I built this blogging platform for HN readers

I Read This Week was built for HN readers. Based on articles you’ve all been posting about blogging, the content of those articles, and the HN comments; this site was built for you.

Uses no JavaScript

There is no javascript on this entire site except for one page by necessity.

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All posts in markdown

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Auto publishes

At the beginning of the week (on Monday morning) a new post is automatically published with the previous week’s content and any subscribers get the blog post in an email right to their inbox.

Custom domains

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Send newsletter to subscribers, optional text only emails.

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Includes an RSS feed

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Analytics

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Small but sustainable fee

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Save your subscriber list

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Small team open to feedback.

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