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um... medium hosts the files and handles the necessary bandwidth already. Adding a custom domain doesn't change that at all. I don't disagree that you'd be bett
by masukomi 10y ago
um... medium hosts the files and handles the necessary bandwidth already. Adding a custom domain doesn't change that at all. I don't disagree that you'd be better off with other sites but those are NOT the reasons it costs $75
- noahjk 10y agoThere's loss of control when medium isn't the apex domain anymore. For instance, users are less likely to see other medium stories because of how segmented you are. I don't see an issue with a one time fee for these reasons.
- Chaebixi 10y agoI think custom domains are a tool for price segmentation* (like a student discount). Medium and Wordpress want offer a free product (for marketing/network effects), but also have their higher-end users pay. They do that by limiting a few features their higher-end users need to the premium product to force them to buy. In this case, it's custom domain that lets you look more professional. You see this with email too. Want to use your own domain and look like a real business (vs. some dude with small-time aspirational business-hobby run off of gmail)? Then you pay $5 a month or spend your time being a sysadmin. * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_discrimination https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_discrimination