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3 Platforms You Can Start a Blog on For Free
Want to open a blog but don’t have the time or money to invest in it? Here are three options to consider.
You’ve been playing games or reading some books, and you want to share your passion with the world. The problem is that you’re on a tight budget and don’t have either the time or the money to start a personal blog.
What options are available to you? Here are three platforms that you can start from without too much hassle or investment.
Medium
Starting an account on Medium is free. You don’t have to pay a single penny to start publishing there.
Medium itself is also a great source of targeted traffic. You can write on different topics if you want, and Medium will refer readers interested in those topics to your article.
Another benefit of Medium over the rest of the list is that you can actually make money on the platform by joining the MPP (Medium Partner Program) and putting your pieces under the paywall. When paying Medium Members read your story, you get paid a portion of their monthly subscription money.
As of 2021, Medium also allows you to collect email addresses at the bottom of your articles. They do not allow you to choose what…
