Having your own website is certainly a must-have. It's the place where you own the ground. There you're more than just a tenant.
BUT as an owner you're responsibilities are much more diverse than creating content. If the blog has a bug - you'll fix it. If nobody finds your blog - that's your problem. If the form for your newsletter subscription doesn't work - nobody cares, you'll have to fix it.
I have owned several websites and blogs since 2005. It's a must. But. Keep it as simple as possible. As Katja mentioned, Astra is super cool, extremely fast, and just works. WordPress and Elementor Page plugins are the way to go.
As a beginner, don't even think about SEO, backlinks, and other best practices. You'll end up fast in a new full-time job... :-)
Just post your articles or whatever and spread the word on your social media. Have fun and good luck.
Thanks, Katja for an important article and your insights.
Thank you 😊, yes, having your own website comes with responsibilities. But the technical part changed so much in the last years, for the better of course. It's much easier now to build a simple and clean website that works. There's also a straightforward way to implement our existing articles from Substack. Isn't it great?
Having your own website is certainly a must-have. It's the place where you own the ground. There you're more than just a tenant.
BUT as an owner you're responsibilities are much more diverse than creating content. If the blog has a bug - you'll fix it. If nobody finds your blog - that's your problem. If the form for your newsletter subscription doesn't work - nobody cares, you'll have to fix it.
I have owned several websites and blogs since 2005. It's a must. But. Keep it as simple as possible. As Katja mentioned, Astra is super cool, extremely fast, and just works. WordPress and Elementor Page plugins are the way to go.
As a beginner, don't even think about SEO, backlinks, and other best practices. You'll end up fast in a new full-time job... :-)
Just post your articles or whatever and spread the word on your social media. Have fun and good luck.
Thanks, Katja for an important article and your insights.
Thank you 😊, yes, having your own website comes with responsibilities. But the technical part changed so much in the last years, for the better of course. It's much easier now to build a simple and clean website that works. There's also a straightforward way to implement our existing articles from Substack. Isn't it great?