Github pages is something I've recently heard of and I really like it from the begging although I didn't exactly knew how is working. The main idea is that you will use a github repository to serve your site or blog.
Main benefits
For me these are the main benefits in using github pages:
I have complete control of my site not being constrained in any way by a blogging platform.
No database is involved since github pages will serve only static html. Pages will be produced using Jekyll (more on this in future post).
It's completely free so I don't need to bother looking for... Read the full text.