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Ask HN: What blog platform to use for my SaaS

8 pointsby raphaeljover 4 years ago
Hi HN,<p>I&#x27;d like to start writing a blog for my SaaS (https:&#x2F;&#x2F;noisycamp.com). A few years ago, Medium would have been my platform of choice, but it become so bloated lately.<p>What are the best blog platforms for technical and non-technical articles lately?<p>Best

8 comments

frompdxover 4 years ago
My two cents. If you are successful you will eventually have a marketing team. WordPress (self-hosted) requires very little technical know-how to operate. I think that is important because the marketing team can own all things WordPress, keeping your engineering team focused on the product.<p>For the same reason I think it makes a lot of sense to use WordPress if you are just starting out because it is simple and easy to use. You can just write and you won&#x27;t burn cycles messing with non-writing tasks to make it work.
codegeekover 4 years ago
Another vote for self-hosted WordPress. It just works and has all the necessary batteries for SEO etc. No need to reinvent the wheel.
Vishal_TEover 4 years ago
WordPress remains the best platform for blogging. You should always self-host the blog because you can control it. There isn&#x27;t any traffic advantage of hosting it on Medium - you need to build your own traffic. WordPress is easy to install, configure and manage. WP developers are affordable
ezekgover 4 years ago
Is there any specific reason why you need a blog platform? I add posts under &#x2F;blog and that works fine. Static site, most content is written in markdown so it&#x27;s super easy.
dhruvkarover 4 years ago
I&#x27;d say use a static site generator (e.g Hugo) with a CMS (like <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;forestry.io&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;forestry.io&#x2F;</a>).<p>This gives you the best of both worlds -- never have to worry about your blog going down due to traffic spikes, can host it for nothing (or next to nothing). With a CMS, it&#x27;ll make it easy to collaborate with non-technical writers down the road.<p>It&#x27;s not as easy or familiar as wordpress but much more robust traffic wise
verdvermover 4 years ago
I use <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;gohugo.io" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;gohugo.io</a> because I like writing content in markdown with vim
SkyLinxover 4 years ago
Give www.dynablogger.com a try, there&#x27;s a free plan so it&#x27;s easy. Disclaimer, I am the founder
cpachover 4 years ago
Some options: Ghost, Hugo, Netlify, WPEngine