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Switch from Medium to your own blog automatically in minutes

21 points by ecthiender 7y ago

htmk 7y ago
Is adding new posts easy?
- gfosco 7y ago
  Looks like the answer is yes: https://github.com/mathieudutour/medium-to-own-blog/blob/master/docs/README.md https://github.com/mathieudutour/medium-to-own-blog/blob/mas...
- woutr_be 7y ago
  As with most static site generators, it's generally just a markdown file with some frontmatter metadata, but that's it.
twblalock 7y ago
It's easy to make a blog. It's very difficult to match the SEO results and network effect of Medium. If you want people to see what you write, and you aren't already famous, Medium will put your content in front of more people than a self-run blog. That is Medium's real competitive edge. It is hard to get your blog noticed. If you want to beat Medium, you need to beat them at that.
- Doubl 7y ago
  Are there many people who go to medium directly? I've only ever gone there because someone's linked to a post here or on Reddit. Which is something you could do for your own blog's post.
- ecthiender 7y ago
  But seems like that recently has changed. Now the paywall-ed articles are shown more to people[1]. So even authors with large number of followers don't get their articles shown to their followers. > It is hard to get your blog noticed. I think if you write good content, and post it on good programming communities like HN or Reddit, I don't think its that hard to get it noticed. -- [1]: https://www.freecodecamp.org/forum/t/we-just-moved-off-of-medium-and-onto-freecodecamp-news-heres-how-you-can-use-it/279929 https://www.freecodecamp.org/forum/t/we-just-moved-off-of-me... -- Edit: formatting
O_H_E 7y ago
Interesting to see this again. This has been on the front page 3 days ago. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20060549 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20060549
- HNLurker2 7y ago
  Because it is so good it should be posted again
Abishek_Muthian 7y ago
Show HN discussion on this from 2 days back : https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20060549 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20060549

21 points by ecthiender 7y ago

htmk 7y ago

Is adding new posts easy?

gfosco 7y ago
Looks like the answer is yes: https://github.com/mathieudutour/medium-to-own-blog/blob/master/docs/README.md https://github.com/mathieudutour/medium-to-own-blog/blob/mas...
woutr_be 7y ago
As with most static site generators, it's generally just a markdown file with some frontmatter metadata, but that's it.

twblalock 7y ago

It's easy to make a blog. It's very difficult to match the SEO results and network effect of Medium. If you want people to see what you write, and you aren't already famous, Medium will put your content in front of more people than a self-run blog. That is Medium's real competitive edge. It is hard to get your blog noticed. If you want to beat Medium, you need to beat them at that.

Doubl 7y ago
Are there many people who go to medium directly? I've only ever gone there because someone's linked to a post here or on Reddit. Which is something you could do for your own blog's post.
ecthiender 7y ago
But seems like that recently has changed. Now the paywall-ed articles are shown more to people[1]. So even authors with large number of followers don't get their articles shown to their followers. > It is hard to get your blog noticed. I think if you write good content, and post it on good programming communities like HN or Reddit, I don't think its that hard to get it noticed. -- [1]: https://www.freecodecamp.org/forum/t/we-just-moved-off-of-medium-and-onto-freecodecamp-news-heres-how-you-can-use-it/279929 https://www.freecodecamp.org/forum/t/we-just-moved-off-of-me... -- Edit: formatting

O_H_E 7y ago

Interesting to see this again. This has been on the front page 3 days ago. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20060549 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20060549

HNLurker2 7y ago
Because it is so good it should be posted again

Abishek_Muthian 7y ago

Show HN discussion on this from 2 days back : https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20060549 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20060549