The early days of photoblogging required some level of technical experience with setting up a webserver and installing or writing the CMS code for it (e.g. Pixelpost or Picoplog).
Some photobloggers still prefer this option of running their own server, as this gives them full control over the display and functionality of their photoblog.
[citation needed] However, there are now a range of photoblog hosting services available which provide a ready-made solution in which everything has already been set up.
Convergence of mobile phones with digital cameras has opened a new era in photoblogging as authors may publish photos directly from smart devices to the Web.
[4] Visual blogging enables people with limited English, or low literacy to contribute to material on the Web.