For the source control point, I do it this way: My entire working folder with markdown posts, drafts, templates etc is a private git repo. The output (the stat

For the source control point, I do it this way: My entire working folder with markdown posts, drafts, templates etc is a private git repo. The output (the static HTML, CSS, images etc) is a public repo. I have a tiny shell script to commit, push and publish the site, and it works just the way I want it. His other points are understandable. I personally don't take my blog that seriously, it's just a pet project.