I've used all the blogging platforms—Wordpress, Ghost, Listed. I even self-hosted using Jekyll. After bouncing all over the place, I can confidently tell you that the absolute best blogging platform is the one you actually use.

While that may sound obvious, what I've found is I spent far too much time worrying about the platform—features, scalability, monetization, subscriptions, etc—and far too little time actually writing. The platform doesn't matter if you don't write. Just start writing.

And yes, I need to take my own advice. So, I've landed on Ghost. Not because it has all the bells and whistles—it doesn't. But that's exactly why I chose it.

The best way to blog is to get your thoughts out there with as little friction as possible. Worry about the rest later.