Launch a content blog
Start publishing without wrestling a clunky CMS. Fast, clean, and ready to write.
Categories: blog, content, cms, writing, articles, posts, publish, editorial, sanity, headless cms
Tools that power the Launch a content blog stack
Sanity — Content management
Flexible headless CMS for structured content
Framer — Frontend
No-code frontend that connects to any CMS
Cloudinary — Media management
Optimize and serve images at the edge
Setup guide
- Ghost: Sign up for Ghost Pro or self-host using their Docker image. Create your publication and customize the theme to match your brand. Set up your navigation menu with key pages like About and Contact. Ghost includes built-in SEO, social sharing, and membership features out of the box. (open)
- Vercel: If using a headless setup with Ghost as a CMS, deploy a Next.js frontend to Vercel that fetches content via the Ghost Content API. Configure the GHOST_URL and GHOST_CONTENT_API_KEY environment variables in your Vercel project settings. (open)
- Mailchimp: Create a Mailchimp audience for your blog subscribers. Use Ghost native Mailchimp integration under Settings > Integrations to automatically sync new members to your list. Set up a welcome email automation that sends when someone subscribes to your newsletter. (open)