Penzu: Private Blogging

// December 13th, 2009 // blog

One of my New Year’s Resolutions for this year (2009) was to journal every day for two weeks. I know that may seem a bit simplistic, or trivial, or too little a goal to be substantial, or any other wording to that effect. Actually, it was a very rewarding experience. But I’m not going to bore you with that. I’m actually blogging about the website I used to do said fortnight of journaling: Penzu.

I don’t know where they get their name, but I like it. Obviously, the word Pen…but the zu part…I don’t know. In any event, Penzu is a private blog. They used to call those journals or diaries. All jokes aside, it’s a blog nobody can see but you. You sign in, create a journal and a journaling space, and you write. You can post pictures, links, etc., alongside your writing, or not. It’s all, of course, up to your mercurial fancy.

For a few bucks, they let you become a Penzu Pro member, which affords you some capabilities that non-Pro members lack, such as multiple canvas layouts, importing, extra encryption, and more. I haven’t upgraded yet, but it’s something I have considered. So far, the benefits of going Pro are not commensurate with the price tag. With services like Flickr, going Pro means a lot, namely unlimited storage, although they do throw in some superficials for kicks and giggles.

Penzu is a great free service. If you’re looking to have a place you can journal online that no one else can see, Penzu is probably your best bet. I really enjoy it. It’s easy to join, has a nice UI, and it’s free. Until they offer something incredible with Penzu Pro, I’m probably going to keep on using the free version. Check it out, though. It’s at least worth that.

Here’s a screenshot of one of the layouts.