If you just wish to start a personal blog solely for your own use, then Blogger has long been a popular choice. It is laid out in a similar way to a word processing document in how you enter your text. It is very basic and you choose a fixed theme based on a selection that Blogger has to offer. The site is fully hosted so you don’t have to worry about anything technical.
This simple-to-use nature means that it is great for personal use but not so good for businesses. This is because you have very little control over customisation. What is nice though in that they have spots where you can place ads. As such, if you are able to drive a lot of traffic to your articles, then you have the potential to start monetising it.
Medium has grown rapidly in recent years and has proved a great place for writers to gain immediate exposure to their articles. This is because, once you sign up, you simply go ahead and paste your content into their pre-designed site. You don’t actually then own the site on which the content is published, instead, it goes directly onto Medium.com.
This has a number of perks, not least the fact that Medium already has an incredibly large daily reader base in the millions. In turn, if your articles prove popular, then people still get a large amount of exposure to you through any links you insert, as well as your personal bio. But of course, this isn’t suitable if you want to have control over your own blogging site.
Starting a Tumblr blog is another popular choice if you are starting a personal blog, as opposed to a professional business one. What helps make it stand out is the playful feel of the finished articles. They aren’t typically designed to come in long-form content. Instead, articles published on blogs built with Tumblr tend to have a more social media post kind of feel.
That being said, you still get a lot of cool functionality you would want when starting your own blog. This includes the ability to sync with Google Analytics, the ability to ad affiliate links and the chance to include ads. It is also very easy to get started. So, if you’re not looking for the typical full range of blog functionality, and want to publish fun, colourfu
