[TribeLeader]

What blogging software and/or host would you recommend for someone who doesn't want to take the time to learn a complicated system? Something that could still have some flexibility and be used to create a nice looking site.

Thanks!

[mdc]

blogger.com is free and they have a lot of templates that you can choose from. you can either have them hosted by blogger and they give you a name.blogspot.com subdomain for free, or you can have the files published to your own server/domain.

typepad is not free and runs off movable type. i have not had any experience with typepad, but i do run movable type on my site and i am very happy with it, and the level of customization that it gives via its template tags. something which blogger could not do for me and the reason i stopped using blogger.

if you have hosting you can download a version (1 author, 3 blogs) of movable type for free to install on your own hosting.

i am using dream host for all my hosting and they are excellent. i have not had any issues with them. i used the 777 coupon code to get a year of their cheapest plan for $9.24. (say emdeesee referred you please)

there is wordpress, but i have not tested it since movable type is doing everything for me and the free version is more than okay.

[TribeLeader]

Does anyone know if there's a blogging service (similar to TypePad, which uses their version of MT) that uses TextPattern? Does TextDrive? Anyone else?