Best Free Travel Hosting Blogging Sites

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by Michael Tieso on September 2, 2009

Blogging has become ever so popular and it continues to grow. There are thousands of websites offering their services to keep your memories with them. Each site has got it’s own features unique from the others which becomes confusing which one to choose. There’s a few key elements in selecting where you want to keep your memories. Ask  yourself these questions when selecting a blog hosting service.

Reliability: Has the site been around for long? Are there down times? Do regularity backup their servers?

Efficiency: Is it easy for you to create a new entry? Does it allow pictures and videos to be embedded in an article? Will your family and friends understand it’s interface? Commenting system easy to use?

Limitations: Are there any limits? How many pictures do they allow? Is the quality of the uploaded pictures OK with you?

Popularity: How big is the community? Are blog posts search-able in Google?

Support: If their are any issues, do they have contact information? How long for a response?

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In no particular order, here are my picks of the best places to blog your travels.

TravelPod: A reputable site that has been around for many years. They continue to push forward on ease of use with their wonderful interface. Updates are made frequently. Their forum is very informative. And the support is outstanding. You can even see a map of where you’ve been and how many countries you’ve been to. What more could you want?

Wordpress.com: Not directly linked with Travel Blogging but it’s ease of use is just too good to pass up. The community is large and the Wordpress team is always working hard on the next big thing. You can customize your blog to your style and even purchase your own domain.

Xanga: Again not directly linked with Travel Blogging however with it’s fully customizable interface, it makes it simple for you to have your blog to your liking. There are countless amount of websites offering tutorials on skinning your blog and tons of modifications.

There are tons more out there and these are only based out of opinion and what I found to be the best.

Which blogging service do you use? What’s good about it?

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Author: Michael Tieso

Michael Tieso started Art Of Backpacking with a vision of sharing cultural knowledge. As a backpacker, he is always on the move. He’s music obsession started at 11 years old and continues as a DJ.

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