What's a good site to set up a horse blog?

[BEARCAT]

What's a good site to set up a horse blog?
Something free, easy to set up?

[equinelaw]

I am a complete techno idiot and I did google blogs in about 2 minutes.

[Juneberry]

http://www.blogger.com <--- hosted by google

[gladys]

Without a doubt - Barnmice.

http://www.barnmice.com

It is a very popular international community with videos, photos, blogs, groups, etc., so people who are visiting for other reasons will see your blog. And if you message the admin, she will feature some of your blogs for you.

Good luck!

[GallantGesture]

I did mine on wordpress.com

It was very easy to set up (choose a user name and password, then pick your favorite colors/layout and add a pic if you want), and it's free. It's easy to update (click "new post", type what you want in the box that appears, and click "publish"). And it shows you stats like how many people are viewing your blog every day. It's not only for horse blogs, but there's lots of horse blogs on there and we link to eachother!

If you decide to use this and have questions, feel free to pm me!

[Alibhai's Alibar]

I did mine on wordpress.com

It was very easy to set up (choose a user name and password, then pick your favorite colors/layout and add a pic if you want), and it's free. It's easy to update (click "new post", type what you want in the box that appears, and click "publish"). And it shows you stats like how many people are viewing your blog every day. It's not only for horse blogs, but there's lots of horse blogs on there and we link to eachother!

If you decide to use this and have questions, feel free to pm me!

I used Wordpress for my blog as well and I'm really pleased with it so far.

[equineartworks]

most folks start with blogger because it seems easier than others to work with. In all honesty though, it is a very limited platform.

Wordpress is also free but the platform is highly customizable and expandable. My farm website is built on the wordpress platform but is hosted on my server. :)

[caffeinated]

I really like wordpress :)

[BEARCAT]

Can you post pictures on wordpress? How?

[GallantGesture]

There are different ways to post pictures, but what I usually do is upload the pics I want on flickr, then you right click on the picture (on the flickr page) and pick "properties" and copy the link to the picture. In wordpress, you click the insert picture icon and paste the link into the box for the link to the pic. Then click ok and there it is!

[jengersnap]

Blogspot lets you upload and host the pictures right with the service, or link to them. I like the quick upload format. It might be simple, but simple is good when the focus is on the events you're blogging about. Blogspot also has added more sidebar choices for additional pictures and information as well as neat new add ons.

[caffeinated]

Can you post pictures on wordpress? How?

Super easy, and you don't even have to have the photos hosted online.

When you write a post, there are some icons above the post editing window - one is for pictures, one is for video, etc. They open up a dialog box where you can choose to upload photos from your computer (they'll be hosted on wordpress) or you can use a URL if they're online. Wordpress gives you some choices about how you want to insert the photo/alignment, and also you can put captions in, etc.

There's also a "media" section in the dashboard where you can add photos, etc, if you're not actively writing a post, for use later.

[jn4jenny]

Wordpress is my favorite, by far. I use it for my blog, but maybe more importantly for you, I use it for my student's blogs when I teach. They pick up Wordpress easily and quickly.

[Jleegriffith]

I am not very techy at all and I can manage to get pics/video into wordpress. Caffeinated and the other CANTER bloggers even manage to make links to the other blogs on their pages. I still haven't figured that out. I get better as I go and I am sure if I actually took some time out to read up on the features I could do better.

[GallantGesture]

To link to another blog on wordpress is easy. If you are logged in, the grey bar across the top of your screen says "Blog Info" all the way to the right. When you are reading a blog you want to link to, you can hold your mouse over "Blog Info" and a list drops down. Choose "Add to Blogroll" and whatever blog you are reading is added automatically! If the blogroll is not showing up on your blog, you need to go to your dashboard, and choose "Appearance" on the left towards the bottom. Under "Appearance" choose "Widgets" and add "Links", then click "Save Changes". You should be all set!

[vbunny]

www.BarnMate.com

This is a new horse related blogsite driven by wordpress. It is so easy to use. There are instructions for adding videos, links and pictures and we provide technical support if you need help with anything.

[Bryarpatch]

I tried both Blogger and WordPress and chose to stick with Blogger for ease of use for both me and my followers. BryarpatchArtistry (http://www.BryarpatchArtistry.Blogspot.com) *shameless plug* :D

[tm]

I'm a fan of Wordpress because of their user interface and their many choices of themes, but Blogger works just fine too.