Todays budding blogger has a wide range of blogging platforms to choose from. Blogspot, Squidoo, LiveJournal, WordPress and many others all seem to boast similar features at face value.

It can therefore be a daunting task to decide which of the available blogging platforms will best meet your blogging needs. There is a market leader though - WordPress. This is the "blog of choice" for most professional bloggers.

Like most other blogging platforms, WordPress is free. However, WordPress has a higher storage allowance then it's competitors -- a whopping 3 gigs! Also, unlike most other blogging platforms, WordPress has the option of allowing you to install it on your own personal website. Not only does installing WordPress on your website allow for complete control, but you are given all the bandwidth your internet hosting plan allows. No more 3 gig limit!

While most blogging platforms allow for only the hosting of image files, WordPress has another benefit in that you can host not only images but also other types of files, such as PowerPoint presentations, Word documents, Open Office files, and PDFs.

The open source nature of WordPress is a further reason for its popularity as a blogging platform. This gives bloggers a great amount of flexibility. WordPress has become a favorite among many bloggers for this reason alone. Your blog can be almost completely customized in terms of appearance and functionality, making it possible for you to recreate the exact impression of your blog that you've formed in your head.

Lets review the benefits of WordPress over other blogging platforms. We see that the option is there to install it on your own server. We have the ability to host a variety of files on our blogs, and the the limitless flexibility afforded by its open source nature. Now is the time for you non WordPress users to follow the example of professional bloggers!