6 Personal Blog Examples Built with Ghost
A personal blog can begin with its writer, a list of their work, or a complete post. The useful choice depends on what a first-time visitor needs: context about you, help choosing something to read, or room to follow a story immediately.
These six Ghost websites show those three approaches. They come from the customer showcase and use Ubud, Petra, Beirut, and Hakone. The sites use each publisher’s own content and customizations.
The Writer’s Introduction
An introduction gives unfamiliar readers context before they choose a story or subscribe. The next three sites connect that introduction with a newsletter, a starting point, or links to different kinds of work.
Iain Broome
Iain Broome writes fiction, produces podcasts, and works as a freelance content designer. His homepage places a portrait and introduction beside the Draft Mode newsletter signup, bringing his work and email offer together.
Theme: Ubud.
Jen Vermet
Jen Vermet publishes writing and portfolio work on her personal website, with her Letters newsletter hosted on Substack. A Start Here link gives new visitors a route into her writing before they browse the archive.
Theme: Petra.
Deboki Chakravarti
Deboki Chakravarti is a freelance science writer who makes videos and podcasts. Separate navigation links for her different formats help visitors explore the projects that interest them.
Theme: Petra.
Jeremy Michael Cohen
Jeremy Michael Cohen is a writer, director, and producer. His brief homepage introduction leads directly into a dated writing list, giving the work most of the page’s space.
Theme: Beirut.
Complete Posts on the Homepage
A photographic journal or essay collection can put the work itself on the homepage, without a separate article-selection step.
Ahmad Ajmi
Ahmad Ajmi, Aspire Themes’ founder, publishes a photography journal featuring places including Hiroshima, Petra, and Fayoum. Photographs and captions appear directly on the homepage, letting readers browse a journey without opening each post.
Theme: Hakone.
Janosch Troehler
Janosch Troehler’s DigitalMind publishes personal reflections and writing about digital life. Complete essays appear on the homepage, so visitors can begin reading without opening an article first.
Theme: Hakone.
The First Visit
Use an introduction-led homepage when readers need to meet you before the writing makes sense. Ubud and Petra bring that introduction together with writing and signup opportunities. Choose a brief introduction followed by a work list, as in Beirut, when you want visitors to spend more of the page browsing your writing.
Before choosing Hakone, check how readers will find older work after a complete post. Its archive provides a title-based alternative to the reading feed.
