ESL Wizard

It is hard to believe that geocities.com was bought by Yahoo at the height of the internet craze in the early 2000 for over one billion dollars. It's only been recently that Yahoo shut down this service – over one billion dollars down the drain. What happened? Geocities.com was supposed to be the game changer of free internet publishing. Anybody could put up a website using Geocities' tools. The problem with Geocities was that it was not standardized and the tool set was quite restricted. It failed to give the vast majority of its users with the right set of tools to create distinctive yet readable and useful websites. Part of the demise of websites like Geocitites is the rise of blogs. Blogs are standardized in appearance, easy to publish and easy to read because it possesses certain standard features. Similarly, the rise of free blogging platforms hammered the nails into the coffin of websites like Geocitites. Free blogging platforms standardized the blog publishing process and gave bloggers the tools that they needed to come up with professional looking web pages that readers van enjoy and comeback as often as they like. However, not all blogging platforms are the same and many of them have failed to keep up with the rapidly evolving needs of their intended users.

Ereviewguide.com, the internet's leading authority website on consumer and technology issues has released a guide to blog services. The guide, steps would-be bloggers through the key factors that they need to consider in picking out the platform for their blog. The guide saves bloggers the lost time and money in the future. There is no worse surprise for a blogger than investing all their time and effort into a blog that would eventually disappear or seriously limited in the future because they picked the wrong platform.

"Blogging platforms have rapidly evolved throughout the years," said Oliver Thompson, media relations officer for ereviewguide.com. "With that said, there is still wide gaps of difference between blog platforms. In fact, many of them are very dissimilar with each other, it's like black and white, day and night," Thompson added. Ereviewguide.com's guide to selecting blog platforms is focused on aligning the interest of the bloggers with the capabilities of the blogging platforms that are available. All analysis in choosing the right platform must begin and end with the needs of the user. If you have a particular need and you select a platform that doesn't support that need, you are just wasting your time. The key needs that most bloggers have, regardless if they are blogging for authority, self expression or money are ease of publication, ease of syndication, search engine support, customizability, network traffic availability, availability of social media tools and advertising system support. "Ereviewguide.com has researched and compiled its guide based on these core considerations. These are the most common considerations bloggers have in mind when trying to create a blog. Your selection of the blogging platform for your future blog must have these criteria and must keep your interest in mind," said Thompson. Don't waste your time picking out a platform that doesn't get you where you need to go. Make sure to put your interest first. Don't fall for the fact that the platform is used by many people or it has many tools. If the platform has features that don't empower you to achieve your goal, then you need to move on and consider another platform.

About eReviewGuide.com

eReviewGuide is a highly respectable source of software reviews, guides, tips, resources and information online today. eReviewGuide also offers industry news and community forums apart from online reviews. This consumer guide aims to provide assistance to customers and users looking for software or online services, so they can make smart choices, whether in the matter of pre-sale or making actual purchases. Those who are planning to download an antivirus software like Kaspersky Antivirus by Kaspersky Lab, may take a closer look at the review guide and consumer tips on the site. Now, buyers can easily check which products are best suited for their personal or individual needs, just by checking out reviews and information published on eReviewGuide.com.