BlogCastGirl’s 2008 Blog Platform Challenge is my quest as a newbie blogger to find the platform that anyone can use.
It is currently operating on three–count ‘em–three platforms. If I don’t go crazy learning all of these editors, it will be a miracle!
Blog Platform Comparison Test Rules
Some of my personal rules for this comparison test are as follows.
- The Anyone Can Do It Standard. I am looking for an intuitive platform that gets me up and happily blogging in no time. It should be obvious how to set-up, customize, and promote my blog. In other words, anyone can do it.
- Rapid deployment. I am doing my best to make rapid decisions initially in order to get different aspects of the blog up and running quickly. While aesthetics are important, I’m not stressing over them right now.
- No customization outside of available templates. I am using standard features, widgets, and themes that appear on the normal menus. No editing CSS or HTML for me.
Blog Platform Results
Here are the results so far. Feel free to click through the links and follow my progress.
