Easy2Blog - review
So I've got a new very easy place to recommend to blog, it's called Easy2Blog. It's got loads of options and it's easy to configure. They'll do ad exchanges for you, an about me section, a blogroll-type thing, counter, rss, sydication badges that automatically add your blog to others myYahoo/feedburner/etc., commenting, easy to add photos to posts, search, counters and an easy way to add blocks of html for other services like blogrolling or whatever you'd like (you can easily reorder them too).
Downsides: It doesn't let me post with Safari (Mac Firefox & Mac IE is okay). It lists your e-mail address on the site (this doesn't appear to be an option) so get a spare if you don't want it listed (I've still got free gMail to give out). It's got ads (but that's how they pay for it) and you can deny explicit content (or request it) for the ads. It doesn't appear you can use a client for editing.
This company provide bunches of other sites for free but with add-ons for a cost so I bet they'll offer ad free options for now, but even if they don't it's an easy place to start up if you want to try this “blogging thing” out...
And it's really easy to use.
FYI - My new blog is not an Easy2Blog. I'm still faithful to MovableType.