Hosting and managing the software is provided when you work with WordPress.com. 2.     It functions as a CMS (content management system), so you don’t need to know HTML to make frequent updates. Did you hear about the Blogger shut-down in May that left thousands of businesses without their blogs for several days? That’s not good news; after all, what are bloggers to do without access to their blogs? There are many blogging platforms in the blogosphere, the difficulty can be in knowing which one will work best for you, and will meet your blogging goals.