Don't spend 400 hours customizing your favorite blogging software then 0 hours blogging. :)
(I use Jekyll -> netlify. I only use Jekyll because I used it once 10 years ago. I literally write posts in Github directly and commit to master because blogging should be informal and F the haters)
Blot.im - you can write your posts in Markdown, Microsoft Word, Pages, Google Docs, OpenOffice. Your documents can be stored in Git, or a folder in Dropbox, or a folder in Google Drive, and the service publishes them from there. $5/month
(not affiliated, just used and liked it back when I had a public facing blog)
It depends, there are a lot of options including the age old blogger, wordpress, substack, ghost, medium etc. May be you can checkout substack (https://substack.com/for-bloggers)
Nucelo gives you everything you want. As an open source platform, you can share unlimited articles for $4 per month. You also get a place to share your projects and bookmarks. It doesn't end with this, you can take a look.
I think Medium is a bad way to go. You give up control of your content and bow it’s presented to users. Additionally, there’s a lot of low quality content on Medium you may not want to be associated with.
If you’re open to spending a bit, I highly recommend a hosted Ghost.js blog (around $11/month). It gives me full control over my content and domain, and I can choose to keep it ad-free. In my opinion, it’s a far better option for building your personal brand compared to platforms like Medium or DEV.to, which often have paywalls and can be cluttered with garbage low-quality content.
+1 for Ghost. The platform really is all about blogging. It’s ecosystem is not as huge was the WordPress ecosystem, but substantial nonetheless. Building a custom theme for Ghost is also far more accessible for beginners than building a Wordpress theme, at least in my experience
You can also self-host Ghost. Which I did for a while, but didn’t want to spend my free time being a sysadmin. I decided paying for hosting was worth it, and helps marginally support the product.
Throw a dart ;-)
Hugo doesn’t include hosting but you can host on AWS Amplify, GitHub Pages, CloudFlare Pages, Vercel, etc.For additional inspiration, some earlier threads with similar theme:
Ask HN: What do you use for your personal blog? - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41608459 - Sept 2024 (44 comments)
Ask HN: What is the best way to author blogs in 2024? -https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41014806 - July 2024 (134 comments)
Ask HN: What tech stack do you use for your blog? - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38957782 - Jan 2024 (7 comments)
Some earlier threads about static site generators:
Ask HN: Best static site generator for non-designer? - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41397521 - Aug 2024 (25 comments)
Ask HN: What's the simplest static website generator? - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39861593 - Mar 2024 (74 comments)
this comment will help me a lot thank you!
You’re welcome. Cheers!
Don't spend 400 hours customizing your favorite blogging software then 0 hours blogging. :)
(I use Jekyll -> netlify. I only use Jekyll because I used it once 10 years ago. I literally write posts in Github directly and commit to master because blogging should be informal and F the haters)
https://bearblog.dev/ is pretty cool
Blot.im - you can write your posts in Markdown, Microsoft Word, Pages, Google Docs, OpenOffice. Your documents can be stored in Git, or a folder in Dropbox, or a folder in Google Drive, and the service publishes them from there. $5/month
(not affiliated, just used and liked it back when I had a public facing blog)
https://blot.im/
It depends, there are a lot of options including the age old blogger, wordpress, substack, ghost, medium etc. May be you can checkout substack (https://substack.com/for-bloggers)
Nucelo gives you everything you want. As an open source platform, you can share unlimited articles for $4 per month. You also get a place to share your projects and bookmarks. It doesn't end with this, you can take a look.
https://nucelo.com
Wix? Pay a few dollars a month, write what you want, nothing to maintain.
For personal blogging, platforms like WordPress and Medium are highly recommended.
I think Medium is a bad way to go. You give up control of your content and bow it’s presented to users. Additionally, there’s a lot of low quality content on Medium you may not want to be associated with.
I think in the selfhost with hugo or Jekyll is nice options!
I use Posthaven because one of its primary goals is permanence...not that I blog much.
Or very well.
Good luck.
If you’re open to spending a bit, I highly recommend a hosted Ghost.js blog (around $11/month). It gives me full control over my content and domain, and I can choose to keep it ad-free. In my opinion, it’s a far better option for building your personal brand compared to platforms like Medium or DEV.to, which often have paywalls and can be cluttered with garbage low-quality content.
+1 for Ghost. The platform really is all about blogging. It’s ecosystem is not as huge was the WordPress ecosystem, but substantial nonetheless. Building a custom theme for Ghost is also far more accessible for beginners than building a Wordpress theme, at least in my experience
You can also self-host Ghost. Which I did for a while, but didn’t want to spend my free time being a sysadmin. I decided paying for hosting was worth it, and helps marginally support the product.
Self host a simple blog. It's the best.