For blogging, WordPress is about the least worst there is. The key thing is: you don't have to run it yourself. For almost all users, wordpress.com is the ans

For blogging, WordPress is about the least worst there is. The key thing is: you don't have to run it yourself. For almost all users, wordpress.com is the answer. Automattic take care of all the rubbish for you. If you're fussy about themes, there are any number of third-party providers who will give you more wiggle room than wordpress.com but take care of the tedious rubbish for you. If you really want to run it yourself, there is a huge ecosphere of designers, consultants and sysadmins.