TypePad

Easy to use blogging platform with plenty of default features

If you decided to start a blog for your business, you may consider to give TypePad a try. The blogging platform offers the most default features, great templates easy to customize and intuitive tools, minimizing the need for a designer to get your blog up and running.

You can combine blog themes, layouts and advanced editing features to create your own unique blog design. Video files can be easily inserted into posts, along with other media files.

TypePad blogs can be connected with other social networking sites like Linkedin, Twitter and Facebook which allows you to keep your content fresh from a central point. Integration with Facebook Connect for sharing and commenting makes building communities easy.

Another great feature for busy professionals on the go is the ability to blog from a mobile phone. TypePad offers a mobile application for most popular phones like iPhone and iPhone Touch, BlackBerry, Palm, Nokia and Windows Mobile. In addition, bloggers can upload photos directly from their digital camera to their blog using an Eye-Fi Card and a wifi network.

Although some features are present in other blogging platforms for free, TypePad has many other advantages, including SEO tools, great statistics, built-in anti-spam software and ticket support that are worth the monhtly price.