Why shouldn’t I just use a free platform, like tumblr?

I don’t want to go into too much right now, but if you are serious about blogging and decide to blog more than 2-3 months it’s strongly recommended to self-host your blog.

In that way you’ll have no limitations related to your blog content, images and videos. Your blog will look more professional, better looking and has tons of free features that you can add later on. Plus, youactually own your blog.

However, if you don’t plan to blog a for more than a month, free option might make sense..