I'm thinking of doing some blogging on a pretty casual basis and it's got me wondering where people post their blogs.<p>For me, I don't think I'd be blogging frequently enough or with enough of a common theme to warrant setting up my own site. Instead, something like Medium springs to mind as an option - although I'm aware they've had some bad press recently.<p>So bloggers of HN, where do you put your blogs?
I put my blog on my own site. I think it's worth doing that even if you don't update your blog frequently. For such a blog, you can get commercial hosting for about $5/mo that includes a WordPress installation.<p>Whatever you do, though, please don't use Medium!
Over the past couple of years, I've found it useful to shell out the ~$10/month for a Squarespace site and host my content there.<p>Wordpress is great too, though isn't as plug-and-play as you might expect.<p>I would avoid the temptation to build & host your own site, as your goal is to _blog_, not code.<p>Also, consider capturing email addresses and sending all of your new posts to your subscribers.<p>It's very motivating to see a small, but growing list of people who want you send them everything you write.<p>Here's the simple design I use if you want to replicate it: <a href="https://stewfortier.com/subscribe" rel="nofollow">https://stewfortier.com/subscribe</a> (it gets about a 30% conversion rate)<p>Happy writing!
Personal blog or business blog?<p>If personal, any self-hosted platform will work (WordPress, blogger.com, or Webflow).<p>If business, you can post articles on your site. Some well-known marketers only post once a month. But they do a ton of promotion + optimize to rank in search. From what I've observed, it's not necessary to keep a consistent posting schedule, but it helps in other ways like building up the habit. More in-depth content tends to increase search traffic. That's why you'll see bigger brands like Shopify write a ton of articles daily.<p>The advantage of using another platform is it gives you the possibility you'll get some of their traffic if you understand their system.
I started one of my blogs on Blogger.com, but now I self host them with WordPress on my own server.<p>In my opinion, don't worry about your platform. Use something that works. The bigger issue is how to get your blog found. And whatever platforms you use, your URL structure should be maintained so that links don't rot and readers can still find you. I made the mistake of going from blogger.com to self-hosted WordPress. I should have just started with WordPress.
Just recently started hosting a static VuePress site out of AWS S3.<p>I wrote a post about it here: <a href="https://www.ethanaa.com/blog/conversion-to-static-site-with-vuepress-and-aws-s3" rel="nofollow">https://www.ethanaa.com/blog/conversion-to-static-site-with-...</a>
I can create a blog to anyone who wants one for their own using gatsby, netlify cms and github pages. It will be free to use and host. People can access your blog via your-blog-name.github.io. I won't charge for it for the first 10 people who reach out.
I use Hugo and Netlify to host my "blog" of sorts.<p><a href="https://thechipcollective.com/" rel="nofollow">https://thechipcollective.com/</a>
Self hosted Wordpress on a DigitalOcean VPS for $5/Month. I even have a single file bash script that I run to install everything in 5 mins on a barebone VPS.