Today my friend composer and organist from Soundcloud Michael Calabris wrote to me that he's planning to start a blog. But first he has to finish his exams.
I think it's wonderful that he is thinking about sharing his musical perspectives with the world.
I wrote to him that I understand that there will never be a good time to start sharing your work. A lot has changed since I have started back in 2011. The blogosphere become more crowded place and podcasting is the new blogging which just adds more stress. Since so many people are doing it, it's increasingly hard to get noticed.
If I was to start today, I would start my blog/podcast with Wordpress and cross-post on Steemit via SteemPress (steemit.com/@steempress-io) and from Steemit to Whaleshares via steem2wls (steem2wls.rocks/). Shopify works fine for me to sell my products and services.
The only regret I have from all those years is that I wish I had started earlier. But I spent entire year doing "research" and trying to avoid mistakes which I did plenty anyway.
For Steemit and Whaleshares, I suggest he keep his expectations low. The earning rewards they have on the Trending page are atypical and require tons of networking and investment.
But he would surely get rewarded more than just having a regular blog on Wordpress. At least it will help cover his expenses.
What do you think? Is Steemit and Whaleshares a good option for beginner bloggers?