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I split the difference and setup a custom domain for my Medium blog. I own the content URLs. If Medium dies then I'll pick a new blog format and new web host. I
by forrestthewoods 10y ago
I split the difference and setup a custom domain for my Medium blog. I own the content URLs. If Medium dies then I'll pick a new blog format and new web host. It won't be the first time and it won't be the last I'll have to make such a change.
- nickjj 10y agoYeah but if you have a bunch of followers on Medium, all of them will no longer receive updates when you post new content. Sure, some percentage of them will know your domain name and check manually but you're going to lose a huge amount of readers. My concern isn't so much with Medium dying, it's spending 3 years building a brand around yourself and eventually figuring out how to monetizing your audience but now you can't because you have "Medium followers" instead of your own subscriber list.