Web Development
How to Start a Blog in 2026 (The Honest Guide)
Most blog tutorials are written by people selling hosting. This one is not. A realistic guide to starting a blog that ranks on Google without paying for anything.
An independent journal
A collection of notes on building thoughtful software, creative work, and the small details that make both matter.
10
Published notes
∞
Things to learn
2026
Since the beginning
Fresh thinking
Most blog tutorials are written by people selling hosting. This one is not. A realistic guide to starting a blog that ranks on Google without paying for anything.
A short note on why debugging stories are worth publishing, even when the fix turns out to be two lines.
A realistic cost breakdown of running a blog for 0 dollars a month, including the exact stack, the free-tier limits, and when you would actually need to pay.