Choose Your Blogging Software and Hosting

One positive side effect of the maturity and popularity of blogging is the wealth of blogging solutions you can choose from. So many options are available these days that it can be overwhelming for newcomers. I like to say that having too many options is a curse, not a blessing. Fear not, however; I’m here to guide you toward the right choice for you.

Your Three Main Software Options

To keep things manageable, let’s reduce the scope to three main categories of blogging software:

  • Self-hosted blogging software: These are (typically open source) software projects that you install and run on a web server. WordPress is the absolute leader in this space.[18] It powers a sizable portion of all websites worldwide, ...

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