If you're going to take the time to write blog posts like this one, make images, and market your site, what is spending a couple minutes signing up? I feel mor

If you're going to take the time to write blog posts like this one, make images, and market your site, what is spending a couple minutes signing up? I feel more confident signing up and knowing I have a place to go where I can change settings, update content, delete comments, etc. With Posterous, I don't feel that confidence so I would tend to shy away from it and sign up with something like wordpress.com