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Q: What's the best blog site to write from China?
Turns out I'll be returning to China sooner than expected! This time around I want to keep a day to day blog of my travels for the friends back home, but I haven't got a clue which blog sites work from China.
Anyone have some tips on what the best sites are to write from China?
12 years 24 weeks ago in Transport & Travel - China
If you can read Chinese, then Sina might be a good choice. But the big western blog sites tend to get blocked every now and then. So if you don't have a good VPN, that can be a problem when it comes to you updating your blog.
A decent option might be for you to get your own domain & blog site. A domain name costs around $10-15 per year and a website costs around $6-10 per month. Personally, I always consider this the best option for flexibility.
If you want a platform that isn't subject to being blocked and unblocked regularly then Sina is your best bet, even though I think it's probably the clunkiest and glitchy blogging site out there. If you've got a VPN then hit up wordpress if you want a more professional look. You could try Blogger but since it's owned by Google it's almost always blocked. Buying a domain didn't keep my wordpress site from being blocked so...yeah. Just get yourself a decent VPN and save yourself the headache from dealing with Sina.
