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Re: Own your work

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Post by nicbou »

amatecha wrote: post #50
SketchySeaBeast wrote: post #20

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Or it'll get even better at ingesting all their content and providing the answers and points itself, never leading the user to their site.

Yeah, this strikes me as the end goal that Google, Bing, etc. are working towards and envisioning. Why redirect users elsewhere when we can just lock them into our AI-generated "search engine"? "Reveal original source URL(s)" will become a paid feature :)

Build roads, then add tolls, then build your own business, and reroute all traffic to them.

Re: Own your work

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Post by no_time »

CliffStoll wrote: post #81

"Spend your time creating something" Check: making topological shapes "Get a domain you like " Check: kleinbottle.com "Maintain it for a long time, [perhaps as] static html" Check: since 1996 "Share your writing, photos, designs" Check: everything's self-written & self-coded "No investors" Check. Results: Much learning. Fun. Friendships. Kind notes from strangers. Occasional satisfaction. I agree with you, Jose. Than…

>Kind notes from strangers.

How did the number of interactions change over time?

Re: Own your work

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Post by manuelmoreale »

thenerdhead wrote: post #43
jdthedisciple wrote: post #26

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I think POSSE [0] solves this. [0] https://indieweb.org/POSSE

You have to tailor content for each platform archetype. That’s the only thing missing in this wiki.

You don't have to. You can do it, if you care about that sorts of things. But you definitely don't have to do it.

The only thing you have to do if you want to run a blog is to write. Everything else is defintiely not mandatory.

Re: Own your work

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Post by manuelmoreale »

nicbou wrote: post #9

I own my work, but about 90% of my traffic comes from Google. This is something I try not to think about too much.

Weirdly enough, more than 50% of my traffic seems to be coming from RSS these days which is kinda wild.

Re: Own your work

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Post by edanm »

CliffStoll wrote: post #81

"Spend your time creating something" Check: making topological shapes "Get a domain you like " Check: kleinbottle.com "Maintain it for a long time, [perhaps as] static html" Check: since 1996 "Share your writing, photos, designs" Check: everything's self-written & self-coded "No investors" Check. Results: Much learning. Fun. Friendships. Kind notes from strangers. Occasional satisfaction. I agree with you, Jose. Than…

It's always an honor to see your comments on HN, been a fan for years. And I just remembered I'd always intended to buy a bottle from you, going to do so right now.

Off-topic question - have you ever heard of hypercubing? As in solving Rubik's cubes in 4 dimensions (and more?) It's a growing niche that I'm involved in and I think it might fit your interests. Would love to tell you more about it if you're interested :)

(For the record, the way we solve cubes in 4 dimensions is by simulating them on a computer, but there are also "physical versions" of the 4d puzzles.)

Re: Own your work

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Post by dividedcomet »

Cannot recommend this enough, but also encourage folks to set up something they’ll use because you’ll be invested in making it better. At https://hec.works/tapehendge I host all the Phish tapes I can find for my personal listening. I host around ~half a terabyte of Phish music and it costs me $10 a month, so a small price to pay to really engage with my favorite band!

Re: Own your work

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Post by 2ICofafireteam »

cyberge99 wrote: post #89
CliffStoll wrote: post #81

"Spend your time creating something" Check: making topological shapes "Get a domain you like " Check: kleinbottle.com "Maintain it for a long time, [perhaps as] static html" Check: since 1996 "Share your writing, photos, designs" Check: everything's self-written & self-coded "No investors" Check. Results: Much learning. Fun. Friendships. Kind notes from strangers. Occasional satisfaction. I agree with you, Jose. Than…

The Cuckoo’s Egg is still one of my favorite books of all time!

I haven't read The Cuckoo's Egg since the early 90's but credit it with providing a much needed moral compass at an important point in my life.

It also compelled me to seek out some American band that was mentioned in there called The Grateful Dead.

Life changing in two ways.

Re: Own your work

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Post by thenerdhead »

manuelmoreale wrote: post #103
thenerdhead wrote: post #43

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You have to tailor content for each platform archetype. That’s the only thing missing in this wiki.

You don't have to. You can do it, if you care about that sorts of things. But you definitely don't have to do it. The only thing you have to do if you want to run a blog is to write. Everything else is defintiely not mandatory.

Nobody is going to read your syndicated blog link unless you tailor your content to the platform. There is a different way to present it to say LinkedIn, TikTok, HackerNews, IndieHackers, etc. People hate syndicated accounts, they bring very little value unless you’re already well established with popular ideas.

ChatGPT is a great litmus test here. Ask it to syndicate the main ideas of your content to a respective platform.

Re: Own your work

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Post by manuelmoreale »

thenerdhead wrote: post #108
manuelmoreale wrote: post #103

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You don't have to. You can do it, if you care about that sorts of things. But you definitely don't have to do it. The only thing you have to do if you want to run a blog is to write. Everything else is defintiely not mandatory.

Nobody is going to read your syndicated blog link unless you tailor your content to the platform. There is a different way to present it to say LinkedIn, TikTok, HackerNews, IndieHackers, etc. People hate syndicated accounts, they bring very little value unless you’re already well established with popular ideas. ChatGPT is a great litmus test here. Ask it to syndicate the main ideas of your content to a respective pl…

I’m not sure what you mean by “syndicated blog link” but my experience—and I’m aware it’s just a single data point—is that you don’t have to tailor your content.

You can do it, I’m not arguing against it.

And maybe that would result in more readers. I’m just saying it’s not mandatory and there are alternatives.

Re: Own your work

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Post by bastawhiz »

galleywest200 wrote: post #84
bastawhiz wrote: post #54

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Exactly. Whether you control the underlying operating system (or network connection) or just the content at the application layer, you're still relying on someone else. If you don't have good content to share, it's moot anyway. At the end of the day, any service trades control for convenience/access. I run a podcast hosting service that's slightly more expensive than hosting yourself with WordPress. Paying me to host…

> If you don't have good content to share, it's moot anyway. Who even cares about this? Everybody's first few blog posts suck. It is better to be prolific than perfect.

It's better to have content than no content and a blog that is hosted in alignment with your principles
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