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5. Just Being Honest

You get what you pay for in blogging.

If you're serious about getting people to sign up, you need a real blog. Subdomains rarely show in search and when they do, it's usually tied into a big volume keyword.

You can get a URL and hosting for around $50 a year and that's with GoDaddy. There's cheaper options out there, but I'd rather be with a reliable host.

I'm just speaking from experience, I tried that route 10 years ago when I first started in web development. I wasted a lot of time and energy. It's well worth a $50 investment.

With that said, if you can drive traffic a LOT of traffic there, you may see a few. But if your plan is SEO and keywords, your own domain is the way to go.