My opinion, FWIW, is that unless you need all the customization options that WordPress offers, it’s best to choose a hosted blogging platform.
Here’s why. Although WordPress has made huge strides over the years, and is very user-friendly, problems always arise and they take time and/ or money to fix.
Whether the problem is a misbehaving theme or plugin, or something to do with your hosting, you will have problems, and they’re frustrating.
When you choose a hosted platform, you’re problem-free. If there’s a hassle, a quick email to your blogging provider fixes it.
So let’s look at some easy blogging platforms to consider if you want trouble-free blogging. I’ve used all three of these platforms to set up blogs for marketing clients.