Yeah that's definitely how I approached my site to begin with. A. a place for me to write about stuff I personally want to remember and go back and look at. and B. a place where I could share information I have that I repeatedly tell others. Over time though, I found that people did indeed like to read what I had to say and found it useful. This is always a bit shocking for people who write, it's a great feeling to know others read your stuff haha. I think I'm an OK writer but I certainly have a unique-ish style. The world needs more indie writers with unique voices and styles. Too much of the Internet has become SEO farming trash and AI generated nonsense. Us "real", authentic humans have to take it back.
Why not both? I love my site and always work to make it unique. But I also like to write and have “useful” content. Check this out to find more cool things on the IndieWeb https://shellsharks.com/indieweb#explore-the-indieweb
Who’s asking for this? The future is bleak
Not by me. But maybe by like 2-3 folks…
Here’s some tips for discoverability and building out a Mastodon follow feed - https://shellsharks.com/notes/2023/08/17/mastodon-discoverability
Here’s some tips for paring a feed gone mad down… https://shellsharks.com/notes/2023/08/10/curating-mastodon-feed
Happy Fediversing!
Don’t give your stuff away to Medium. Buy a domain and host everything from there. Sites like square space can be used to help you monetize.
Try one with no algorithm. Mastodon is a good start for this. Fill your timeline with what you love.
Would never say no to more. Could probably make more at same level. But am mostly happy / feel fortunate for where I’m at.
My last three jobs...
- Applied directly to the req on the company job portal
- Recruiter contacted me about the role
- Recruiter contacted me about the role
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joined 1 year ago
Be young. Young folk never sore