For those who have jumped on the blogging bandwagon hosting has always been an issue to have a plan that allows you complete control of your blogging vision but yet is not too expensive.
Hosting at Wordpress or Blogger is totally free but places you at the mercy of these companies and you do not have complete control of your blog and many bloggers have spent months on their sites only to have them removed for policy violations of the company. Another option is using a paid hosting service, which has many advantages such as a dedicated URL and total freedom to post and present your blog as you wish. While dedicated server hosting can be expensive for a blog shared hosting is a little more affordable. Many blogs are for personal reasons so paying for hosting may be a financial push for a site, which does not make the site owner ay money.
There are becoming other options, which are free web hosting services specifically for blogs. These hosts are more tolerant for what is placed on the blog, give the ability to use a URL, and are absolutely free to the blogger on a budget.