Practical guides to building and growing a Ghost site: themes, hosting, newsletters and moving from other platforms.
Kit is free up to 10,000 subscribers, but the bill, the per-sale fee and the plain newsletter page add up. Seven Kit alternatives compared on price at 1,000 and 10,000 subscribers, fees on paid subscriptions, and what each one is best for.
Michal Wlosik
· 11 min read
No: Ghost(Pro) Starter only runs Ghost's official themes. Here is what you can still change on Starter, and the two ways to get a custom or marketplace theme live: upgrade to Publisher or move to another Ghost host.
Michal Wlosik
· 5 min read
A step-by-step guide to the Podcast theme for Ghost: publish episodes with a player and show notes, feature the latest one with its video, introduce the hosts, and send show notes to subscribers by email.
Michal Wlosik
· 5 min read
A step-by-step guide to the Food Blog theme for Ghost: publish recipes, choose the lead recipe, group recipes by meal, sell a membership with free and paid plans, and show photos from your kitchen.
Michal Wlosik
· 5 min read
A step-by-step guide to the Wedding Photographer theme for Ghost: show your best work, set your collections and prices, turn on the enquiry form, and share full wedding galleries on the journal.
Michal Wlosik
· 5 min read
Replace the placeholder pictures in your Ghost theme without leaving the editor: search free Unsplash and Pexels photos, add company logos, upload your own, use your Ghost logo and cover, and let AI write the alt text.
Michal Wlosik
· 6 min read
Ectobuilder's Site audit reads every public page of your Ghost site, lists what keeps it out of search results, and fixes most of it for you, with every change shown before it's saved.
Michal Wlosik
· 6 min read
A step-by-step guide to the Psychotherapist theme for Ghost: describe how you can help, explain the first weeks and your fees, answer common questions, set up a private contact page for a free call, and add your office, journal and newsletter.
Michal Wlosik
· 8 min read
A step-by-step guide to the Personal Trainer theme for Ghost: describe how you coach, list sessions and packages with prices, send every button to your booking page, add client stories and FAQs, and start a training journal with a weekly newsletter.
Michal Wlosik
· 8 min read
A step-by-step guide to the Barber Shop theme for Ghost: list your services and prices, send every Book button to your booking page, show the shop and your barbers, add reviews and a map, set up your menu and check your SEO.
Michal Wlosik
· 8 min read
A step-by-step guide to the Florist theme for Ghost: put this week's bouquets online with prices and tags, take orders from every Order button, show wedding and event work, and add reviews, a shop map, your menu and SEO.
Michal Wlosik
· 7 min read
A step-by-step guide to the Architecture Studio theme for Ghost: introduce your studio and services, show selected work in a bento, explain your process in four steps, add client words, and set up the contact block, map, menu and SEO.
Michal Wlosik
· 7 min read
