TypePad is a hosted blogging service. There are a number of pricing plans to host 1, 3 or more blogs as well as for extra functionality like storage space, scheduling of postings etc.
- Website: www.typepad.com
- Cost: Commercial
- Free trial: yes
- Available: Online
- Top 100 Tools 2010: 95=
- Top 100 Tools 2009: 88=
- Top 100 Tools 2008: 44=
- Top 100 Tools 2007: 57=
Comments from those who selected TypePad as one of their Top 10 Tools
- This is still my blogging tool of choice for my blog Jane’s E-Learning Pick of the Day, although I have used WordPress and Blogger for other blogging projects. Jane Hart
- “absolutely an incredible blogging tool. We use it for the blogs mentioned below in my signature and couldn’t be happier. We pay around $150/year for our needs, but there are less expensive options available. Includes RSS feeds, which are probably worth of a category all by themselves. Learn how to create RSS feeds through The Common Craft Show. ” Bonni Stachowiak
- “To maintain my 2 blogs I continue to use TypePad. I have tried other (free) tools but I still prefer TypePad. Anyway, changing blogging tools means the RSS feed breaks, and until someone comes up with a way to re-direct feeds, shall stick with TypePad.” Jane Hart
- “I use this blog tool for some years now. Userfriendly and reliable. Helps me reflecting on developments.” Wilfred Rubens
- “Writing a blog is a learning activity, of course, but reading the best blogs that are available is one of my most productive learning experiences.” Jerome Martin”Great blogging tool.” Phil Bradley
- “My recommended blog platform. Blogging has become a key medium for self-directed learning and TypePad serves me well.” Patrick Mayfield
- “This is the platform I use for blogging. I was able to get my blog up and running quickly and easily at the time when I knew nothing about blogging.” Anastasia Prynikova
- “Blogging is my chief way of making sense of things. I have a premium account because it gives me maximum functionality, access to a lot of cool widgets and the ability to create unlimited blogs, which I do for many of my clients to test out ideas and prototype websites.” Michele Martin
- ” I use TypePad, which is a commercial tool but it gives me some extra functionality not available in most of the free tools. I particularly like the option to schedule postings, which means I can write them in advance and they are posted automatically for me at a time I want” Jane Hart
- “Economical. Very fast support-desk, run by humans. Easily learnt, but see The new polaroid is Typepad for an adverse comment on what happens if you want to move stuff out of Typepad” Seb Schmoller
- “Blogging is my chief way of making sense of things. I have a premium account because it gives me maximum functionality, access to a lot of cool widgets and the ability to create unlimited blogs, which I do for many of my clients to test out ideas and prototype websites.” Michele Martin
- “I use this blog tool for some years now. Userfriendly and reliable” Wilfred Rubens
