The easiest way to get started is to use Medium, that's free, and beautiful, and simple to use. You can also create a publication there which allows you to use

The easiest way to get started is to use Medium, that's free, and beautiful, and simple to use. You can also create a publication there which allows you to use your own domain name. If you want to host your own blog, the easiest thing to use is WordPress on BlueHost. Personally, I use Pelican - it is a static website generator written in Python, and I absolutely love it. It's really simple and elegant and convenient. You can host it on github for free, or on DigitalOcean for like $5-10 per month. I recommend that if you're a bit more advanced. If you're just getting started, my advice is not to worry about this stuff too much, because what matters is writing good content, and that's where all the attention and energy should go. All that actually matters when it comes to technical side, is to have your own domain name, and to start building a mailing list. The blogging software itself is interchangeable, and you can easily experiment with a few platforms as you go and pick the one you like.