Guest Blogging using static site generators

by Hexagon, 2 minutes read open-source blogging guest-blogging github community lume deno

If you're into tech, coding, or writing, you probably enjoy sharing your thoughts and ideas. Guest blogging is a fantastic way to reach a broader audience. In this post, I'll go through the benefits of guest blogging and why static site generators like Lume can make your life easier.



Why Guest Blogging is Awesome

Reach More People

By guest blogging, you can show your stuff to a new group of people. Imagine you're talking tech with your friends but now with a bigger group of like-minded people online.

Build Your Network

Having your posts on someone else’s blog helps you get to know other people in your field. These could be people who you might team up with on a project or who could help you in your career.

Get Better at Writing and Explaining Stuff

The more you write, the better you get. Guest blogging helps you practice and refine your writing skills. Plus, explaining complex topics makes you understand them better too.

It’s Good for Your Online Profile

When people Google you, articles you've written will pop up. This is a good way to show that you know what you're talking about, making you look good to employers or clients.

Why Static Site Generators Like Lume Make It Easy

Static site generators are tools that help you build websites. They take your content, usually written in simple text files, and turn it into a website. This is great for blogs, especially if you want to focus more on the content than on setting up complicated servers.

Super Easy to Add Content

All you need to do is write your post as a text file and add it to the website's code. No need to mess with databases or server setups.

Open for Community Contributions

If you're using a system like GitHub to manage your blog, other people can easily suggest changes or add their own posts. This fits perfectly with the idea of guest blogging.

Keep Things Simple

A static site generator lets you keep things simple but effective. You focus on writing great content, and the generator takes care of the rest.

Setting up your own blog using Lume

If this sounds good to you, check out this tutorial for setting up a blog using Lume. It'll walk you through the steps to get your blog up and running, making it easy to open up your platform to guest bloggers.

Guest blogging at hexagon.56k.guru

My Blog is open for contributions, for detailed instructions on how to contribute a post, please visit the Hexagon GitHub repository.

Happy blogging!


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