There are a lot of advantages to joining a blogging site like “Live Journal” or “Blogger”, especially if you are new to blogging. Such sites often have tutorials for you to learn the blogging industry and can show you how to update or change your blog. You will easily find a friendly atmosphere and user-friendly software that can help you get going on the internet. You have basically your own community of readers and writers that comment on each other’s web blog pages and there are directories that list the various members and their topics. You can get advice from other bloggers and can comment on other people’s blogs.
There are a few downsides of belonging to one of the larger blog hosting sites. They only have established blog templates and your blog can easily look just like everyone else’s. Blogging is all about individuality and if your blog doesn’t stand out, there is no real purpose in having a blog site. Bloggers naturally shy away from blog sites that make all blogs look and feel the same. On the other hand, most bloggers feel that what they have to say is the unique selling point of the blog and the appearance of the blog has little to do with what makes the blog original. Others feel that the look and feel of the blog should match the way the writing is original.
I think not just joining a free blog sites, but to open a few accounts there. like few account on blogger.
Joining blog sites can take a few minutes but you can get a link out of there so it is worth it.