Build blogs and choices

I've been reading different types of blogs since I was in middle school. I have always loved the diversity in content and the accessibility of each blog. That being said since I have come across my share of different types of blogs about various different subject matters a questions quickly pops up. Should blogger's use tools like blogger or wordpress or develop their own blog from scratch or close to it. Granted the learning curve for developing your own is much larger with a needed understanding of HTML,php, and other various languages may be required unlike blogger or wordpress where most tools are GUI(general user interface) based for easy fast development. I believe that many bloggers choose to develop fast than slowly build a blog but I have seen both types have their own success and it is my opinion that greater control down the road is better for more popular blogs than those who just treat it as a hobby would be better off using the easier tools. For each individual blogger it comes down to individual long term goals and the starting knowledge base when it comes to web development.  

Here is a good reference(1)  if you wish built your own. Basically to sum it up it requires basic front-end skills get comfortable with HTML5 and php is you wish you maintain a simple database but to be honest it's possible without it. 

(1) Lawson, B. (2009, June 30). HTML5 Doctor. HTML5 Doctor. Retrieved , from http://html5doctor.com/designing-a-blog-with-html5/

Sites where the process is simple
blogger
wordpress