Should you be blogging as a software developer?

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Strapi Landing Page
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Strapi

Strapi is the most advanced Node.
Pricing:
- Open Source
This is the route that I have taken. I have a slightly complicated setup with a custom-made Gatsby.js website hosted in an AWS S3 bucket with a Strapi CMS to store all my posts.

#CMS #Blogging #Blogging Platform 310 social mentions
GitHub Pages Landing Page
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GitHub Pages

A free, static web host for open-source projects on GitHub
Pricing:
- Open Source
The main benefit of going down the static website route though is that it is the cheapest option if you want to self-host. You can host your website for free on GitHub Pages or do what I do and set it up on AWS. My AWS bill is $0.50 a month which is just the cost of the Route 53 hosted zone.

#Static Site Generators #Cloud Computing #Blogging 466 social mentions
Jekyll Landing Page
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Jekyll

Jekyll is a simple, blog aware, static site generator.
Pricing:
- Open Source
The other option is to have your own custom website either by hosting your own blogging platform such as WordPress, Ghost or by setting up a static website with Hugo, Gatsby or Jekyll.

#CMS #Blogging #Blogging Platform 181 social mentions
Hashnode Landing Page

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Hashnode

A friendly and inclusive Q&A network for coders

There are blogging platforms that are specifically for developers like Hashnode and dev.to. These are a great way to get started with online writing and increase the chances of your posts actually being read.

#Web App #Social Media Tools #Software Engineering 122 social mentions
Hugo Landing Page
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Hugo

Hugo is a general-purpose website framework for generating static web pages.
Pricing:
- Open Source
The other option is to have your own custom website either by hosting your own blogging platform such as WordPress, Ghost or by setting up a static website with Hugo, Gatsby or Jekyll.

#Static Site Generators #Blogging #Blogging Platform 354 social mentions
Ghost Landing Page
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Ghost

Ghost is a fully open source, adaptable platform for building and running a modern online publication. We power blogs, magazines and journalists from Zappos to Sky News.
Pricing:
- Open Source
- Paid
- Free Trial
- $36.0 / Monthly (100k views/month, 2 users)
Ghost is another option, you can host Ghost yourself or pay for their cloud hosting platform. If you sign up for their hosting platform it doubles up as a newsletter as well but it can get quite costly if you have a lot of subscribers.

#Blogging #CMS #Blogging Platform 173 social mentions
DEV.to Landing Page

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DEV.to

Where software engineers connect, build their resumes, and grow.

There are blogging platforms that are specifically for developers like Hashnode and dev.to. These are a great way to get started with online writing and increase the chances of your posts actually being read.

#CMS #Blogging #Blogging Platform 388 social mentions
Amazon Associates Landing Page

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Amazon Associates

Associates Program and start earning money today. The Amazon Associates Program is one of the largest and most successful online affiliate programs, with over 900,000 members joining worldwide.

I mostly use the Amazon affiliate program which anyone can sign up for. You will see in my YouTube videos that I also have a few links in the description to books that have been helpful for me as well.

#Ad Networks #eCommerce #Content Monetization 19 social mentions