Zoomf Blog - UK Property Blog.

As we’re always talking about how important a blog can be to the property
market, it’s only fair that we tell you about some of the options out there. Below are three systems we’ve reviewed that we can recommend.

TUMBLR

Tumblr.com is probably the Fisher-Price of blogging systems. You can be live with your thoughts in under 5 minutes with your own unique URL like londonagent.tumblr.com. It has some great features for making it easy to use and is a nice way to ease into the idea of blogs.

Pros -

1. So simple. If you can’t get this running then we will assume that email is also a new concept for you
2. Clean. With limited functionality, you have to try hard to not make it work but this means that the interface is a couple hours to get to mastery level.

Cons -

1. It is not as custom as you would like.
2. You lose the control of having your own system to manipulate.

WORDPRESS

Wordpress is one of the oldest and most used blog systems out there. The Zoomf blog is built on Wordpress and we’re very happy with it.

Pros -

1. you can install it yourself onto your current domain
2. the application is free
3. has all the bells and whistles you might want including an army of open-source programmers who are constantly creating more plug-ins and upgrades to the platform

Cons would be -

1. you have to install it yourself (you might need technology help)
2. you’ll have to invest some time in understanding the interface

TYPEPAD

Typepad is another older blogging system. The reason it is included here is because it has a hosted platform so all your install headaches go away.

Pros -

1. Credit card is all you need
2. Lots of templates for a custom look feel
3. Lots of online help resource

Cons -

1. Loss of control as you are using software as service model

Hope this helps.

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