Alternatives for Blogs on WordPress.com

A lot of alternatives recommendation articles are for moving websites to other Content Management Systems (CMS). A simple blog though does not need that. This article is for those people, like me, who just blog. Though, I do include some alternatives for WordPress if your goal is just to move off of WP.com.

I’ve been on WordPress.com (WP.com) for 15 years, most of which has been on some sort of paid plan (started in 2012 with “No Ads”). However, with the “WordPress drama” that’s been happening, I’ve been looking into alternatives. I thought about moving off when they kept raising the prices (I pay 2.5 times what I used to), but was too lazy. It’s still not an immediate concern for me, since of all the hosting services, I expect WP.com to be the last one to have any issues. Nevertheless, what’s out there for blogging has changed significantly, and I thought this might be useful for other people.

If I find anything else, I’ll update this post with notes on what I’ve added. Continue reading “Alternatives for Blogs on WordPress.com”

Reflection: The second half of my sixth year at GitLab and learning Strategy & Operations

Hard to believe it’s been 6 years, and I certainly didn’t imagine working outside of Product and Engineering at any point until it happened. Check out the last reflection post if you’re wondering what happened in the first half of the sixth year, namely how I wrapped up my work in Support, and moved to the Chief of Staff to CEO Team, now called the Office of the CEO (OCEO). Continue reading “Reflection: The second half of my sixth year at GitLab and learning Strategy & Operations”