About 3 months ago, the great Blogspot Exodus of '03 began - thanks to a special offer from 1&1 Internet. They are offering free website hosting for 3 years. You don't need a credit card, just a valid phone number which they use to send a PIN number. More information on this offer is available here. They will also register a Domain Name for you for a mere $5.99 (per year).

The service works great with Movable Type, but installation can be a bit tricky. That is why Kevin (Wizbang) organized the the Exodus Team. This is a crew of techs who are perfectly willing to get you up and running on Movable Type - also for free.

Think about it. Free hosting. Free setup. For $5.99 you can have your blog powered by Movable Type using your own domain name. If you are interested, go to 1&1 signup page here. Then send an email to Exodus (AT) wizbangblog (DOT) com requesting assistance. I believe the Exodus team has already assisted nearly 50 people making the switch.

But, the time to take advantage of the Blogspot Exodus is NOW.

The free hosting offer expires on January 21st. If you are on Blogspot and don't know why this move would improve your blog, consider this (incomplete) list of what you have to gain:

• Stability (less downtime on 1&1 than on Blogspot)
• Comments (natively supported in MT)
• Trackbacks
• Categories
• Increased Template Options
• Image Hosting

For the money, Blogspot is a good deal. This is a better deal, but you have to act fast.