DESCRIPTION ON 2 BLOGGING SITES WORDPRESS AND TUMBLR

                                                        Word Press

Founded by Matt Mullenweg in 2003, it’s fair to say WordPress has set the bar for all blogging platforms based on the numbers alone. WordPress is available in two similar but separate flavors; WordPress.com and WordPress.org. WordPress.com provides the simplest route to enter into the world of WordPress.

It’s free to use, and all you have to do is sign up on the site, choose a theme, and you’re all set to start on your blogging journey. You’re given a Wordpress URL as standard but you can opt for a custom domain for $13 a year. A premium plan is also available where you can remove ads and monetize your site. This free-hosted version gives you all the benefits of WordPress including the user-friendly interface and pre-installed plugins. Plus support, security, and maintenance are all taken care of by Automattic themselves.

                                                        Tumblr

Tumblr is actually a microblogging platform, more akin to Twitter than WordPress. Created in early 2007, Tumblr has become a worldwide Internet phenomenon, gathering  over 500 million users as of July 2018

A Tumblr blog is free to set up, and you can choose from a range of free themes. Premium themes are available from anywhere between $9 to $49. For the added cost, the premium themes do offer a greater degree of customization and administrative abilities than its free counterparts, that’s unless you are not familiar HTML and CSS coding.