THE VELOCMS BLOG
Product updates, engineering deep-dives, and the occasional rant about the web.
Posts from the VeloCMS core team. Nothing sponsored, nothing written by marketing. New entries every few weeks.
FEATURED
How do I move my newsletter subscribers from Mailchimp, Kit, or beehiiv to VeloCMS?
Export a CSV from Mailchimp, Kit, or beehiiv, and VeloCMS's import wizard maps your subscribers in minutes — no re-adding by hand.
How to send client growth reports that non-technical clients understand?
VeloCMS compiles monthly growth reports that turn rankings, backlinks, articles and traffic into plain sentences your clients can read in two minutes.
Substack vs Ghost vs Beehiiv: Which Newsletter Platform Keeps More of Your Revenue? (2026)
Substack takes 10% of revenue; Ghost and Beehiiv charge a flat fee instead. We run the 2026 numbers and show where each platform wins for a newsletter.
The Real Cost of Running a WordPress Blog in 2026: Hosting, Plugins, and the Fees Nobody Adds Up
WordPress is free. Running a WordPress blog isn't. We add up hosting, SEO, caching, and email with dated 2026 prices and compare it to an all-in-one plan.
What is VeloCMS? An honest review of the all-in-one blogging platform (2026)
VeloCMS is a hosted, all-in-one publishing platform: themes, a page builder, memberships, commerce, and AI tools in one subscription. Here's what it costs.
How do I move my Wix blog without downloading a backup?
Point VeloCMS at your live Wix URL and the importer pulls pages, posts, and media in as editable content. No export file, no ZIP archive, no copy-paste.
How do I know my blog is ready to launch?
VeloCMS's Setup Assistant checks what separates a live blog from a ready one: content, SEO, domain, newsletter, and payments, never one collapsed score.
How Do I Keep My Photo's Location and Camera Data Off My Blog?
VeloCMS strips EXIF metadata from every image you publish, so GPS coordinates and camera details never reach readers. It happens automatically at upload.
How Do I Sell Event Tickets Directly From My Own Website?
Sell tickets on your own domain instead of handing your audience to Eventbrite. Tiers, capacity, and checkout live in your blog's existing dashboard.
How to Automate Your Blog Publishing with n8n and Claude
Install the official VeloCMS node in n8n and your blog joins any workflow, or skip the canvas and publish straight from Claude with the MCP server.
How to Connect a Custom Domain to Your Blog (From Any Registrar)
Connect a domain you already own to your VeloCMS blog in one screen. Add the DNS records we show you, and SSL plus CDN routing happen automatically.
How to Sell Products on Your Blog Without Installing Shopify
VeloCMS lets you sell products on your blog without bolting on a separate storefront. Flip on commerce, and your theme renders its own cart and checkout.
Why Subscriber-Owned Newsletters Beat Substack After You Hit 1K Readers
Substack is a great starting point, but its 10% fee becomes a serious tax on your success. Here's when and why to move to a platform you truly own.
The First 90 Days of a Photographer's Online Portfolio That Actually Sells Prints
Moving beyond platform fees is a big step. Here's a practical 90-day plan for photographers to build a portfolio that connects with collectors.
What WordPress Got Wrong About Plugins (And What We're Trying)
WordPress's plugin ecosystem is its biggest strength and greatest liability. We're rethinking plugins from the ground up, with security built in.
AI for Bloggers: Stop Using It to Write, Start Using It to Edit
AI-generated text feels hollow because it is. The real leverage for bloggers is using AI as a tireless editing assistant, not a ghostwriter.