It’s been a few months now since I started using Micro.blog as my main website and posting service, so I thought I would take some time to reflect upon it.

To start, I was looking for a replacement for WordPress given all of the drama over at Automatic, the owners, but it wasn’t only that. I was writing less and just paying for hosting, so it no longer was fit for my needs. I was able to seamlessly transfer existing posts to Micro.blog and also save some money in the process. I signed up for the Micro.one service, which only cost $10 a year, not counting my domain which I pay for through Hover. This alone saved a little money and accurately reflecting how infrequently I was using it.

I like how easy the UI is just to type and post. I can choose to make my posts as easily as a quick 300 limit post, or as long as I want to fulfill the purposes of my articles. I will eventually learn Markdown so I can really start organizing my posts and keep them uniform, but that will come later.

There’s one last feature I appreciate and that’s called, “Bookshelves”. It’s analogous to Goodreads and allows you to keep track of what you’re reading, want to read, and have completed. What I like is it gives you the option to make a post around it as sort of posting your thoughts around the book or making it easier to write a book review if you wish. While I only post which books I finish and use it to keep track, it’s had one more benefit – I’ve read the most this year, so far, that I have at any time since college.

When I made my goals for the beginning of the year, reading more was not on my “to-do” list, but it happened, and I’m grateful for the feature for inspiring me to do so. I made a goal of 12 books, which I’ve already blown past. I will l likely create a post later this year about what stood out to me so far about what I’ve read.

To make a long story short, I’m loving this service and its features. I’m able to utilize the easy UI/UX so I just write and post. As a result, I find myself posting a bit more than I did over at WordPress. It might not be as full featured, but if you just want to start writing and cross posting to other services, Micro.blog gives you everything you need – well, at least what my needs have become.