Why use free blogs

How often do we hear the phrase 'free things aren't good, good things aren't free'. In the case of blogs, being free does not preclude you from making money. My blogs have created money for me, and so I got money for nothing!

Free blogs have the following advantages :

If you are just starting out, you may not be sure whether the topic you choose to blog on is something that you will continue in the future. So you may want to start with the free platform, sustain your interest level, get the readers in, and then only move into your own paid site.

If you decide to abandon the topic, there is no money loss.

Blogging technology keeps on changing. It is a good way to learn new skill sets without losing money. Blogger has introduced new features since I first got introduced to it about 2 years ago. There is no requirement to purchase any software to publish your contents onto your site.

Another reason why you might want to use the free blogging platform is that there is no need to renew the services. For a paid site, if you don't renew the hosting service, you site will not be accessible.

However, there is no guarantee that the free blog will be accessible at all times, because the owners of the service has total control of it, and may decide to stop the service at their whim. So it is important for you to learn how to make a backup of your contents, so that it can be replicated if necessary.