WordPress is a freely available blogging platform, but you will need to have your own hosting account to publish a blog with it. Unfortunately, high-quality hosting services (like A Small Orange) are rarely free, and may be considered as “overkill” for anyone looking to publish nothing more than a blog. If you would like to publish a WordPress blog without having to be concerned about the price and/or management of a hosting account, please feel free to sign up for a free WordPress blog from WordPress.com.