Blogging With Kartra: 3 Workarounds To Build A Blog With Kartra (2021)

Find out how to blog with Kartra Below!

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If you’re interested about blogging, and you’ve heard all the things Kartra can do, then you’re likely interested in whether or not you can actually use Kartra for your blog—perhaps even starting it.

You probably already know that Kartra is filled with SEO optimized templates and pages, so it’s only natural a blog from it would be a seamless approach. Then, you learn that Kartra’s own CTA mentioned that Kartra wasn’t built for blogs.

Today, I’ll explain how you can use Kartra for your own blog. More specifically, I’ll show you 3 methods you can use to blog with Kartra. Not only will you be able to create and run your blog, but you’ll also skip having to specialize in programming and investing in add-ons.

Each method also adapts to different entrepreneurs: whether you’re running a WordPress blog already, or you just want to stick to Kartra, there’s something for you.

Can you really blog with Kartra?

The answer is a solid “yes and no”. Kartra isn’t a CMS like Weebly or WordPress, but blog page templates are available for the platform, so you can technically fashion a blog out of them.

The most common approach is to host a blog with a CMS, usually WordPress, and they use the Kartra plugin. They then publish those pages to their main WordPress site. This lets users create different pages for every post. You’re then free to link your pages from the home screen with a small summary of the article.

It’s interesting to theorize why Kartra hasn’t implemented blogging functionality, especially with blog templates being available right now. However, it’s probably just not a priority given Kartra’s main focus.

How can you fashion a blog for Kartra?

As mentioned, there are 3 methods you can use if you want to blog using Kartra. Let’s take a look at them now.

Use blog templates

I already told you Kartra has its own blog page templates, and they’re excellent if you just want to add a simple blog to your site with a few post now and then. In other words, it’s the best approach if you just want a small blog for light content marketing, credibility, and some user engagement.

This method is particularly useful since you don’t need to install an entire CMS platform for your blog. It’s not as in-depth as doing so, but you might not need such specialization.

In fact, many aspiring bloggers fall flat on their expectations because they start installing WordPress and dozens of plugins. Then, they start spending hours learning about SEO and more.

All the while, they likely had simple needs, which would’ve been covered by Kartra’s templates anyways.

If you want to know whether or not this approach is the best for you, then just try out the templates. Use them for a couple of posts, and that should help you understand how far they can go.

Use Third-party software

You can use external platforms like DropInBlog, and they let you paste your HTML code into a page on Kartra. Rinse and repeat, then you have a blog on Kartra.

I’ll stick with DropInBlog because it’s not a plugin for WordPress; it’s a completely stand-alone platforms. It works by logging into the platform, writing your posts, saving them, and paste your HTML. Then, you have a blog inside Kartra.

DropInBlog also comes with all the critical features you need from a blogging platform: social shares, various authors, image and video embedding, categories, comments, formatting, etc. It even comes with its own basic SEO analysis tool with tips to improve your posts’ SEO.

The only disadvantage with DropInBlog—and many similar platforms—is that you’ll need to pay for it as well. Keep in mind that Kartra is a great deal because you have several tools in a single package, but that’s not the same for DropInBlog—especially with something like WordPress readily available for free.

I should also mention that DropInBlog stores your content, so if their servers shut down—and you forgot your backups—you’re out of luck. Thankfully, you’re free to download copies of any of your posts for backups into JSON files. Just make sure you remember to do so if you don’t want to risk your content.

Integrate it with WordPress

This is actually what the team behind Kartra recommends, so it’s my main recommendation too. You’ll also get the combined advantages of Kartra and WordPress in terms of versatility and SEO ranking.

Once your business starts growing—and you start getting ideas for what you want to implement outside of Kartra—you’re very likely to find a WordPress plugin to add extra features.

Speaking of plugins, there’s even a plugin available that you can use to merge both platforms seamlessly. The process is mostly the same: you install WordPress into your preferred hosting company and choose an optimized speed. You can then embed static pages from Kartra into the domain you registered.

To make it easier, you can also host a Kartra site as the main domain and include your blog as a subdomain of the main address.

Conclusion: is it viable?

The short answer is yes. All of the 3 approaches will yield the same result: a blog with Kartra. The main consideration is which one you want to use.

If you want to focus mostly on paid ads, and your blog is more of a smaller complement of your website, then Kartra templates will be more than enough for that. You can get them done in minutes and go on with your tasks.

If you have the budget to spend on a separate platform and don’t want to learn too much about SEO, then getting a separate app might be enough for you. Just make sure that you can integrate it with Kartra without too much effort.

Finally, WordPress and Kartra together are the best approach if you want the full benefits of both platforms. You have the versatility and huge plugin library from WordPress as well as the complete suite of features that Kartra brings to the table.