Using a desktop blogging client can make you an effective blogger. There are many advantages in using desktop clients. Here are some of the advantages:

• WYSIWYG functionality: Wordpress is a great blogging platform, but the editor which comes with it is not so cool. It is rather slow. On the other hand, editors that come with desktop blogging clients are faster and offer more features.
• Support for images: If you want to add images to your post, you have to upload the image and link it. This process is difficult. If you use a desktop client, all you have to do is drag and drop the image and the client will take care of everything. You also have the option to resize the image and align it the way you want.
• Live spell checker: Wordpress has a spell checker, but it is now live. And it is rather slow too. Most desktop clients come with a spell checker which makes it possible to correct spellings as you type.
• Multiple blogs: It is much easier to manage multiple blogs using a desktop client. You can access and write posts to all blogs from the same interface.

Here is a list of free desktop blogging clients:

• BlogDesk
• Zoundry
• Qumana
• ScribeFire
• Microsoft Live Writer