What is the most professional looking and latest technology blogging platform?
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http://wordpress.org/
For paid one: SquareSpace.
http://www.squarespace.com/
SquareSpace might edge a bit as it is heavy on Web 2.0.
Example of site using WordPress
http://magazine.wsj.com/
Example of site using SquareSpace
http://www.marceckoenterprises.com/
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When you decide to start your own blog, there are many choices to be made. The very first choice is which platform to use. The most popular blog platforms are Blogger, Typepad, and WordPress.
I personally feel comfort with self hosted WordPress blog!
But what Blog Platform Do Bloggers Use Most? :
photo from problogger.com interesting post here :http://tinyurl.com/2qzx2q
I highly recommend you read this post, will help you lots:
http://tinyurl.com/p85ef
Good luck!
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@philipy : As long as the numbers representing actual use aren't taken literally, I agree with general distribution of blogging platforms. While there have been a few strong contenders introduced since 2006, none of them have challenged the top 5 in that list.
Nice graphic indeed, but what about the date: "Written on January 18th, 2006"?
And the "Choosing a Blog Platform" artcile was "Written on February 15th, 2006".
I found those articles useful back in the day when they were written. Now I doubt any of the specifics are relevant. Features have changed. People have deserted Typepad. Wordpress has expanded into mini-CMS territory, and has an ever increasing proportion of the market.
Nice answer! Good sources, nice graphic, well-stated.
Yes, as long as you ignore the numbers and the bar sizes in the pretty graphs.... :)
That means the useful info content of the chart is:
"The most popular platforms, in no particular order, are Wordpress, Moveable Type / Typepad, Blogger and Expression Engine."
A professional look is achieved by the template that you use to present your blog. It's been my experience that there are many more templates available (for free or fee) for Wordpress than other blogging platforms. However, others here on Mahalo Answers may have a different experience.
As far as the latest technology platform, that again depends upon your point of view of what defines "latest technology." All of the major blogging platforms do a good job of providing updates and introducing new features to their systems. Likewise the major platforms all seem to offer the ability to add a lot of new "gee-whiz" gadgets, widgets and add-ins. Careful here though, as the more stuff you add to your blog, the more it will adversely affect performance (load time, etc.) and the more it will distract from the blog's appearance, ultimately defeating your objective to present a professional look.
I would create an account on each of the major systems to have a first-hand look at the various templates, gadgets, widgets and add-ins that are available on each platform. Then you can see for yourself, since you are the only one who truly understands your point of view.
Good luck.
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"A professional look is achieved by the template that you use to present your blog."
My point of view could be easily flawed or completely wrong. But from it, I think that this statement could be considered the best answer to the question.
A "professional look" is subjective, dependent on the readership that you're trying to attract and above all else, individual.
Front end user interface design is (perhaps) the most important aspect of web development. Platforms such as Wordpress are successful because they act as a back-end to your front-end goals.
The best blog designs deeply consider and refine their user interface (look) to match and sometimes contrast reader demand. Sometimes, users don't know or don't care what they see but it's still important to look into your crystal ball to carefully implement what they want so that your efforts will be successful.
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Wordpress is hands down the best way to go. What most people don't consider is that Wordpress is open source and has thousands of people developing plugins to add all kinds of functions to your blog.
The way it looks is simply what kind of template you use. Wordpress self hosted is what most of the pros use for sure.
Nice examples. And good to separate into paid vs. free platforms.
Wordpress is both free and not. Wordpress.com is a free blogging site like blogger, though I would consider it more professional looking. You can't add very many widgets (unlike Blogger) but there are plenty of features to keep you amused.
Wordpress.org is free software, but you must pay for your domain.