Best blogging platforms for 2013

Blogging in 2013 is going to be a lot more competitive due to the high number of bloggers around the globe. Building readership is going to be a real challenge in 2013. Individual blogger will have to use every possible resource to promote their blogs in the internet of millions of other blogs and bloggers. Blogger who have started in 2012 or planning to alert in 2013 have a tough fight. To make sure that a blogger survives the real fight in  this competitive blogging arena , selection of right blogging platform is extremely essential. This article compiles a list of the best hosted and self hosted blogging platforms for the year 2013.

Lists of hosted and self hosted blogging platforms

Hosted Blogging Platform

Blogger

The hosted blogging platform that has helped blogger to start a blog for years. Extremely good for individual bloggers and small team blogs.

Wordpress.com

The hosted version of worlds most used blogging platform, a good choice for semi professional and small team blogs.

Tumblr

Worlds most loves and fastest grown platform for micro blogging and casual blogging. The best choice for fancy casual blogging.

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Typepad

Typepad is not a free service but a reliable and efficient hosted blogging platform. A good choice for professional and marketing blogs.

Posterous Spaces

Posterous Space is a hosted blogging platform that is now owned by Twitter. This blogging platform is a good choice for individual bloggers.

Blog.com

Blog.com is a hosted blogging platform that is scalable , offers a free plan but shows ads and the premium plan that will need you to pay for extra space. A good choice for individual pro blogging.

Weebly

Weebly is not actually a blogging platform but a website creation tool that also lets you create a blog. A good choice for a website with a blog.

Livejournal

Livejournal lets you create online journals that are similar to blog posts.

Jux.com

Jux.com is an innovative way to show your content to world. This platform offer some innovative features.

Blogetery
Blogetery is an hosted blogging platform that uses WordPress.

Wix
Wix is an online website builder that also lets you create a blog.

Simplesite

Simplesite is and online website creator that lets you create a blog.

Few other WordPress powered blogging platforms are
Blogsome, freeblogit and Blog Dive

Self hosted blogging software

Self hosted blogging software allows you to install and use it on a web server and create a blog. Such software are generally advanced and highly scalable as well as configurable.

Wordpress.org

Wordpress is the most used blogging platform in the world and the leader in blogging technology. Wordpress is also an extendible CMS that lets you create a website. Many of the worlds leading blogs are based on Wordpress technology. Mashable is an example.

Joomla

Joomla is a CMS ( Content Management System ) that lets you create a website rather that a blog but also has advanced blogging capabilities. It is generally used for creation of websites though.

Drupal

Just like Joomla Drupal is also a scalable and trusted CMS that lets you create a blog too.

Movable Type

Movable Type is an publishing/blogging platform which is scalable and extendible. This is used by worlds top blogs , The Huffington Post is one of those blogs.

Express Engine

Express engine is a paid blogging software for enterprise level usage.