It was my first post on Velog, and the advantages and disadvantages of the blog platforms I've been through have been so clear... I'm going to talk about why I came to Velog to test it.
Blog Wandering
Naver blog
It wasn't that long ago when I started posting through blogs in earnest.
It was quite convenient to blog at the time, and I created a blog through Naver, where there were many domestic users, and that would have been right before Smart Editor ONE came out.
The layout theme was supported in quite a variety, and it was easy to write.
The mobile app was also supported, so it was easy to write it on the go.
However, there were fatal shortcomings,
- Spam notes says sell my blog to them, that come every time you forget
- Lack of support for code blocks
I don't know anything else, but it was too bad that I lacked support for code blocks.
By my standards, not only was it not that easy to put the code in, but the highlight support was poor.
So I decided to change my blog after 3 years.
With Notion, a document platform that was very popular at the time.
Notion Settler
Notion and Markdown, and oopy
It didn't take long for me to write on Notion until I realised the amazing power of Notion. Markdown syntax and full-bodied shortcuts support, and embedding features for codeblocks that work pretty well. Notion was providing most of the features I needed.
In addition, it also provides a mobile Notion app, so it's very convenient, so I've been writing on Notion for quite a long time.
One disappointment was the loading speed of the Notion page, which was easily resolved thanks to a hosting tool dedicated to the notation page called oopy.
While writing in Notion, a problem that didn't exist at first occurred now, and a problem that I didn't feel in the past exploded in an instant.
- It is not a free useable platform. Of course, Notion itself is free to use, but there is a limit on the number of blocks per workspace, so you need to upgrade your plan for around $10 per month to run as a blog.
- As I said earlier, posting a webpage only with Notion is too slow to load. You can host it with oopy, but hosting also requires a subscription of about $4 per month.
- Hosting with oopy has the disadvantage of not being able to take advantage of the latest features of Notion.
- The Notion server often down.
- It's hard to use the comment function.
- When writing with an app on an iPad, the letters are too small to use Notion.
The last drawback, in particular, was quite a fatal one for me, who mainly uses the iPad. Also, for me, who has a very big difference between writing and not writing, it was burdensome to pay about 20,000 won a month.
So I decided to find another platform.
A Brief Wanderlust And Settlement
GitHub Pages
At first, I thought about using GitHub Pages and actually tried setting it up.
However, errors, errors, ERRORS. For me, who has no experience in web development, it feels like I bit more than I could chew that I keep a blog while learning web development.
I think it's a platform that will be useful if I do well, but it doesn't even work on the iPad anyway, and it didn't seem like a great option for me right now.
After searching for the blog platform again, I finally decided to settle down here.
Velog
The reason for coming to Velog was simple.
It's a markdown and it's free.
Additionally, Google's exposure was good, and code block support seemed good.
It's a shame that there's no dedicated authoring app, but if I need it, I can write it using another markdown author, so I don't pay much attention.
I hope I get used to Velog gradually in the future and become a nice writing bag.
