HEY WorldPublished on 2021-02-24 in 🔗 LinksPeople keep saying that blogging is dead. But there is still innovation in this area. For example, the email service HEY has launched a new blogging platform called “HEY World”.View
“On SEO”Published on 2021-02-23 in 🔗 LinksScott Nesbit’s Weekly Musings are one of my favorite sources to follow. In Musing number 101 he writes about SEO, Search Engine Optimization.View
Why I don’t care if people visit my blogPublished on 2021-02-08 in 💭 ThoughtsI take the position that I don’t care where people consume my content. Be it directly on the site, via RSS or via Telegram Instant View. I don’t give a shit. The main thing is that people find a use or like what I publish.View
Newsletters didn’t kill BlogsPublished on 2021-01-20 in 💭 ThoughtsIn my IndieWeb bubble, this essay by Robin Rendle about newsletters has been circulating for a few days. It says newsletters have killed blogs, blogs are too complex and newsletters are the future, because they are easier (or at least that’s how I understood it).View
Blog reactionsPublished on 2021-01-18 in 💭 ThoughtsMy girlfriend gave me the idea the other day, when I complained that sometimes I don’t know what to blog about, that I could “react” to my old posts. Kind of like how web video producers react to videos.View
Published on 2021-01-06 in 💬 MicroBlogging is sometimes like self-therapy. Sorting and sorting out thoughts in your head and finally you feel better.View
Published on 2021-01-05 in 💭 ThoughtsIt’s interesting how everyone (including me) starts developing their own blogging system: Colin Walker, but also James Van Dyne are some recent examples.View
My writing workflow (Dec 2020)Published on 2020-12-21 in ✍️ PostsUpdated on 2020-12-21It’s probably time to tell you about my blogging workflow one year later (here’s how it was in 2019). And I saw other people writing about their writing workflow. What a meta topic…🖼️ View
Medium is bringing back custom domainsPublished on 2020-09-03 in 🔗 LinksMedium is bringing back support for custom domains. And in general they seem to listen better. In addition to custom domains, Medium is reducing the amount of annoying pop-ups and banners and will also offer more customization options.View