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More than just considering the reader's interests, it's also against the author's interests to use Medium. They've become more and more draconian, bloated, and,
by ddevault 6y ago
More than just considering the reader's interests, it's also against the author's interests to use Medium. They've become more and more draconian, bloated, and, well, the same as any other venture capitalist ultra-growth-oriented company. The chickens will come home to roost, and if your content and your audience is on Medium, moving them elsewhere is going to become increasingly difficult over time. Ability to export your content always trends downwards as the desirability of doing so trends upwards - a business which is struggling is not going to make it easy for customers to leave.
Always write on a domain you own. You don't necessarily have to own the server, but if you own the domain, you have the freedom of choice.
- coldcode 6y agoHardly anyone will find it. Writing for 10 people is not very interesting at all. I want a Medium that charges me to write, but anyone can read for free. I pay DO $5 a month to host something, why should I not be willing to gain a benefit of a medium with large SEO and strength in numbers, and pay that $5 a month, but still allow people to read for nothing? But no one wants to pay to read or write so you go alone and google ignores you.
- ddevault 6y agoGoogle does not ignore your website, what nonsense. I have always posted on my own domain and I have a strong readership. RSS exists, link aggregators exist (how did you find this article? On HN!), it's not all glum and woe.