Setting up a blog is fast, simple and free. The majority of blog hosters
provide service that is no more complicated than setting up an e-mail account.
Blog providers generally allow you to customize the look of your blog,
including background, font size, colors and link lists; let you choose whether
or not to allow reader comments on your posts; offer the option of joining
various blogging groups or communities; and provide easy tools for creating
multiple-user blogs (so, for example, your bowling team can set up a blog that
all members can post to from their home computers). No knowledge of HTML coding
is necessary. All you need is a valid e-mail address, a user name and password,
and a catchy title for your blog, and you're in business!
Where can I get a blog?
There are several service providers that host blogs. The most popular,
Blogger, is run by Google (no surprise there) and has millions of users posting
daily. The links following this article point to some of the most popular and
easiest to use blog hosting companies.