After searching for a blogging solution for mindtoss, I chose to go with Moveable Type from six apart. The price point was affordable and many blogs I read utilize Moveable Type. So I paid for MT and downloaded it to my computer. All I had to was configure a few files and BAM my blog would be up and running.

So I eagerly proceeded with the set-up. I browsed through the instructions and everything seemed simple enough. However, a couple of hours later I wasn’t feeling the love. I had made virtually no progress and was beyond frustrated. The following day I requested the help from two of my colleagues (I work for a dotcom). They both gave it a shot and to no avail. They too were surprised by the lengthy, complicated set-up.

I jumped out to the six apart site to find out if they offer assistance. They had a package where they would custom install on my web server… for $99! That’s how much I paid for the software! I wrote an email requesting a refund after trying unsuccessfully to install their software. They emailed me back indicating that they would issue me a refund if I went to a link inside the email and responded with my original credit card info. That was two days ago. I’m still waiting for the refund.

Don’t get me wrong, six apart makes a very good product. My only beef is that you need a special class in order to go through their installation. Like I said in my email, “If it’s so easy to install, why are you going to charge me $99″?

I tried two other blog publishing systems before happily settling with WordPress . WordPress boasts of a “famous 5 minute installation”. So to my amazement… it actual only took FIVE MINUTES! And get this, it’s FREE. The developers at WordPress have created a fantastic product. There are a slew of organizations out there that promise it all and rarely deliver. I happy to say that WordPress delivers.