Likelihood to Recommend Jekyll is great for people who aren't intimidated by editing HTML, CSS, and Markdown files, people who are on a shoestring budget, and people who want a blazing fast website. Jekyll may not be the best option for people who aren't interested in editing their websites in a text file and would rather have a
WordPress -esque back-end from the beginning.
Read full review I feel it's better for personal blogging than for business.
Read full review Pros Content stored in Git with the website code Free to use Easy to deploy to cheap/free hosting solutions Produces super fast static websites Read full review The friends list feature aggregates content posted by the users and communities you follow, so you don't have to visit each individual journal. The privacy settings are easy to use and understand. Posts can be set as public, friends-only, private, or you can create a custom privacy filter that enables access only by certain users you have approved. LiveJournal offers a wide variety of journal styles and customization options, with the most options available to paid subscribers. Communities enable users to make online friends and connections who share similar interests. Users may comment on posts and initiate conversations with original authors and other commenters. Read full review Cons Complicated for non-technical users Can be difficult to enter in new content Implementing dynamic components can be challenging Read full review LiveJournal is a bit clunky. Posting is easy, but formatting a post can be a bit difficult, especially if the user doesn't have much HTML expertise. The search function is practically unusable. When searching for a community to join or check out, it is difficult to wade through the list of results. Often times, the results that come back are not related to the topic a user is searching for. Read full review Likelihood to Renew As long as I have friends using it, I will use it. But I can't predict how long that will be the case.
Read full review Alternatives Considered Jekyll is integrated into GitHub Pages, which made it an easy choice. Using Jekyll was also easier as there's not really a server or a database to configure and you can just get things started from day one. Running and verifying content changes locally for developers is super efficient as Jekyll runs locally, too.
Read full review LiveJournal does not hold a candle to any of these alternatives in my opinion. The above options allow for more flexibility with their free suites, and provide more professional results with less work. We actually do not use the LiveJournal much anymore because these other alternatives work far better. We used it only as an additive to what the other products bring us
Read full review Return on Investment Jekyll has kept our costs low, very low, on all the projects I've used on it. Think $10 a year low. Read full review I do not use this for business purposes anymore, as mentioned. Read full review ScreenShots —