WordPress Vs Ghost Vs Medium: Which Blog CMS Is The Best?

I have a blog on these three platforms and here are my observations.

I have tried all these big three blog publishing platforms; Started blogging on WordPress then started writing on Medium and now a blog on Ghost.org. I hosted my WordPress blog on Hostgator which is an EIG owned company. Remember this company name because in the later stage of this article we will discuss something about this company that will change your opinion about hosting your blog through any of the hosting companies they own.

Remember, there are some of the things that you must remember before started your own blog and want to host your

The Start of my Blogging Journey — Hosting My Website on Hostgator and Installing WordPress

Starting a blog to make money was one of my best decision but choosing the wrong hosting platform was what makes it the worst. I did the best of the research about the hosting company I am going to choose but there was one trick in this involved and it was “greed”

Endurance International Group, EIG is a company that owned dozens of small and big hosting companies including Hostgator, Bluehost, and domain.com. They play a very big trick which is called “greed” on influencer bloggers. If you refer someone to any of these hosting services providers, you will make $60 to $150 on a single conversation. That’s why when you search for a term that is related to Blogging, most of the bloggers promote these hosting providers. I am not saying, they are bad but they are just not worth it. This is probably the first time that a blogger is accepting it that these hosting services aren’t good.

I fall into this trap and bought a hosting from Hostgator.

You see, just writing long-form content isn’t just a single thing to rank but your website needs to be user-friendly and must load faster. Google gives a lot of emphasis on loading speed and that is where these hosting providers suck.

At first, I was making money because most of my traffic was direct but I was keeping in eye on search engines and it was a complete mess. If you are in search of the good hosting and want to really make worth your time, please try a hosting company that isn’t an EIG affiliate. I left Hostgator after 3 years of using it and I think that was the best decision of my life.

The discovery of Medium and it changed the way I look into publishing content

I come to know about Medium through Quora. I was a Quora addict before I became a Medium addict. I was living in a country where stripe wasn’t available but still I was publishing content on this platform. I started writing on Medium and ever since the experience is quite good. I write about Blogging, marketing, and social media. With just Medium partner program I have made over $200/month on this platform. The platform is a brand-oriented platform and I often called it Netflix for writers.

Most people often have this thought of not writing on other, 3rd party platforms, but I see no reason for anyone not to write. It is like making your own video hosting website and not using YouTube.

Here are some articles that can improve your knowledge about Medium:

• Is the Medium Partner Program worth it?
• Is Medium Paid Subscription worth it?
• Medium SEO: How To Rank Your Medium Articles In Google Search

The Ghost.org Blog

I am writing on Medium and have a ghost.org blog which I migrated from Hostgator. Ghost.org is a bit expensive but has great hosting services. The yearly package of the Ghost costs $348/year which I have paid in yearly service because of the 29% discount.

Ghost.org is way faster and you can make money through Getting paid members like Medium or Substack and can make money through any mainstream blogger make money including running ads beside your content, affiliate marketing, or any other way to make money.

The Difference between Ghost Vs Medium Vs WordPress:

1. The page loading speed: The page loading speed of Medium and Ghost is way higher than sites hosted on other companies hosting like Bluehost or Hostgator unless and until you are paying a higher amount of $30/month. If you are paying $30/month then the best choice is Ghost which costs you $29/month for yearly package.
2. The Cost factor: Medium doesn’t cost you a single penny. Writing on Medium is free. Ghost.org costs $249/year for hosting your own custom domain with great functionality. Installing a WordPress CMS on your hosting package can costs you somewhere between $120 to $200/year depends upon your requirements.
3. The SEO factor: Medium has a great domain authority and all you need to do is to optimize your story for On-Page SEO. Ghost.org has also a similar structure but you need to make backlinks and optimize your blog post for On-page SEO, while in case of the WordPress blog, you have to give it a significant amount of time to do on-page and off-page SEO for your WordPress blog.
4. The Editor: The WordPress editor has already very bad reviews. No blogger really likes it. While the editor of Medium and Ghost.org is more similar and minimalist.
5. A good experience: Ghost.org is a very good platform. I personally like their user-experience and the wide variety of blog designs to make it more user-friendly. You need to know the fundamental of coding if you want to try out Ghost.org.

This was my journey from a free Blogspot blog to a good hosting company called Ghost.org.

Disclosure: The views in this article are just my opinions. You should do your own research and find a hosting company that fits under your requirements.

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