Bingo. While other commenters have brought up some very real benefits to self-hosting/self-publishing, monetizing the platform presents a real opportunity to ma

Bingo. While other commenters have brought up some very real benefits to self-hosting/self-publishing, monetizing the platform presents a real opportunity to make real money from your work and determine value of what gets written. I imagine it'll be harder to paywall one's own blog in the vacuum of a "blog brand". That's enticing to me greatly, but it's absolutely worth considering tradeoffs.