Good points. I guess having a self-hosted platform can give you more freedom and, as you mention, act as a useful asset for future goals. I started out with a wordpress.com (not .org) site. The Wordpress platform is very customisable and your posts also go out to other bloggers, which helps you grow and connect with like-minded people.
But, just like with the .org site, you can't really make direct money from it. So that's why I chose to start using Steemit too. Been nice so far. :)
The .org site has some advantages though. For example, having your own domain name and also probably more freedom and flexibility.
Cheers on your new venture. Wishing you the best!
Thanks man, i appreciate your time sharing your experience with me and yes steemit makes more sense with the fact that you can begin making money directly. Though it has some limitation as well but when we combine both ventures, we have something greats as financial assets.