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Aaah this reminds me of noob me who thought I could just build a blogging platform of my own. Here are some non-trivial features that Medium provides to writers
by proy24 7y ago
Aaah this reminds me of noob me who thought I could just build a blogging platform of my own. Here are some non-trivial features that Medium provides to writers which we just don't notice.
1- Distribution channel
No one is gonna remember the name/url of your blog, Medium allows discovery.
1- Autosave draft
Unless you plan to write your post in one go, in one sitting with an extremely reliable internet connection, you are gonna need this.
3- Social plugin integration- Sure start writing oAuth integrations for each of the hundreds of social plugins out there.
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- pmlnr 7y ago> 1- Distribution channel Write searchable posts on topics people actually search for. Post it on Reddit, HN, etc. Those are specifically for distribution. > 2- Autosave draft Write it offline, copy paste it for online. Btw WordPress has had this for 10(?) years or something similar. > 3- Social plugin integration There are existing solutions for this, see IFTTT, Zapier, etc.
- mritchie712 7y agoDoes anyone actually go to Medium to find content though? I don't think I've ever been on their homepage.