Medium, Twitter, Facebook and others are edge services for your content … Your platform is the origin.
I love not feeling bound to any particular social network. This website, my website, is the one true home for all the stuff I’ve felt compelled to write down or point a camera at over the years. When a social network disappears, goes out of fashion or becomes inhospitable, I can happily move on with little anguish.
A very timely post on using If This Then That to automatically post notes from your own site (via RSS) to Twitter and Mastodon.
I’ve set this up for my Mastodon profile.
But most importantly, always write your most important thoughts on your own site. You can share the link on as many platforms as you like and have conversations with anyone who wants to connect with you and your work. But nobody can take it from you. You are in control. Forever.
A wonderful introduction to the indie web—Ana really conveys her sense of excitement!
Some good blogging advice.
Building a blog for the long run? Avoid Medium.
Mastodon is a vibe shift in the best possible way.
Adding `alt` text to uploaded images.
My website, my words.
Small pieces, loosely stacked.
Posting to Twitter from adactio.com