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I used to host my own content, now I point my domain at Medium. I get more than 3x as much traffic there, and I really enjoy the editing experience so I publis
by austenallred 10y ago
I used to host my own content, now I point my domain at Medium.
I get more than 3x as much traffic there, and I really enjoy the editing experience so I publish more. Their design is certainly more beautiful than anything I would ever create in the couple hours of spare time I have.
I don't have total control, but it's a trade off I knowingly make. I can still own my own site and redirect the URLs if I so choose.
- detaro 10y ago> I can still own my own site and redirect the URLs if I so choose. IMHO that is the most important bit. As long as you have a backup of all the important content (relatively easy with a blog that's mostly text) and own the domain, you can always pack up and leave if the platform you are using goes away or doesn't fit your needs anymore. (Related: I wish more services allowing you to bring your own domain would also allow to setup flexible redirects for old URLs, but I can understand that would be a relatively complex feature)
- z3t4 10y agoyou get 3x more traffic. but do you also earn 3x as much !? or how do you know that extra traffic is not fake ?
- austenallred 10y agoI'm not doing it to generate direct revenue, but I do see more sales coming through the products I have linked, though it's small sample size