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> where they don’t have enough pull to bootstrap an alternative Maybe I'm thinking too easy, but what about self-hosting. Some "all inclusive" hosting with Hug
by martin_a 5y ago
> where they don’t have enough pull to bootstrap an alternative
Maybe I'm thinking too easy, but what about self-hosting. Some "all inclusive" hosting with Hugo or whatever static page builder you like.
That should be enough to get your content out to the masses.
Throw in Disqus if you really need to, set up an RSS feed and a newsletter and let's go.
- AcerbicZero 5y agoSelf hosting? That sounds like an unregulated place for all the people who were thrown out by those with at least some ethics left.
- betwixthewires 5y agoFor video hosting I'd go with Peertube.
- martin_a 5y agoNo! These networks, no matter how they work under the hood, are obviously the problem, as they are single points of failure. Run your own stuff. Most channels will not have enough visitors/viewers to kill a shared webhosting package, so there's no big deal in doing this on your own.
- betwixthewires 5y agoPeertube is tube site software that you can run yourself. It is a way to run your own stuff. https://joinpeertube.org/ https://joinpeertube.org/
- ipaddr 5y agoCurious how does the network deal with adult or censored content? If self-hosting does one need to join the network?
- betwixthewires 5y agoSo "the network" in context of sites like Facebook or YouTube is a fancy marketing term for "the website." Peertube servers actually federate, so there is actually a network there. You don't have to federate. As host, you can host whatever you want (you are of course subject to laws in the country you're hosting in) and censor whatever you want on your server. You can basically do anything you want. If you host adult content like pornography it is very likely the larger federation will not federate with your server, and for adult content that isn't pornographic in nature it is probably best to require content warnings.
- oblio 5y agoCongratulations! You've solved the easiest part. Now get back to us in 5 years, when you'll have managed to build a comparable audience just by using SEO.
- amanaplanacanal 5y agoWait. Is building an audience using SEO supposed to be a good thing or a bad thing?
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- oblio 5y agoIt's neither, it's just not a trivial undertaking.
- martin_a 5y agoBut is it really necessary in the scale that YouTube does it? Or would word-of-mouth (and light SEO) take you far enough to reach your audience?
- oblio 5y agoThe fact that 95% of indie video creators are on YouTube (or their ilk, like Instagram or TikTok) seems to be answering your question.