I have been researching these few days where should I start my software development blog. Medium is pretty good but the paywall is a big NO! I had my first post there, then I have decided to move it over to Hashnode.
So these are my reasons:
- Sub-domain and custom own domain support. I can move to my own domain one day if I need to (although this is unlikely to happen)
- Google Analytics and Google Search Console integration support. Blogger can do this too.
- No paywall. I have been asking myself - would I pay to read? My answer is no. Yupe the paywall can be easily bypassed but not everyone knows this.
- Blog looks professional and clean (similar to Medium). The rest do not seem so professional especially this one Blogger!
- Custom navigation tab at my blog using Article Series. Blogger can do this too but not the others.
- Email newsletter setup, Blogger can do this too.
- Software development blog centric similar to Dev.to
This is also Github backup feature. It seems useful but when do I need this? Is it when Hashnode decides to shut down one day? I hope this won't happen. Perhaps this is the only drawback among the other Blogging platforms here which are more mature? The risk is there.
So here you go, this is my blog - Android Development Articles. I only have one post there and hopefully it will grow big one day. :)
