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Around 12 months ago I was getting sick of the effort that went into maintaining my then two blogs. The constant updates, security patches, and platform bloat were eating into the time I actually wanted to spend writing. I needed a fresh start. The platform had to meet three criteria: Free or very cheap Very easy to use or learn quickly Low maintenance day-to-day Discovering BearblogAfter some random googling (remember doing research on Google?), I stumbled across Bearblog. I was hooked immediately. Straight away, I knew it had almost everything I needed. It costs around $5 or about £4 per year for a custom domain, which is as cheap as chips compared with other platforms. It is genuinely easy to use. Setting up the site takes seconds, and once it's live, getting to grips with the markdown syntax has a short learning curve. The maintenance is absolutely minimal, as the site has been designed to last forever. It is very, very simple by design. So I upgraded and handed Herman, the…