You can now claim a personal subdomain on Markdown Writer. Pick a handle, and every document you publish shows up at <you>.markdownwriter.com as a clean, fast, readable blog post.

No hosting to set up. No theme to pick. No plugins to update. You write Markdown, press publish, and you have a personal blog with a URL that is yours.

Handles are first come, first served. One handle per account, and once someone claims a name it is gone. If you want your name, a short word, or the handle you use everywhere else, claim it now.

Claim your subdomain →

Why a personal blog on a subdomain?

Most people who want to start a blog get stuck before they write a single word. Buying a domain, choosing a host, installing a CMS, and picking a theme is a weekend of chores that has nothing to do with writing.

A personal subdomain removes all of that:

A URL that reads like you. me.markdownwriter.com is memorable, easy to say out loud, and looks right on a résumé, a profile, or a business card.
Zero infrastructure. We handle DNS, TLS, caching, and uptime. Your posts are served from the edge, so they load fast anywhere in the world.
Markdown in, blog out. Write in the same editor you already use for notes and drafts. Headings, code blocks, tables, and images all render exactly as you would expect.
Nothing to maintain. There is no software to patch and no database to back up. The only thing you have to keep up with is your writing.

What you get

Every personal site includes:

A home page at you.markdownwriter.com that lists your posts, newest first.
A clean URL for every post at you.markdownwriter.com/your-post-title/. Slugs are generated from your document title, and you can edit them.
A site title and description that appear on your home page and in search results and link previews.
Fast, cached pages served from Cloudflare’s edge network with HTTPS on by default.
Real HTML, not an app. Posts are plain, semantic pages that search engines and RSS readers can crawl without any JavaScript.

How to start your blog

Sign in to Markdown Writer.
Open the account menu in the sidebar and choose Start a site.
Pick a handle. Handles are 3 to 30 characters, lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens. If it is available, it is yours the moment you save.
Give your site a title and a short description. You can change these any time.
Write a document and drop it into the Site collection that now appears in your sidebar.
Press Publish. Your post is live at yourhandle.markdownwriter.com/<slug>/ within seconds.

That is the whole process. Write, move to Site, publish.

Choosing a good handle

Because handles are first come, first served, it is worth spending thirty seconds on the choice:

Use your name if you can. janedoe or jane-doe is the most future-proof option for a personal blog.
Match your other handles. If you are @sunny everywhere else, try to get sunny here too so people can find you.
Keep it short. Shorter handles are easier to type and easier to remember.
Avoid dates and version numbers. jane2026 will feel stale in a year.

You can rename your handle later from Site settings, but the old name is released the moment you do, and someone else can claim it. If you have a name you care about, claim it and keep it.

Who this is for

Personal subdomains were built for people who want to write in public without running a website:

Writers and journalers who want a home for essays and reflections.
Developers who want a dead simple place for notes, TILs, and write-ups with proper code highlighting.
Students and researchers who want to share reading notes or project logs.
Anyone who has been meaning to start a blog and keeps not doing it because setup gets in the way.

If you already write in Markdown, you already know how to use it.

Markdown blogging, the way it should work

Other platforms make you write in their editor, in their format, on their terms. Your posts live in a proprietary database, and getting them out is a project.

On Markdown Writer, your posts are just Markdown documents. They live in your library alongside everything else you write. You can export them at any time. Publishing to your subdomain is one extra step, not a different tool.

That also means the writing experience is the same one you use every day: keyboard-first, distraction-free, with live preview and a real focus mode.

Frequently asked questions

Is it free? Custom subdomains are only available on the Pro plan currently.

Can I use my own domain? Not yet. Personal subdomains are the first step, and custom domains are on the roadmap.

How many handles can I have? One per account. Choose carefully, because it is first come, first served.

Can I change my handle later? Yes, from Site settings. Your posts move with you, but the old handle is released immediately and can be claimed by someone else.

Can I unpublish a post? Yes. Remove it from the Site collection or unpublish it from the document menu, and it disappears from your subdomain.

Do posts show up in Google? Yes. Every post is a fully rendered, crawlable HTML page with proper titles and descriptions. Search engines index personal subdomains normally.

What happens to the Site collection if I remove my site? Your documents stay in your library. Only the public pages go away.

Claim your name before someone else does

Personal subdomains are live today, and the good names will not stay available for long. Sign in, open the account menu, and start your site.

Claim your subdomain →

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