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Val Sopi

blogstatic.io - Create a blog and style it with DesignStudio

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blogstatic is a powerful no-code blogging tool. With the recent launch of the proprietory DesignStudio, bloggers can customize their blog's styles and fonts and match them to their brand or existing website.

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Val Sopi
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Hey friends 👋 Val here again, founder of blogstatic.io. Since its first successful PH launch in December 2022, blogstatic has grown by leaps and bounds, evolving from a simple blogging tool with only a handful of basic features to a full-fledged blogging platform with various breakthrough options. I say 'breakthrough' to emphasize how a solo maker can make a significant impact in the market by truly listening to clients and coming up with innovative solutions for them. 🙅‍♂️ A true No–code tool 🙅‍♂️ Customizations and code injections have been a part of blogstatic since day one, reflecting my commitment to empowering clients to easily modify their blogs. However, making these modifications wasn't always easy because clients had to write CSS code, which, even for those who do it daily, was still a bit tedious. ... enter DesignStudio! 🎨 DesignStudio is something entirely new to blogstatic and the blogging market in general. What it does is give clients the possibility to easily change styles and fonts through color pickers, drop-down selections, and sliders. Both for light and dark modes. The best part is that modified styles and fonts are interchangeable between themes, so the client can quickly switch between theme structures and still maintain the integrity of their modifications. 🔥 Pricing as a Feature 🔥 Yes! blogstatic still maintains the most affordable pricing in the market while going toe-to-toe with market leaders and sometimes exceeding them — with the sole idea of making blogstatic accessible to all and a no–brainer to start with. 🧐 So what other things can you do with blogstatic nowadays? A lot! ✊ ✅ Run your blog on the /subfolder of your main domain ✅ Enjoy the privacy-focused Plausible Analytics included for free ✅ Select between self-generated social media cards or your posts' defaults ✅ Select from the vast library of Google Variable Fonts while customizing your blog ✅ Insert pre-generated CTAs anywhere on your posts ✅ Send out Newsletters and check your stats ✅ Include a TOC to a post with links leading to H2 and H3 titles in the post ✅ Include Galleries on posts through multiple editor elements ✅ Include Footnotes with anchor links leading to the marker and back ✅ Utilize the non-auth JSON API to bend and twist your content externally ✅ Embed the latest posts on an external website through a simple modifiable script ✅ Include top-menu buttons that can resemble authentication buttons ✅ ...and so much more! blogstatic is still here, because of the support from clients and other makers! 📣 Here's what some of them had to say 🗣️ — "I am moving our blog over from WP, and every time I do something with blogstatic, I love it more. This is a fantastic product, and customer support is stellar." — Peggy — "A great company with great support and a plethora of features at a solid price!" — Surojit — "blogstatic is simple to manage yet includes a fantastic number of custom options to make my blog truly mine." — Wil — "Val at blogstatic truly cares about his product and that in itself makes it one of the best and simplest blog platforms you can add to any website." — Alex — "A well priced powerful blogging service run by a really good human being." — Shantesh 🙏 That's it for now! 🙏 Please, explore blogstatic.io and feel free to ask me any direct questions about blogstatic and I'll make sure to answer them all the best way I possibly can. Thank you for reading this far and a gigantic–major thanks for supporting this launch 🚀
Val Sopi
Maker
@virtualmsmariam Thank you, Mariam 🙏
Val Sopi
Maker
@kjosephabraham Thank you so much for the well wishes, Joseph 🏆 They mean a ton. When the product first soft-launched way back in April 2021, it was a simple app serving blogs with static files. The static part has since evolved, because while benchmarking with cached versions the difference was minimal and sometimes better in favor of cached versions. Also, the truly static (serving files from the server) became harder as other elements were introduced (categories, authors, etc.) JS injecting was still needed, to keep the integrity intact, which made the static part unnecessary and sometimes a gimmick. However, the name has remained. You can find a bunch of these stories on my personal blog and my podcast.
Val Sopi
Maker
@jasonleowsg Thank you, Jason 🤗 you know I was going to hold on to it for another week, because I couldn't record the intro video LOL. Then decided to record it in the car and just hit Publish. Enough is Enough 😅
Val Sopi
Maker
@max_savonin1 Hi Max. Thanks so much for the good words and your well wishes. I appreciate it a ton. To answer your questions. At the time of this writing, there are 6 ready-to-go themes with their context ranging from personal blogs to full-fledged company SEO-driven publications. DesignStudio offers a few flairs to choose from, as well. All in all, a client can go without using DesignStudio. Themes are ready as is, out of the box. DesignStudio is more for those who want to match their blogstatic blog to their existing website. We have a ton of clients who use blogstatic in this context: They have an existing website (built with Carrd, Squarespace, WordPress, etc.) and use blogstatic to serve their blog on the /subfolder of their root domain. Also, user style changes are only colors and certain cases padding and border widths. Translating them to mobile is done in relative sizes. Thanks again, Max.
Robin Daniëls
I use blogstatic.io for a while now and it works great! It’s easy and very easy to use, just what I need. Also the owner Val Sopi is always there to help. In short: love the product and the support. I would recommend blogstatic.
Greg Gilbert
I'm a longterm, happy customer of blogstatic! If some of you follow me on X you can see that I often recommend it. Why I like it: - SUPER easy to get started - easy to customize - excellent customer support - themes look great - affordable I write for dads using blogstatic: papanotes.com Congrats on the launch, @valsopi!
Val Sopi
Maker
@gregoiregilbert Such a great testimonial 🙌 Thank you, Greg! Your feedback has been super helpful throughout and has no doubt helped in improving blogstatic. Your blog looks great 🤗 and I love getting your newsletters. Super concise and straight to the point. Absolutely love it!
Pavel Bocharov
Congrats on the launch! I've been looking for an easy blog solution that we could place in a subdirectory of our upcoming product domain. Is it possible to leave comments to articles in Blogstatic?
Val Sopi
Maker
@pavel_bocharov Thanks so much for your good words, Pavel. That is great to hear about your upcoming website and running your blog on the /subdirectory of your root domain. blogstatic is the perfect solution for that. Commenting is not currently possible out of the box, but you can include something like Disqus or any other third party elements. Code injections are possible in blogstatic.
Kostya Bolshukhin
The hardest part about blogs is learning how the distribution works. Is blogstatic.io helps newbies figure out SEO and distribution and how?
Val Sopi
Maker
@kostyabolsh Absolutely. And blogstatic covers the setting up part. Creating a blog that works fast and has all the tools necessary. The SEO writing, distribution, etc. are up to the writer.
Val Sopi
Maker
@kostyabolsh thanks a ton Kostya. So far holding at #5. Fingers crossed it keeps going at this rate.
Mattia Righetti
Congrats on the launch, Val!! So this is what you were cooking in these last months. So exciting 🥳 I wish you and blogstatic all the best, you deserve it! 🙌 Keep it up!
Val Sopi
Maker
@mattiarighetti Yes, Mattia 🤗 it's been in the works for about 2.5 months and quite well accepted by the client base, I must say. Thank you so much for all the good words. I appreciate you 🏆
Nicole Astor
Wow, this is such great news for someone like me without a technical background! blogstatic makes it super easy for me to create a blog, exactly what I needed. The interface is so simple and clear, love it!
Val Sopi
Maker
@nicoleastor That is so good to hear, Nicole. Happy that it suits your needs. Ping me on blogstatic chat if you give it a try and have any questions in the process. Again, thank you!
Marcel Fahle
Love it Val! Congrats on the launch! DesignStudio looks dope! And it's awesome to see your commitment to keeping things affordable while still offering powerful features. The demo content is super nifty, great idea. 💡 Kudos to you for listening to your users and continuously improving. Looking forward to seeing where blogstatic goes from here! Also, I hope Tennis practice went well 😁
Val Sopi
Maker
@mfahle Marcel, thanks for watching the video! 😅 I usually go for a 6km walk while my son is playing, but today was a special day and I needed to to launch lol. Thank you so much man for the good words around affordability — which I'm trying super hard to keep. Hope the client base keeps growing so the pricing stays the same 🍀 Listening to clients has been super powerful. And it's not just a one-way listening exercise and then executing on command, but truly prodding the request and asking a ton of "whys". Lucky to have clients who are just as dedicated and want their blog to look and work perfectly!
Marcel Fahle
@valsopi Yea, and the other thing about the video, which was great by the way: don't freaking overthink it! I'd probably be handicapped by first scripting it, setting up light, mics, practicing, hair, makeup :D don't overthink it, sit in the car outside of tennis and hit record! Love this!
Justin Jackson
Longtime blogstatic user here! 👋 Whenever I have an idea for a niche blog, I create another site on blogstatic. Fantastic service!
Val Sopi
Maker
@mijustin Thanks for choosing blogstatic time and again, Justin! And thanks so much for these amazing words 🏆
Kehui Guo
Looks great! Congrats on this huge update! Switching between different themes is definitely a huge plus and I love how you make it so easy for non-technical bloggers!
Val Sopi
Maker
@kehui_guo I'm super happy you think so, Kehui. I totally forgot to mention in the video that custom styles are interchangeable between themes. Thanks for pointing that out 🤗
Gjergji Ramku
Congrats on the big launch Val. I'm sure all the hard work will be worth it 💪
Val Sopi
Maker
@gjergji_ramku Thank you so much, Gjergji! It's been a solid 2.5 months of trying to turn a beast of a function into a simple tool that hopefully makes sense 🙏 So far the response has been super motivating, which I'm super grateful for.
Andriy Semenets
Congratulations on the launch! I love the possibility to host it under the `/blog` subpath. What was the most complicated part of the product to implement from the tech standpoint?
Val Sopi
Maker
@semanser Thanks, Andriy. And, Yes! The /blog option is a game changer for all who have a website and want to connect a blog to it — plus, they can customize their blog via DesignStudio to completely match their existing website, so they look like they're on the same build. As for the most complicated part, DesignStudio has definitely been an amazing challenge. There are a few moving parts that need to interact with one-another when someone is customizing a theme. Also, since the styles/fonts are interchangeable between themes, I had to make sure each theme supported a similar structure. 2.5 months to be exact is the time it took me to put it together. Probably one of my proudest building moments to date. Thank you for asking, Andriy. And thanks again for your support.
Milly Barker
Rarely do you see a founder this invested in the day-to-day of their product and show so much genuine care about users. Really impressed with everything Val does. You know anything he launches will be gold 🪙🥇
Val Sopi
Maker
@drmillybarker That is so kind of you, Milly. You've made my day for sure 🤗 It's been a solid journey full of awesome challenges. Lucky to have clients who are demanding the good stuff and super happy to be able to deliver 🙏
Katt Risen
Blogstatic is a no-brainer. It's the best blogging tool, at the best price, with the best customer service. Rooting for you Val!
Val Sopi
Maker
@kattrisen Thanks so much for these amazing words, Katt! 🤗 And thanks for your support throughout. I appreciate you a ton. 🏆
David Gutiérrez
Great static blogging tool. I've been following Val's journey developing blogstatic and have a great impression of him & his project. Good luck with your launch!
Val Sopi
Maker
@_dgut You're super kind, David. Thank you for these awesome words.
Craig Hewitt
Such a no brainer for adding a blog to an existing app. Val is putting out great product here, and know it'll just get better from here.
Val Sopi
Maker
@thecraighewitt Thanks so much Craig for these awesome words. I appreciate you a ton.
Jason Francis
Val's a solid creator and Blogstatic helped get our biz off the ground. Keep up the good work man and congrats on the successful PH launch!
Val Sopi
Maker
@jason_francis Wow. That is so good to hear, Jason. Thanks so much for the feedback. Stories like this are what make me wake up every day and work on blogstatic.
Annie Engelhardth
Maybe add some video tutorials or a demo to showcase the editor's features.
Val Sopi
Maker
@annie_engelhardth That is a great point, Annie. I will do that.
Love the UX!
Val Sopi
Maker
@hanna_z That is so nice to hear. Thank you Hanna 🙏
Salar Davari
watched the demo and liked it. Cool app.
Val Sopi
Maker
@salar__davari That's so kind of you, Salar. Thanks for taking the time to watch the video. Hope the quality was Ok being that it was recorded in a parking lot 🙈😅
Marios @dessign
Congrats Val.. great product .. all the best 🔥🔥
Val Sopi
Maker
@dessignnet Marios, thank you for your amazing support friend!