I added a contact page to my blog. This page allows a reader to send me a message. Check it out here.
I used formsubmit to handle the backend of spam protection and anonimity. I used the boiler plate code from the website. First run locally on your development machine with your real email address. Send a test message through the form to get your API key. Then replace your real email address with the API key, and you are done!
This is a guide on how to selfhost your own blog. It is a step by step guide, or perhaps my own documentation, because this is how I am hosting this blog.
Note: This has no warranty, and I am not responsible for any damages that may occur from following this guide. This is a guide for educational purposes only.
Not a technical step I know, but if you do not currently have writing material to post, perhaps draft some blog titles. Find some topics that you are passionate about, because that will fuel your motivation. It will also help guide the technical and design decisions you will make in will designing your blog.