There are so many choices when it comes to online blogs & blog hosting, that making the right choice can be very difficult. The top three blogging software available are Wordpress, Movable Type and Drupal - all three of which are free to download and install!
In order to use these packages, you will need to find hosting for your blog. Blog hosting is actually no different than standard ‘web hosting’ it all works in the same way with just some files and a database. So once you have some webspace and a MySQL database you can set up your own blog!
Installing a blog is usually very simple. After you have purchased blog hosting (standard web hosting), along with a MySQL database, you can often just upload your files, click a few buttons and it's all done for you! For the perfect online blog hosting solution for any of the following blog systems, try our VIP Unlimited Hosting:
Wordpress is the most popular choice for blog software. It is free to download and takes just a few clicks to have it installed and working once you upload it to your blog webspace. The software is very versatile and has a template system - so it is fully customisable! It has a very wide range of features, yet remains easy to use. Wordpress blog hosting is considered as the top choice of blog software. Find out more about WordPress.
Movable Type is another very popular blog installation. With this software you can install multiple weblogs on one server so you don’t need to find separate blog hosting for each one. This blog software can also be installed using various types of databases in order to store information. This means you do not ever need to worry about any blog hosting compatibility issues with Movable Type hosting. Find out more about Movable Type.
Drupal is more of a content management system (CMS) than blogging software, although it remains as one of the best blogging applications to use. Drupal may take a bit of getting used to as it is currently built more for webmasters than to suit the general public. Nevertheless, it is a very powerful content management system and can be used to create fully-functional blogs in minutes. Find out more about Drupal.
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Download your chosen free blog hosting software:
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Unzip the compressed file, then upload the contents to your webspace using "FTP". Guides for doing this can be found in our Support section.
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Follow the instructions provided (often found in a file named 'readme'). We also have our own guides on installing all three software packages:
Then that's it -- you're done!
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If you need any help setting up your own blog with InstantPro, please see our How to create a Blog tutorial or our online blog setup video tutorial.
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