I'm looking for platforms where I can distribute blog posts. What do you recommend besides Medium and Substack?

Yes — if you want to distribute blog posts beyond Medium and Substack, here are some strong options, depending on your goal:

Best all-around alternatives

• WordPress.com — Good if you want your own site, more control, and long-term ownership of content.
• Ghost — Great for independent publishing, newsletters, and paid memberships; strong if you want a clean writing experience. (ghost.org)
• Hashnode — Especially good for technical writing and developer-focused audiences; it supports blog publishing and has community/discovery features. (hashnode.com)
• DEV Community — Best for developer articles, tutorials, and reaching a tech audience. (dev.to)

Good if you want distribution + audience

• LinkedIn Articles / Newsletter — Useful if your readers are professional or B2B.
• X / Threads / Bluesky + canonical blog — Not a blog host by itself, but useful for republishing excerpts and driving traffic.
• Mastodon / Nostr — More niche, but useful if your audience is privacy/open-web oriented.

Good if you want ownership first

• Self-hosted WordPress — Best for control, SEO, plugins, and portability.
• Ghost(Pro) or self-hosted Ghost — A polished option if you want to own the platform but still keep publishing simple. (ghost.org)

My practical recommendation

If your goal is:

• General audience + ownership: WordPress or Ghost
• Newsletter + monetization: Ghost
• Developer/tech content: Hashnode or DEV
• Professional thought leadership: LinkedIn + your own site

If you want, I can also give you:

1. a ranked shortlist by use case,
2. a free vs paid comparison, or
3. a “best platform for X type of blog” recommendation.