Extra bonus: If you choose hosted blog software, you don’t have to worry about web hosting — the software company is providing that service for you!
| Software | Notes |
|---|---|
| Blogger | Free |
| Squarespace | Pricing starts at $12 a month for yearly service |
| TypePad | Pricing starts at $8.95 a month |
| WordPress.com | Free |
Amy Lupold Bair is the owner of Resourceful Mommy Media, LLC, and author of the popular parenting and lifestyle blog, Resourceful Mommy. In 2008, Amy invented the social media marketing tool the Twitter Party, and in early 2009, she created the Global Influence Network for bloggers. A former English teacher and mother of two, she is also the author of Raising Digital Families For Dummies, a guide for parents raising digital natives.
