Show HN: I built a blogging platform (5 years in, struggling with distribution)

Category: devtools

Tags: blogging-platform, hosted-cms, seo-tools

Score: 4.3/10 (Innovation: 3, Technical: 4, Documentation: 5, Utility: 6)

Blogmaker is a hosted, managed blogging platform targeting companies that want a professional blog without technical overhead. It's positioned as a middle-ground alternative between free platforms like Substack and complex CMSs like WordPress, focusing on SEO, reliability, and brand integration. The project is interesting as a long-term bootstrapped effort aiming to solve distribution for a crowded market niche.

Target audience: backend devs, devops

Repository: https://blogmaker.app/

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