[concrete_head]

Thanks for sharing, I like your approach.

As easy as wordpress, square space or whatever claim to be, in my mind this is even easier, the solution is more elegant, and you expose yourself to a whole lot less crap along the way.

Edit: I recognise this doesn't cover hosting, domain registration etc.

[ostwilkens]

Thanks! Yeah, I find this a lot easier. And yes, hosting is an exercise left to the reader :-) I might write about my hosting setup in an upcoming blog post.