Wix's drag-and-drop system is made with HTML5 in mind
If HTML5 matters to you then Wix is well worth a look; it claims to be the only drag-and-drop site-building platform with HTML5 capabilities. On top of that you'll find over 500 designer-made templates as well as plenty of additional features and apps, along with top-grade hosting so you can rest assured your site will be there when you need it.
You get 500MB storage and 1GB bandwidth with a free Wix account; if you need more – plus other features like your own domain, and online store and Google Analytics – then take a look at its premium plans.
Yola boasts flexible layouts and no third-party ads
Yola limits you a bit if you have grand plans for your blog – you can only have two sites and three web pages with its free plan – but the upside is a healthy 1GB of storage and bandwidth, and your site won't be littered with unsightly third-party ads.
Getting started is easy, with dozens of customisable templates to choose from, a straightforward site builder for putting everything together, flexible layouts and drag-and-drop widgets. And if you have the skills then you can edit your CSS in order to fine-tune your site's look.
Edublogs is ideal if you are in art and design education
If you are a design student or tutor, Edublogs is a great place to set up your online home. This free education blogging platform for schools, colleges, and universities is powered by Wordpress, but gives you the added benefit of plugging you into a community of fellow educational bloggers.
You can sign up for free, which gives you access to over 250 premium themes and 1GB of storage space, and there is a Pro plan which gives you all the extras you'll require when you get serious.
Hubpages is a network of sites that enable bloggers (or Hubbers) to share their story with a vast open community. It has an Arts and Design section, which will be a happy home for creative bloggers, and Hubpages majors on its ability to connect its users with a wide audience and earn revenue from ads and affiliates.
Call your content into any design with the Contentful API
Nobody knows how they're going to want to display their articles a few years down the line, so Contentful provides a way to separate your content from your design. It calls this an "API-first" approach, so your content is stored on its servers and you can call it into any design or platform as you like. So if you want to build a completely different site in a few years time, it's easy to bring everything in as it's set up to be portable from the start.
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