A new Home for My Writing

I’ve been blogging for a long time. Over the years I’ve written on different domains, shameem.me, shameem.dev, and even thought about starting something on wcwiz.com. With so many domains already in hand, one question kept coming back to me more than a hundred times: why start another blog on shameem.blog?

The answer is both simple and personal.

This domain was a gift from my current employer, Automattic. The site is hosted on WordPress.com, also as a gift. That’s special. But even then, I asked myself if I already have my own domains, why move here?

When I joined as a Happiness Engineer, my focus shifted. I left behind freelancing, project work, affiliate marketing, and paid writing. After almost a year, I started to feel something was missing. That missing piece was writing, sharing, and contributing to the community.

This time, though, I want to do it differently. No side projects, no marketing goals. Just a space to write about what I actually do every day, helping people use WordPress and WooCommerce, turning chaos into calm.

Another reason is inspiration. The Automattic Creed is something I carry not just in my work, but in my personal life. Its spirit, never stop learning, help others, value impact over money, build sustainably, communicate openly, and keep moving forward step by step, speaks to how I want to approach this blog. For me, this isn’t about chasing trends or filling space. It’s about sharing with purpose.

That’s why I chose to give myself a fresh start with shameem.blog. It feels like moving into a new home. Around the same time I moved into the house I built for my family, I wanted a clean space for my writing too. A place to share what I know, what I’ve learned, what I’m still learning, my journey, and sometimes what I feel.

Over time, I’ll be closing down my old sites to reduce the scattered footprints. This blog will be my new home for everything I want to share.