WordPress is the easiest and user-friendly application to use for starting a blog. You have other options, such as Blogger.com which is a free online blog service. However, you don't have much control of your site. WordPress offers the best of both worlds: a simple platform with unlimited features, and the ability to expand your blog. WordPress.org vs WordPress.com First, let me say that there are two WordPress. Although they are owned by the same company WordPress.com hosts your blog and allows you to use other services such as Blogger, Tumblr, or third-party sites. These sites are sometimes called Web 2.0 sites. Although it's fine to create your blog in this manner, it can be restrictive. WordPress.com and any other Web 2.0 site are not your blogs. It is a rental of space. The host has the right to delete your blog at any moment. If you are found to be in violation of any TOS (terms and conditions of service), this will happen. ...