I Built My Own Blog from Scratch: Here's How (and Why)
Why I Decided to Build My Blog In an world where platforms like Substack, Medium, and LinkedIn dominate the content landscape, you might wonder—why bother coding your blog? For me, it came down to three things: Ownership: Full control over my content, design, and data Learning: Improving my coding skills, even starting simple Creative Freedom: No platform restrictions I wanted a clean, fast, no-bloat experience that I could fully control, learn, update, and evolve over time. Step 1: Choosing Hugo I chose Hugo, a popular static site generator, because: ...