I know what you’re probably thinking.
“Start a website now? Isn’t it way too late? The internet is already bursting with blogs and sites about every topic under the sun.”
Fair. Blogs about every topic imaginable already exist. The internet does feel crowded these days.
But the internet is crowded with noise, not with you.
Besides, half the search results now are AI-generated fluff with zero personal insights.
There’s still room, plenty of room, for your voice, your stories, your weird little obsessions and oddly specific experiences. Especially in a time when authenticity is the most valuable currency online. You just have to decide it’s your turn.
Back when WordPress still looked like an Excel sheet and I was hosting my site on a local hosting provider called Exabytes, I didn’t have a big strategy. No monetization plan. No niche clarity. I just needed a place that was mine, a space where I could write what I wanted without client briefs, SEO checklists, or…