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# Did You Know... A Chronic Voice is 10 Years Old?
- URL: https://achronicvoice.com/did-you-know-a-chronic-voice-is-10-years-old/
- Published: 2025-11-02T16:35:43.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-20T16:42:30.000Z
- Author: Sheryl Chan
- Tags: Newsletter, Blogging & Writing, #members

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*\*Disclaimer: This article is meant for educational purposes, and is based on my personal experiences as a patient. *I am not a doctor, and nothing in this article should be substituted for medical advice.* Please consult your own doctor before changing or adding *any* new treatment protocols. This post may also contain affiliate links. It will cost you nothing to click on them. I will get a small referral fee from purchases you make, which helps with the maintenance of this blog. Read our* [***Privacy Policy***](https://achronicvoice.com/privacy-policy/)*page for more information. Thank you!*

Personally, I'm surprised that these old website bones are still holding up, what with the advancements in technology and gaudy new AI trinkets!

Regardless, I wanted to migrate the website to another platform for a few reasons:

- **I'm tired of updating WordPress plugins.** If you own a WordPress website too, then you know that the constant updates are a drag, especially since they break your website half (or more) of the time. Yet, they're crucial for security reasons.
- **I didn't want to pay for a gazillion 'essential' WordPress plugins to be viable SEO-wise.** On top of that, I also pay for plugins to keep the site secure, and free from malware and spam. It all adds up to quite a bit, as you can imagine — both in time and money.
- **Simply because I got bored of the design, and have always wanted a magazine-feel to the site!** So there we have it 🙂

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## So Where Did "A Chronic Voice" Move to?

The website is now hosted on Ghost Pro, which is perfect for a small blog like mine. The migration process was *a lot* more work than I had anticipated, as the import function in Ghost is pretty barebones.

## What I Did and How it Benefits You, Too!

I did a mega spring cleaning of ***all* *300+ posts*** plus pages on the website. You don't need to be a web expert or writer to know that what was written 10 years ago is probably cringe-worthy by now, both in terms of technicality and writing style.

What this means for you — many posts from the archives have been updated with new (hopefully wiser 😆) perspectives. So even if you've read a post before, you can read it again 😉

### A Walk Down Memory Lane

I had originally wanted to delete all my monthly writing prompt entries as well, as they don't provide much value in terms of SEO. But as I was going through them, I realised that they are in fact, a treasure trove of memories. Many of the posts brought a smile or tinge of sadness to my face.

I have housed them all under a new [**‘Diary Entries’ page here**](https://achronicvoice.com/tag/diary-entries/). When you get tired of reading 'science-y' articles, perhaps you can break the monotony up with more freeform, emotion-filled articles 🙂

### Other Changes That Will Affect Or Benefit You

- **Website is *way* faster now.** I don't even need to check the time to compare the load speeds. In Ghost, the pages load up in a flash! So that means a more seamless reading experience for you.
- **Newsletter platform and membership merge.** I was previously using MailChimp as my newsletter platform. Since Ghost has a newsletter feature and membership options too, I decided to merge the two for a more integrated experience. If you're familiar with SubStack, the model is very similar.
  - **No change on your end.** Except perhaps for the newsletter layout! As a current newsletter subscriber, you are automatically considered a 'free member' of the website 🙂 All current public content is free for reading always.
  - **Comments section.** This is now restricted to members only (including free members), as I received way too much spam previously on WordPress. I also wanted it to move towards a more community feel.
  - **Should you wish to unsubscribe at any time**, you can click on the 'unsubscribe' link at the end of this post as well.

Thank you for reading this lengthy welcome message, and why not [**take a peek at the new website here**](https://achronicvoice.com/)? 🙂 I wish you a lovely week ahead and thank you for being a part of this community!

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