The Best Blogging Platform

Over the years, I've used several blogging platforms...Blogger, WordPress, Medium. These are three of the most popular ones.

Based on my experience, WordPress is the one I most highly recommend. Here are some reasons why I wasn't very satisfied with Blogger:

1. Terrible URL — MyBlogName.blogspot.com — it's not very appealling.
2. Limited free themes — not many customization options.
3. No plugins.
4. Low visibility — blogs are not promoted in any way at Blogger.

Here are some reasons why I wasn't very satisfied with Medium, after five years of protracted use:

1. Their attempt to put most blogs behind a paywall.
2. No themes.
3. No plugins.
4. Not a great URL — medium.com/@MyUserName or medium.com/smalltalk-talk.

WordPress offers:

1. Great URLs like MyBlogName.wordpress.com or smalltalk.tech.blog!
2. Many nice free themes and great customization options.
3. Many plugins.
4. Some visibility and promotion.

WordPress is the world's largest blogging platform. Medium has been doing less and less to help promote my blog articles.