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Fazle Rahman
Hashnode Platform β€” Dev community that lets you blog on your domain for free
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Hashnode is a powerful blogging platform with a central developer community. It helps software developers start a personal blog on their own domain and find readership from the community, thereby solving the problem of content ownership and discoverability!
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Sandeep Panda
Hi PH πŸ‘‹ I am Sandeep, co-founder of Hashnode. I am super excited to be here and share what we have been working on at Hashnode. How does Hashnode work? πŸ‘€ Hashnode helps developers start a personal blog on their own domain for free and find readership from an active dev community. We realized that traditional publishing platforms offer visibility and engagement at the cost of content ownership. On the other hand if you go with a self hosted solution, your articles don't get proper visibility and reach. Hashnode combines the best of both worlds. It lets you map a custom domain and publish articles under your own branding and also distributes them to a built in developer community. We launched in June this year and have been growing 30% in different KPIs month over month. So, it has been a crazy ride so far. πŸ˜€ Why should you care? πŸ€” We believe every developer must have a personal blog and they should publish content on their own domain. There is no reason you should give away your content to other platforms and get locked in. That's why we not only help developers use their own domain, but also make it super easy to exit Hashnode. By publishing content on your own domain you grow your online presence and build your authority. You can always republish on other platforms that respect canonical URLs for extra visibility. Some of the features our users absolutely love: - Ability to map a custom domain for free 🌍 - Write articles in markdown with proper syntax highlighting ✍️ - Get automated backups of your articles on your private GitHub repo - Use GitHub as a source for your articles - Automatic HTTPS - Fast CDN ⚑️ - Quick support on our Discord server - Customize your blog with CSS - Built in newsletter service - Powerful integration with third party services (e.g. Fathom analytics, Hotjar and so on) - Support for embedding any third party widget - Web Monetization support We curated some of the reviews here: https://hashnode.com/testimonials We ship features and improve the platform every day. Do try out Hashnode. It takes a few seconds to map a domain and start building your audience. I would love to have your feedback. Feel free to add a comment here or DM me on twitter (@Sandeepg33k).
Karthik Sridharan
@sandeepg33k Congrats Sandeep :) Just to understand, if you don't mind, how do you plan to monetise this (even if it might not be an immediate goal)? Would this be through premium accounts to access content OR through unobtrusive ads? OR something else :)
Sandeep Panda
Hey @karthik_sridharan Thanks for the comment! We plan on introducing PRO plans for individuals and teams. In future, we will most likely help businesses build their dev communities using Hashnode and charge a monthly subscription fee for that. It's still in very early stage though. However, blogging will always be free for individual developers. :)
Karthik Sridharan
@sandeepg33k Wow, that's quite interesting. By any chance do you have a write-up on it where I could gather more information about this?
Sandeep Panda
@karthik_sridharan Thanks - I wrote very briefly about it here: https://hashnode.com/post/hashno... Hope you find it useful. If you ever need to discuss or brainstorm anything, my twitter DM is open. :)
Leandro
@sandeepg33k Hi there, congrats on the launch! Since this has been launched before, what's changed since then? Would be great for the community to know.
Nimrod Kramer
I’ve been using Hashnode to host my personal blog and they’ve done everything right. A perfect fit for any developer who wants to open a blog or migrate from the existing one.
Fazle Rahman
@nimrodkramer Thank you for your feedback. πŸ™‡β€β™‚οΈ
Monica Lent
It's great to see a platform like Hashnode emerge, which helps developers focus on writing instead of tinkering with their tech stack, and still having control over their canonical URL. I recommend it to any dev who wants to start their tech blog quickly and not have to think about all the moving parts like hosting, email, and technical setup!
Fazle Rahman
@monicalent Thank you, Monica, for your feedback. πŸ™‚
Denny Trebbin
I was already on the platform when Hashnode was not even branded Hashnode. Even the third (current) iteration of Hashnode only got better :-) I'm inspired by all the good articles you can find on Hashnode. Many Hashnodians are truly skilled writers, developers, entrepreneurs, finance gurus, and whatnot. Join, learn, share! The Hashnode team is helpful and friendly with every request they handle. What a journey for Syad, Sandeep, and the Hashnode team it must be. Please keep it going!
Fazle Rahman
I know right? πŸ˜ƒ It has been a long journey and we are thrilled by the response we are getting to the 3rd iteration. πŸ‘ Thank you, @cirbif, for believing in us and staying active on Hashnode all these years.
Paul Watts
I've been with these guys since they started and it's definitely a great product/service. They have continued to innovate and not only have they built a great product but also have built a great community.
Fazle Rahman
@paulfwatts Nice to see your comment. Thank you! πŸ™‚
Thamaraiselvam
Hashnode devblog is really awesome. I migrated from medium to Hashnode. that's the best thing i did. I couldn't stop telling people how best devblog is, if you are still using WordPress or medium for blogging , its highly recommend to move hashnode devblog. Thanks Sandeep, Syed and team for building such great platform πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘
Fazle Rahman
@thamaraiselvam7 Thanks of the shout-out, Thamaraiselvam. πŸ’
Saravanan
All the best for your launch @sandeep
Ritesh Chopra
Is it only for Devs or can anyone use it?
Fazle Rahman
@riteshchopra we are focusing on devs primarily. But, if you want to publish content that are not dev/tech related, you can select the option "hide from Hashnode" while publishing. The article will be visible on your blog, but not on the Hashnode platform.
Antonina Krus
Personally I love Hashnode, the community and the content that I can find there is quite unique. It's a good place to start your blog and to get immediate feedback from the dev communityπŸ‘©β€πŸ’». So, good luck with the launch, we are all interested in the community growth of this platform!πŸ˜‰
Fazle Rahman
@antonina_krus Thank you, Antonina, for adding your comment.
Niels Mouthaan
Great timing. I'm planning to start sharing some of my knowledge by writing a blog and was wondering what platform to use. Either self-hosted or something like Medium but they both have negative aspects that you seemed to have solved. Going to give it a try this week!
Fazle Rahman
@nielsmouthaan1 Looking forward to your blog on Hashnode, Niels.
Sebastien Lorber
I really like Hashnode. Great writing experience that removes friction to get things done. Fast, good SEO, custom domains and content ownership... Will use it more in the future.
Fazle Rahman
Thank you @sebastienlorber for your feedback! πŸ™‡β€β™‚οΈ
Ido Shamun
Hashnode is an awesome community of brilliant devs with excellent content! The founders @sandeepg33k and @fazlerocks are responsive and super kind. Way to go! πŸ™Œ
Fazle Rahman
Thank you @idoshamun πŸ™
Sandeep Panda
Thanks @idoshamun! Appreciate your love and support. :)
Ghost Kitty
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Fazle Rahman
@isnhp Good to hear that! Feel free to DM me if you need any help.
Austin
A few months ago, someone mentioned to me about Hashnode for my blog, as an alternative to Medium. Been using the platform for a while now and I love it. Friendly staff, easy set up, and lots of great tools for bloggers. Totally recommend this to everyone. Great job!
Fazle Rahman
@dudzik Thank you, Austin, for sharing your experience! πŸ™‚
Rituparna
Thanks for the platform, Effortless reading without those annoying ads.Hope it gets big someday!
Fazle Rahman
@rituparna Thank you, Rituparna.
Michaela Greiler
Hey @sandeepg33k and @fazlerocks, Congrats on such a great product! I love Hashnote and the community. Enabling people to own their content and work is also such a refreshing stand. Where other platforms focus on "milking" their users, I always saw Fazle and Sandeep take a stand that bloggers and the tech community get their fair share!
Fazle Rahman
@mgreiler Thank you Michaela. Content ownership + discoverability (readership) is something bloggers have always searched for. We are proudly solving that at Hashnode.
Supriya Shashivasan
Hashnode is a great platform for developers. The community members on Hashnode are the best and it's a safe and friendly place. The blogging platform is well developed by the engineers. It is easier for bloggers to write articles in a markdown editor, get analytics, map a custom domain and many other cool features. 🀩 Great job team Hashnode and congratulations!! ❀
Fazle Rahman
@supriya_shashivasan Thank you, Supriya for the nice words and support. Looking forward to reading your articles on Hashnode. πŸ™ πŸ‘
Shaun Collins (Ajax27)
A fantastic platform for developers
Fazle Rahman
@shaun_collins_ajax27_ Thank you, Shaun. πŸŽ‰
javinpaul
I have started using hashcode lately, looks promising.
Stefan Natter
Hashnode made it super easy for me to publish my thoughts easily and straightforward. Everything is written in Markdown, you can add widgets, analytics, and other amazing features. The team is super responsive, they adapt ideas, change fast, and listen to the community. Great job team Hashnode. You rock!
Fazle Rahman
@natterstefan Good to see you here, Stefan. Thank you for the feedback. πŸ‘