From Zero To Indexed: How Long My Self‑Hosted Ghost Blog Took To Rank
I launched a self-hosted Ghost blog on a fresh domain and tracked everything. Here is the real timeline from “hello world” to first Google impressions and clicks.
Richard Lemon
Richard Lemon is a Creative Web Experience Developer at Ideebv, Maastricht. He writes about frontend craft, AI workflows, and tools that make work feel less like work. Youth baseball coach, chronic self-optimizer, builder in public.
My Anti-GTD Todoist Setup: Flat, Fast, and Review-Free
How I run client work, side projects, and life in Todoist without GTD, weekly reviews, or nested hierarchies. A flat, fast setup that survives real work instead of theory.
Keeping Fit At 56: Why 70% Effort Beats 100% Hero Workouts
At 56 I stopped chasing soreness and started chasing repeatability. Three sessions at 70% beat five at 100% if you actually want to stay strong for decades.
My Exact OpenAI Prompt For Blog Posts That Don’t Sound Like AI
After three months of abusing GPT to write my blog, I ended up with a very opinionated system prompt. Here is the exact prompt, the banned phrases, the structure rules, and what actually mattered.
CSS Container Queries In Production: Where They Shine And Where Media Queries Still Win
I refactored a real production project from media queries to container queries. This is what actually changed, what stayed the same, and where each approach still wins.
Building A Personal Metrics Dashboard With Vanilla JS And CSS Grid
How I built a fast personal metrics dashboard with vanilla JS, CSS Grid, and localStorage. No frameworks, no build tools, just browser-native tech that I actually use.
Stop Asking. Start Delegating: How I Actually Use AI On My Site
AI is not a smarter Google. It is a delegation tool. This is how I rebuilt parts of my site around that idea and shipped six AI gallery pages.
The Make.com Modules I Actually Use Every Week (And The Ones I Killed)
I spent a few weekends brutally auditing my Make.com scenarios. These are the modules that actually earn their place every week, and the ones I ripped out as pure complexity.
How I Run a U12 Baseball Practice With 19 Kids (And Keep Them Focused)
How I structure a 90-minute U12 baseball practice for 19 kids and two assistants without losing my mind. The same attention and feedback tricks I use in code reviews now live on a dusty infield.
CSS :has() Selector: The Layout Trick I Wish I Knew 5 Years Ago
I ignored the CSS :has() selector for too long. Here is how it quietly removed a chunk of my JavaScript and made a few real production interfaces easier to ship.
Why I Track HRV Every Morning (And How It Actually Changes My Day)
I check HRV every morning, but I do not treat it like a gadget stat. I treat it like a traffic light that decides how hard I train, how I work, and how I recover.
The Real Cost Of Self‑Hosting Ghost On DigitalOcean In 2026
I ran the actual 2026 numbers for self‑hosting Ghost on DigitalOcean versus paying for Ghost Pro. This is what it really costs in dollars and in time.