Incredibly simple to start blogging with MarsEdit

I tried to write a “blog” back in 1998. Hand editing HTML was a pain, so I never did it again.

I have often thought of trying again, but never wanted to spend time fighting a blog system rather than writing. However, I have listened to the Core Intuition podcast for a long time, and have grown to respect the developer’s perspective from the show. I figured I would give it another try, so I bought MarsEdit.

It has been wonderfully simple. Upon startup, the app provided a link that helped me create the blog, and then it was super simple to write my first post using the RTF editor. You can edit raw HTML, or markdown, or - as I chose - RTF which is pretty much WYSIWYG.

I love the application. Creating the content, and posting it to the blog, was extremely simple. Furthermore, since it is saved locally, I can edit over a long duration, without being online.

The icing on the cake, however, is the wonderful support provided by Red Sweater. I received an incredibly helpful response the same day I posted my request.

I am very happy with the application, and if I stop blogging this time, it won’t be because of the difficulty of the process because MarsEdit makes the process as simple as typing and then clicking on a button. What could be easier?

JodyHagins about MarsEdit - for WordPress, Tumblr, Blogger, etc.