Yesterday I was asked to check out a blogging community offering Free Blogs at Thoughts.com, a place I hadn't come across in the past before since most of the people in my circles have their own hosted sites or are still transitioning from the other big two.
Sometimes being in the same 'blogsphere' can close your mind to other options. That's why I was glad to take a closer look at Thoughts.com and see what was under the hood. Inside they've also got a community forum and forms of popularity for both promoting a person's work as well as letting other reader's know what's hot in the community.
Free bandwidth and the usual stuff that takes the worry from newbies getting their first taste of blogging, as well as a nice interface for experienced bloggers interested in just 'letting go' and getting involved with blogging for 'The Zen'.
Overall, not a bad place. The only downside however is in their terms of service agreement in regards to what we refer to as monetizing.
It's a no no. But hey, it's free, and that's not much to ask for to keep it from looking like a splogwork. The peeps behind Thoughts.com are simply trying to keep the place litter free, considering the amount of trash that could accumulate on their servers, let alone for their readers looking for quality without a sales pitch.
Myself, I'm looking at possibly creating an account there after blogging off and on for ten years. Monetizing pays the bills, but the real reason I got into blogging was about self expression, community, interaction, and learning about myself while learning about others.
It was about thoughts. Mine. Others. With going pro, it's what we can all consider in putting back into the blogosphere.
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