[foodscraps]

Have you considered using a static site generator like Hugo/Jekyll/Gatsby? You could then host it using Github Pages for free. You automatically get a free SSL cert via Let's Encrypt and can use your own domain. You would only pay for your domain annually. Very fast, secure, and affordable.

[GekkePrutser]

Yes I was thinking of this indeed. I like it because of the zero-hackability. Though it will not allow me to accept comments and I want to avoid platforms like Disqus.

However I have zero discoverability that way, like I said in the post. I can write nice articles but nobody will come across them, even people that would have been interested. I'm not vain or anything if I say so myself but if I put in the work it would be nice if someone would actually benefit from it :)

This is the nice thing about platforms like Medium but they're all so commercial... I don't like that part. And I don't want to constantly market my blog everywhere. I just want it in a place where people could pick up on it if they find it interesting, and ideally where I could find such posts from others. A bit like Hacker News but then more for blogs itself.

It absolutely does not need to monetise in any way. I have a job :)

[kevq]

You get out what you put in when running a blog. You need to market your site unfortunately. That’s where SEO, social sharing, newsletters and all those other annoying things come in. Even on a platform with an existing audience, like Medium, you will still be drowned out in the noise, unless you’re *very* lucky.

Bonus to hosting your own stuff is that you own it and no one can take that from you.

[angryfeller]

https://utteranc.es/ might take care of the comments.