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🔍 What is Ghost?
If you want to start a blog, you probably want to focus on the actual content production.
You'll need a fast, reliable, and nicely designed website. I want to introduce you to Ghost, an open-source platform written in Javascript. Just to make it clear, they do not sponsor me; they don't even know that I write this post. I genuinely love this Creator Platform.
Ghost is a Content Management System that consists of a front-end user interface that allows the user (without touching any code) to modify the webpage.
⚡ Core features of Ghost CMS
- integrated newsletter
- paid and free membership subscription, can use it like Patreon and get payouts via stripe
- has integrations like Zapier or Google Analytics
- Markdown so you can maintain your writing flow
- creates SEO-friendly URLs
- can insert custom HTML and CSS into a page
- allows your readers to search across all published posts, keywords, and authors
How to get started with ghost.org CMS
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I did not know where to start when I bought the Ali Abdaal theme for ghost CMS.
For hours I have laboriously tried by means of various tutorials to put together all the components. Now I want to help you set up your blog.
☁ Hosting, not Ghosting
You can let ghost.org host you or self-host your site.
If you are running a self-hosted instance, Ghost recommends Ubuntu with at least 1GB to run Ghost. I decided to go with the ghost plan because it is the most convenient for me.
With Ghost Pro, you have Email support 24/7.
I chose the creator plan, with the possibility to get custom integrations, like Zapier and GitHub. Custom Themes like mine from Ali Abdaal are, too, only available with the Creator Package.
🌅 Conclusion
Ghost has an aesthetic design, runs super fast and smooth, and I like its built-in newsletter.
It is preferential to have little coding experience when starting with Ghost. If not, at least a little courage to read into the documents from Ghost.
👁🗨 If you are interested and want to read more about building your blog with Ghost, look at my latest post. The Best Way To Get Started Learning About How To Build A Ghost Theme
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