The Markdown Way

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A Git-Free Workflow for Blogging with Markdown

If you’ve ever tried setting up a static blog and felt like you needed a degree in Git just to publish a post, you’re not alone. The idea of writing with Markdown is appealing. Clean formatting, no distractions, full control over your content. But once Git, GitHub, or command-line tools enter the pi...

How to Optimize Markdown Blog Posts for SEO

Markdown is one of the cleanest ways to write for the web. It keeps your content focused, distraction-free, and easy to manage. But if you’re using Markdown to power a blog on a static site, you might be wondering how SEO fits into the picture. No plugins, no bloated CMS, no fancy tools. Just plain...

Why Writers Should Learn a Little Markdown

If you're a writer, editor, blogger, or any kind of creative who works with words, Markdown might sound like something meant only for developers. The truth is, it isn’t. Markdown is a simple way to format text using plain characters. It’s easy to learn, surprisingly powerful, and gives writers more...

Why We Chose Cloudflare R2 Over AWS for hosted.md

As we continue building out hosted.md, one of the key decisions has been choosing where and how your websites will actually be hosted. It might sound like a small behind-the-scenes thing, but it's the foundation for how fast, reliable, and flexible the service can be. This is especially important wh...

What Happens When You Hit 'Publish' on a Static Site?

If you’re new to the world of static sites, you’ve probably heard how fast, secure, and simple they are. But what does it actually mean to publish a static site? What happens behind the scenes between writing a Markdown file and seeing your content live on the web? Let’s walk through it step by step...

The Best Way to Manage Blog Drafts with Markdown

If you’ve ever tried to manage blog drafts in Markdown, you’ve probably ended up juggling filenames like post-idea-v3.md, draft-final-FINAL.md, or worse, entire folders full of “almost there” posts that you forgot about. Markdown is an incredible format for writing, but draft management has always b...

The Challenges of Making Static Site Hosting Actually Simple

I've spent the past few months working on hosted.md, a tool that turns Markdown files into websites. The goal was clear: make it easy for anyone to host a static site without dealing with build pipelines, config files, or deployment steps. I thought it would be a straightforward project. Static site...

The Hidden Complexity of Static Site Hosting (And How to Avoid It)

Static sites are supposed to be the easy option. That's what everyone says, right? No servers to patch, no databases to manage, just pure HTML, CSS, and maybe a sprinkle of JavaScript. Deploy it, forget about it. Except... it's rarely that smooth. Over the years, I’ve built countless static websites...

Best Markdown Tools for Writers and Developers in 2025

Markdown is still one of the best ways to write for the web. It’s simple, clean, and gets out of the way so you can focus on your words. Whether you're working on a blog post, writing docs, or just jotting down notes, Markdown keeps things straightforward. There are plenty of great tools out there t...

The Simpler Way to Publish

No WordPress installs, no updates, no hassle. Just Markdown, beautifully hosted and built for performance.