Jekyll vs. Medium

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.

Incentivized

If you are vanity publishing and just want to see your stuff on the web, it is very, VERY easy to get involved with. Of course, your writing is not likely to stand out if you don't have a clear plan. The more I use it, the more I like it. The user interface is extremely well-done. I kinda wish my WordPress-based blogs had editors that were that easy to use.

Incentivized

• Content stored in Git with the website code
• Free to use
• Easy to deploy to cheap/free hosting solutions
• Produces super fast static websites

Incentivized

• Content categorization and grouping.
• The option to make some money from sharing your passion and teaching.
• Moderating content manually to not promote AI-generated content and boosting very authentic and impactful posts.

Incentivized

• Complicated for non-technical users
• Can be difficult to enter in new content
• Implementing dynamic components can be challenging

Incentivized

• The payment wall can be confusing.
• Hard to get traction if you're trying to go viral with an article.
• Sometimes content gets buried too easily.

Incentivized

By comparison, most online editors are clunky. The Medium editor is amazingly powerful and still easy to use.

Incentivized

Medium is supported across android, iOS and the web. While it may not have all the languages supported, English is certainly an option and with a pricing model that ranges from free to $5 for a subscription, you can't go wrong whether you're a small or large business. Everything is hosted in the cloud so it is very accessible

Incentivized

Medium is dirt easy to use. The hard part is figuring out if it is worth the effort to include it as part of our content-marketing strategy.

Incentivized

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.

Incentivized

There are a handful of other blogging platforms available. The biggest difference between Medium and others is how streamlined it is. It's straight to the point and is excellent at showing related content, be it your own or another users. There's no new design to navigate between posts, everything is where you expect it to be letting you focus on the post.

Incentivized

• Jekyll has kept our costs low, very low, on all the projects I've used on it. Think $10 a year low.

Incentivized

• Good way to raise awareness of our content with @mentioned influencers
• Good way to link back to your original content
• Aside from publishing your own content Medium is a great news site in its own right. If you're looking for relevant industry news or other content, check in daily to see what's going on with others in your industry.