’t need to worry about the software technology at all. You can concentrate on the topic for your next blog post, rather than on how to configure a web server. To use hosted blogging software, you log into the editing tool, write a post, click the Publish button, and log out. Extra bonus: If you choose hosted blog software, you don’t have to worry about web hosting — the software company is providing that service for you! Software Notes Blogger Free Squarespace Pricing starts at $12 a month for yearly service TypePad Pricing starts at $8.95 a month WordPress.com Free