Hello everyone. I'm looking for a blogging platform for my personal blog. I don't want something self-hosted, just a simple and affordable platform. Which platforms do you recommend?
Ask HN: Which blog platform is suitable for personal blogging?
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#2If 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.
Re: Ask HN: Which blog platform is suitable for personal blogging?
#3It 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)
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#4If 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
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#5Throw a dart ;-)
import random
platform = random.SystemRandom().choice(["Astro", "Blogger", "Ghost", "Hugo"])
print(platform)
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)
Re: Ask HN: Which blog platform is suitable for personal blogging?
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Re: Ask HN: Which blog platform is suitable for personal blogging?
#7Throw a dart ;-) import random platform = random.SystemRandom().choice(["Astro", "Blogger", "Ghost", "Hugo"]) print(platform) 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 commen…
this comment will help me a lot thank you!
Re: Ask HN: Which blog platform is suitable for personal blogging?
#8Throw a dart ;-) import random platform = random.SystemRandom().choice(["Astro", "Blogger", "Ghost", "Hugo"]) print(platform) 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 commen…
this comment will help me a lot thank you!
You’re welcome. Cheers!
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#9Self host a simple blog. It's the best.
Re: Ask HN: Which blog platform is suitable for personal blogging?
#10https://bearblog.dev/ is pretty cool