What’s the best cheap or free blogging platform?

Hi everyone,

I want to start blogging and need advice on the best low-cost or free platform. I already have my own domain, but I don’t have hosting with a database. What’s the cheapest way to get my blog up and running?

Thanks in advance!

Try Substack or Medium. Both are great options.

Hey, check out Penify. It’s a free platform where you can write your own blog posts.

Danielle said:
Hey, check out Penify. It’s a free platform where you can write your own blog posts.

Can I connect my custom domain? I’d like my blog to show up as www.blog.mydomain.com.

You could get shared web hosting from any hosting provider near you.

Jeneta said:
You could get shared web hosting from any hosting provider near you.

Would it be possible to link it to a subdomain then?

Samuel_3 said:

Jeneta said:
You could get shared web hosting from any hosting provider near you.

Would it be possible to link it to a subdomain then?

You’d still need hosting for that, right?

@Jeneta
Not really. I use GitHub Pages for my website, but it doesn’t have database support.

Check out bearblog.dev. It’s lightweight and simple.

Netlify and Hugo are a free combo. Highly recommend it.

There are a few options like Medium, Blogger, and Substack.

WordPress is a solid choice. I’ve had my blog on it for over 5 years now.