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A regular question on various forums and discussion groups, from people just getting into blogging, is ‘what software should I use?’. I consistently recommend the software I use, Blogware - as served by BlogHarbor (Blogware is retailed through other parties, including BlogHarbor).
A lot of people recommend Typepad and WordPress as being good for beginners. I have blogs using each of those and I still prefer BlogHarbor - admittedly part of my loyalty is because of the excellent support.
A related issue is whether it is a practical or smart move to use Blogger for business blogs, especially as it’s free.
When these questions come up, I prefer not to go into a lot of detailed discussion and I refer people to my January post on the subject - my views now are consistent with what I wrote there.
Six months on from that January report, I’ve been thinking I should post an update. So today I was delighted to read a post by Aixa Almonte at Ping Networks, linking to the new Blog Software Comparison Chart produced by the Online Journalism Review.
The chart carries the caution:
Do note that this chart reflects only standard features of the tools’ installation, and not every possible extension, plug-in modification… or hack.
I have to say I was pleasantly surprised to see the number of ‘Yes’ boxes for Blogware in the comparison of features. And I was not really surprised to see that the Blogger column had several ‘No’ boxes for features that I now take for granted with my BlogHarbor account.
The software comparison chart complements an article by Susannah Gardner - ‘Time to check: are you using the right blogging tool?’. Yes, Blogware comes up well and BlogHarbor gets a specific mention as ‘a good reseller to start with’.
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