Wordpress is a great software (and free) that is very easy to use.  There really is nothing else like it.  It's easy to download and easy to get on your site.  If your host has Fantastico in the control panel, it's just the click of a button to having the database and the program installed and being in business within minutes.  You are ready to do your first blog post using your brand new Wordpress software.  If you feel confident enough, you can install Wordpress yourself using any number of ftp programs, such as Filezilla. 

Unlike Wordpress, most blog programs require you to be on the Internet and ready to post immediately.  With Wordpress, you can work offline, taking the time to do just the right blog post.  You can edit many times until you're ready to post.  You don't have to be connected to the Internet to accomplish this task. 

The best feature of Wordpress, in my opinion, is the vast number of plugins that can be added to the application.  There are plugins for just about everything you want to do on your blog.  Since Wordpress is free and open source (meaning anyone can change the code), independent programmers are constantly coming up with new ways to make Wordpress more user friendly.

There are plugins to add videos, photos, news feeds and pretty much any other function you think would be cool to use on your blog.  You can spend days just playing with the various plugins available (no . . . I haven't done that . . .).  Also, most individual plugins can be changed to suit your needs. 

Another great benefit to having your blog on Wordpress is how easy it is to use once you are ready to post.  You can have a blog that looks just like the best websites with just as many colors and flashy things as you like. Some blogging applications make things much too complicated.  Wordpress is as easy to use as your own word processor.  You don't have to know code to be able to post. 
This adds to up a program that is capable of doing anything you would like. You can have a very attractive site that will encourage visitors to stay awhile and read what you have posted.  There are literally thousands of blog templates available for every taste imaginable.  Take a look at our blog resources page for a list of the dozens of sites where you can find just the right blog theme template.  Yet another feature is the ease of changing templates and also the ability to change the theme code itself.

One final thing I should mention is about hosting your own blog.  If you want to monetize your blog with any kind of advertizing, you will need to have it hosted on your own site.  Wordpress will host your blog for free, but you will not be able to have any ads.

Happy blogging!