Is there anyway to start a blog with Blogger without having a Google account?

I wanted to start a blog, blogger seemed the easiest way to do it, but it wanted me to create a Google account, I already have a Yahoo! account (well, obviously) and I hate to get loaded up with this stuff.





Is there a way to skip this step, a different site to use to make a blog, or, if all should fail, are Google accounts free, or what?





Thanks for your help, and if you have a blog, would you post a link? I want to see a few...

Is there anyway to start a blog with Blogger without having a Google account?
First, the quick answer.. since Blogger IS Google, no, you need a Google account.





Second, there are all sorts of good reasons to have a Google account that have nothing to do with where you blog or where you read your email. For example...





1) Google Analytics - see where people are coming from when they visit your blog, not only what websites (links) but also where geographically. Find out which pages they're reading, and how long they're staying to read, and all sorts of other interesting phenomenon.





2) Google Maps. Want to blog about a specific location? Put a Google map on your site.





3) Google AdSense. Is your blog getting so popular that you could be making money with ads? This is the way to go.





That said, there are a couple of other ways to go. The quick and simple method... get an account over at WordPress...





http://wordpress.com





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Here's a step-by-step tutorial on getting your own WordPress blog up and running on a free web hosting account (just log in as a guest)...





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