Little so far, but I expect it to at least serve as slight certificate of 'I can set up a VPS to host a web page'. I'm unsure if there's any writing I want to put out there, but that may change.
Ask HN: What has your personal website/blog done for you?
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#422Nothing exciting (no jobs, no connections, etc.) but I'm convinced it's helped with my technical communication skills and fractionally improved my "I can't publish/release this until it is GLEAMING AND PERFECT" problem (helps to have no readers here.)
Definitely improving my SQL though because I'll often put a query in a blog post, think "that's ugly", and find an improved way of doing things to make it look "nicer".
Re: Ask HN: What has your personal website/blog done for you?
#423Mine started as a personal blog, and now generates $2M USD/year revenue of training, consulting, and online services. I regularly preach the gospel of, "Find the most expensive thing in your business, stand next to that, offer to help fix it when it breaks, and blog about what you've learned." For me, that was Microsoft SQL Server, but the specific tech doesn't matter. Follow the money.
So you made an MS SQL consulting company? Did you talk in your blog about building up the business? Getting your first clients, how much to charge etc..?
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#425I started all this because I like Slashdot and wanted to do a site just like that for librarians. Worked out pretty well for me. Thanks again* CmdrTaco! My website has given me my entire career. I started a blog in 1999, not knowing a damn thing about servers or programming. Running a blog, or any website, was a challenge back in the 90s. I kept at it, learned how to program, got a job as a programmer during the firs…
Your welcome again?
Re: Ask HN: What has your personal website/blog done for you?
#426This is my first post on HN, though I've been reading conversations here for years. I would encourage the OP to create their own website and share it with their friends and workmates. I went through a similar journey in 2020 and all I can say is that I wished I had done it sooner. I started writing articles when the pandemic hit, and bought a domain / published my articles there last year. Reason for doing so was an…
Hello Julien, if it helps then I can point out that your comment reads as though it was written by a native English speaker.
Thanks very much for your positive vibes. Might be that writing for this website has helped! :)
Re: Ask HN: What has your personal website/blog done for you?
#427This is my first post on HN, though I've been reading conversations here for years. I would encourage the OP to create their own website and share it with their friends and workmates. I went through a similar journey in 2020 and all I can say is that I wished I had done it sooner. I started writing articles when the pandemic hit, and bought a domain / published my articles there last year. Reason for doing so was an…
I also used to have lack of confidence but rather towards what I would write.
Interesting. So you mean more, the content rather than the form? I noticed you used the past tense. How did you get through that if I may ask?
Re: Ask HN: What has your personal website/blog done for you?
#428This is my first post on HN, though I've been reading conversations here for years. I would encourage the OP to create their own website and share it with their friends and workmates. I went through a similar journey in 2020 and all I can say is that I wished I had done it sooner. I started writing articles when the pandemic hit, and bought a domain / published my articles there last year. Reason for doing so was an…
Your written English is good! Good blog too.
I wasn't fishing for compliments, but I will gladly take your positive feedback! Thanks dude :)
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Your blog always blows me away with how different and fun it is. I only dream of being that authentic online. I love the call-outs from the specific personalities. So great!
Assuming your threat profile allows for it, go for it! The main difficulty I run into is Hacker News being _incredibly toxic_ in the comments on my articles at times, especially if I talk about anything contentious or break from the intellectual mold that this site has. You'd be sad to know the number of people that accused me of being a [threat to children] because I'm openly queer/furry on my blog.
I would be sad to know the exact number but that immediately came to mind the first time I read an article from you. I desperately wish the world wasn’t like that and I’m sorry you have to deal with it.
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> Best part is I didn't get murdered. I was almost going to say this sounds crazy dangerous and more like a trap, but 15 years ago I would have done the same and probably came out safe. I don't know what changed, it feels like things are getting more dangerous, but unsure if it's perception, or the truth.
Perception (maybe you just have more information!), and having more to lose, personally, as you get older.
> having more to lose, personally, as you get older
Or, as an extension of that, having others tightly depending on your continued existence and well-being.