Newsletter & Blog

Ghost

Send a monthly newsletter and keep your name top of mind — free.

Replaces Substack / WordPress.com ($25/mo (WordPress) or 10% revenue cut (Substack))

$67

one-time setup fee

30-day email support included

What's included

Built-in email newsletter (no Mailchimp needed)
SEO-optimized blog out of the box
Paid memberships and subscriptions
Custom domain support
Modern, fast editor
Full subscriber data ownership

Who it's for

→Local business owners building an audience
→Real estate agents publishing market updates
→Contractors sharing how-to content
→Any business wanting a newsletter without giving up revenue

Stop letting Substack take 10% of your revenue

Substack is great until you start making money — then they take 10% of every newsletter subscription. Ghost gives you the same functionality for a one-time setup fee. Your newsletter revenue is yours.

What's included with your purchase

Self-hosted Ghost installation — on your server or a $5/mo VPS
Custom domain setup — yourname.com, not ghost.io/yourname
Email newsletter configuration — ready to send your first issue
Starter theme setup — looks professional from day one
Import wizard — move your existing Substack or WordPress posts over
30-day email support

What you can do with Ghost

Ghost isn't just a blog. You can use it to:

Send weekly email tips to your customer list
Publish helpful articles that rank in Google (free SEO)
Create paid membership content for premium subscribers
Build authority in your local market as the go-to expert

Install it yourself with AI

Copy this prompt into Claude or ChatGPT. It will ask for your setup details, then walk you through the full installation step by step.

You are a setup assistant helping me install Ghost, a self-hosted newsletter and blogging platform. Ask me these questions one at a time — wait for my answer each time:

1. Do you already have a VPS or server, or do you need help getting one? (If you need one, I'll recommend Hetzner or DigitalOcean)
2. What domain or subdomain do you want to use for Ghost? (e.g. blog.mybusiness.com or newsletter.myname.com)
3. What email address will be your Ghost admin login?
4. Do you have a transactional email service set up? (Options: Mailgun free tier, Amazon SES, SendGrid — Ghost needs this to send newsletters. Say "no" and I'll walk you through setting one up for free)
5. Are you migrating from an existing platform? (Substack, WordPress, Squarespace, etc.) If so, which one?

Once you have my answers, walk me through the full installation:
- Creating and configuring the server (if needed)
- Connecting via SSH and updating the server
- Installing Node.js, Nginx, and MySQL (Ghost's requirements)
- Running ghost-cli install with my domain and email settings
- Pointing my domain's DNS to the server and getting SSL working
- Connecting my email sending service so newsletters actually deliver
- Importing any existing content from my old platform
- Creating and sending my first newsletter

Explain each step in plain language. I may not be a developer — if something seems technical, explain why we're doing it. If I paste an error, help me fix it.

Ready to get Ghost running?

One-time setup. 30-day support. You own it forever.