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Ghost is an open-sourced blogging platform that successfully graduated from Kickstarter in May 2013 having raised near $300,000 — well above its modest $25,000 goal.
Initially limited to those who backed it on Kickstarter, Ghost is open to all users who can choose to quickly set up a basic blog or download the Ghost software and install it on their own web server. The tiered pricing plan starts at $5 per month for a single blog getting 10,000 monthly pageviews, and goes up to $80 per month for up to 30 blogs with 500,000 pageviews.
The platform has garnered much praise across the Web for its elegance and its team promises to “inspire” bloggers with a fully customizable system and “revolutionary” dashboard.
Pros: Brings a fresh style and new approach, with a series of packages that could appeal to enterprise and business customers.
Cons: Isn’t free. Less tech-savvy users may find the system more complicated than others.
Verdict: Ghost got a lot of people excited with it promise to bring new impetus to blogging, but paying to host the blog — on top of domain fees — may be excessive for some.
