Blogger
One of the earliest self-publishing web apps, Google’s blogging service offers many useful built-in features including stats, monetization through AdSense and Amazon, multiple authors, and posting via e-mail or SMS.
- Pros
- Integration with Picasa Web Albums for image storage and Google Video for video hosting
- Extensibility via Google Gadgets
- Mobile-ready
- Posting via e-mail or SMS
- Newly-designed admin UI
- Blog URL can be used as OpenID
- Cons
- Blog-focused formatting and layout makes it weak for other types of sites
- Third-party template ecosystem is relatively small
- Persistent Blogger navbar at the top of every site
- Price
- Free
- Custom domain $10 per year
