If you decide to use a CMS system, I recommend Joomla (though it IS quite a pain in the butt setting it up for the first time, getting everything to work etc, but in the end it'll all reward you pretty well!). phpNuke is too exploited, or plain HARD to set up I think. e107, Drupal, phpWebSite etc, there's a lot of them, but Joomla has really paid off once you get it working. There's TONS of stuff for it aswell, so give Joomla a try! : ) However there's many other Blog Systems too, but only WordPress is "the shiz" for me

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I could recommend you b2evolution blog software, it has nice (well, a classic blog) design, it functions (lol, the most important ).

Get a free webhosting from Trap17, install it, and have fun

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If what you want is a blog try Wordpress. If you don't like it or think it's difficult try Blogger. There's no point in using Joomla or another CMS if you need to ask advice about a blog system, becuase those CMS are intended for more complex sites than a simple blo and probably you're going to customize lot of things that could be not so easy as getting started with wordpress... and if you're not going to use what they offer it's stupid to use them, choose always something that suits your needs.

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Well if you don't want to have to worry about bandwidth thant try out blogger.com Its free, and you don't have to install it manually or anything. Or try WordPress. it's the best free blogging system out there, and all hosting accounts have them in the Fantastico section, which takes minutes and no knowledge whatsoever to install.

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Well, you are sure lucky this time round. I stumbled upon a network on comparison websites - they help you to compare all the softwares you want. It varies on what category you are looking for. Have a nice time comparing - hopes this helps:

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In my opinion, wordpress seems to be a good choice for newbies. However, from that onwards, you've gotta be knowledgeable. I have been using wordpress for some time, and found it so-so. Blogger was my main, but i prefered Wordpress though. So, go for wordpress!

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Well, I would REALLY recomend you trying WordPress (from www.wordpress.org) on your free host here (they even have an option for installing it automatically), WordPress is an easy way of posting, it can be customized a lot thanks to the Themes, and the Plugins.

There are others too, like Blogger, and Joomla (there are tons more, but i don't remember they exactly), you should review them, but for me, WordPress is the best (most of the Top Blogs use it, look in the bottom or the sides of the page for the WordPress badge trust me).

Luck with your choice.

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hmm.... well, from what i have seen and heard, wordpress has the cleanest interface and is the easiest to use. it is also world famous for its '5-minute installation'.

however, when it came to installing my own blog, it just didn't seem to work. when i go to my blog, all of the links to 'categories' etc. didn't work.

why do you think this is? i did everything it said in the instructions...

my blog can be found here

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I'm surprised no one mentioned movable type, they are pretty good. I was using them before I switched to wordpress.

I think the best two are:
Wordpress (php)
Movable Type (perl)

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I keep hearing that WordPress is a great starter from some people, and that others really regret using it (even in this topic!). Any particular reasons for this? I know it's supposed to be more user friendly, and that there are the usual tradeoffs for that, but it seems quite surprising that it polarises people so much.

Bear in mind I've never blogged if you answer

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I must say that since my last post here I've started using wordpress and I think it's great so I recommend it thoroughly. I think it's better than blogger and the fact that you can not embed (or easily at least) objects keep the wordpress network more clean and more information oriented than turning into a bunch of awful designs with lots of widgets, media players, youtubes, etc. I still think it's the best option.

I've also heard good things about movable type but I never used it. For bthaxor I recommend you to describe your error in wordpress forums (if you don't get an answer here), surely other users can help you.

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