Best Platform to start out with

[LD]

I've got Wordpress up an running, and it seems like every blogger is using it these days. Easy install, nice simple, lots of customization.

I'm looking at Blog Organizer. There's no free trial, only an online demo, but it looks interesting. I don't mind spending the money if it's worth it. But I love WP and the easy way you can change the presentation. The RSS feed plugins leave a lot to be desired, however.

For RSS, Blog Automater looks great. I have the demo running, and it hooks up nice with WP and I love the way it handles RSS feeds. I am thinking that with Blog Organizer it wouldn't be as important since (I think) BO handles RSS much better than Wordpress. So if I stay with WP, BA looks like a much needed add-on. If I go with BO...well, I'm not so sure.

I've pretty much ruled out other options, but if I am missing something, please give me a heads up. It comes down to Wordpress vs BO for creating the blog since I certainly do not want to deal with two platforms

So, what would you do if you were starting out?

WP with free rss plugin(s) (free)

BO $143.00

WP + BA $177.00 (this is what I am leaning toward now)

BO + BA $320.00