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While it is important for SEO, I think it is more important to not be locked in. If there was a policy change on a 3rd party platform, you are forced to accept
by anotherjesse 18y ago
While it is important for SEO, I think it is more important to not be locked in.
If there was a policy change on a 3rd party platform, you are forced to accept it or lose all existing links. This is important for usability! As a user, all existing links ceasing to function would be bad. So the ability to move becomes VERY costly.
If it was on a subdomain, you could move to another platform, add redirects if needed and not have a substantial part of your online presence controlled by a 3rd party.
- ivankirigin 18y agoI could easily edit posts to redirect to a whole new blog. The blog isn't old enough to be that big of a hassle. This is really about the openness of platforms. If you operate on even a moderately open platform (e.g. allowing 3rd party javascript), then the risk of platform collapse is a minimal risk to your data. That is the biggest risk with Facebook. They aren't inclined to be open with my data, so i don't bother using it. Blogging platforms don't work unless they are open. You're definitely right about the subdomain though.