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> forwarding all posts to your social networks is essential. I've been talking to businesses for years about this same thing. Using a blog as a way to broadcas

> forwarding all posts to your social networks is essential. I've been talking to businesses for years about this same thing. Using a blog as a way to broadcast to social media but keep the blog/site as the main source of information for your audience. And it never works because it is far too simple to just use social media directly and even if you don't, your audience still comments on social media and so your discussion remains there.

BiteCode_dev 5y ago
> your audience still comments on social media and so your discussion remains there. Discussion should remain on social media. This avoids the problems of moderation and spam that plagued blogs. > it is far too simple to just use social media directly Yes to succeed the blog platform should be super easy to setup and to link. There are benefits that can then attract people: - if you have several social accounts, on the same or different platforms, then having a centralized way of publishing on all of them is a nice perk - social media platform impose a lot of rules, but on your blog, you can do whatever you want. So for problematic content, you can tease on social networks, and bring people on your blog for the real uncensored thing. - the source of truth that the blog would be is a fine touch in this era of fake news - you can add paid sections to the blog and make money directly with your biggest fans
- pixelgeek 5y ago
  I got distracted by all of the other great comments on this thread and made a mess of my point. What I was trying to say is that I think that ultimately social media will eat your traffic and blog. I think that the peril of using social media to promote your own content is that you will ultimately depend on social media. I think that the best route to take is to find a way to promote your content without it.
  - BiteCode_dev 5y ago
    It's possible, but the alternative is to depend on google for traffic, which is an abusive relationship at this point. At least if you have are on several platform, there are multiple entre points for your content. And your blog would allow you to offer things that the platform don't, like code snippets, easy media download, or something more innovative.
- BlueTemplar 5y ago
  > but on your blog, you can do whatever you want Not if it's on a platform - see part 2 of GP's ramblings.
  - BiteCode_dev 5y ago
    With your own domain name and branding, maybe we can play a different game provided the platform is willing to forward complaints to the user and step back. After all, I'm responsible for my vps content, not my hosting. What's the difference ?

BiteCode_dev 5y ago

> your audience still comments on social media and so your discussion remains there. Discussion should remain on social media. This avoids the problems of moderation and spam that plagued blogs. > it is far too simple to just use social media directly Yes to succeed the blog platform should be super easy to setup and to link. There are benefits that can then attract people: - if you have several social accounts, on the same or different platforms, then having a centralized way of publishing on all of them is a nice perk - social media platform impose a lot of rules, but on your blog, you can do whatever you want. So for problematic content, you can tease on social networks, and bring people on your blog for the real uncensored thing. - the source of truth that the blog would be is a fine touch in this era of fake news - you can add paid sections to the blog and make money directly with your biggest fans

pixelgeek 5y ago
I got distracted by all of the other great comments on this thread and made a mess of my point. What I was trying to say is that I think that ultimately social media will eat your traffic and blog. I think that the peril of using social media to promote your own content is that you will ultimately depend on social media. I think that the best route to take is to find a way to promote your content without it.
- BiteCode_dev 5y ago
  It's possible, but the alternative is to depend on google for traffic, which is an abusive relationship at this point. At least if you have are on several platform, there are multiple entre points for your content. And your blog would allow you to offer things that the platform don't, like code snippets, easy media download, or something more innovative.
BlueTemplar 5y ago
> but on your blog, you can do whatever you want Not if it's on a platform - see part 2 of GP's ramblings.
- BiteCode_dev 5y ago
  With your own domain name and branding, maybe we can play a different game provided the platform is willing to forward complaints to the user and step back. After all, I'm responsible for my vps content, not my hosting. What's the difference ?