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In case it isn't obvious, a likely result from answering these questions is to split up the site. I have made good experiences with having a programming blog,
by perlgeek 16y ago
In case it isn't obvious, a likely result from answering these questions is to split up the site.
I have made good experiences with having a programming blog, a personal blog (which parts of my family and non-geek friends tend to read), and a few sitest that specialize in some very narrow topics (like, Sudoku).
It's OK to cross-link between those sites, as far as there are relations - but don't expect the movie audience to read your Java and Digg stuff.
- swombat 16y agoYes, absolutely. This is an obvious realisation when you think about point 3, promotion. It's really difficult to promote a site that does a little bit of everything. You can't explain its appeal succinctly and clearly. Once you try to promote your site, it becomes obvious that covering several vastly different topics doesn't work.
- rkalla 16y agoFWIW the site used to be 3 separate sites for the first 3.5 years: * Tech/Video Games site * Humor site * Programming site and none of them did particularly well on their own. It was also mentally draining for me to try and manage 3 separate communities, so I combined them all. Probably not the best decision now that I read your replies though.