Keenan’s “Alarmingly Concise” Summary of How They Built Their Site
Keenan goes into great detail on the trials and tribulations of building a new Eleventy site while possessing very little development experience.
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Fighting Bots
Manu talks about the ongoing issues with AI scraping the web and what are options are, as site owners, to prevent it.
Less Blogging About Blogging
Brandon talks about his desire to write less about blogging. I'm not sure I agree though.
Human or Not?
Chat with someone for two minutes, and try to figure out if it was a fellow human or an AI bot. Think you can tell the difference?
Too Little, and Too Much, Self-Promotion
Manu talks about self-promotion on his site, how it concerns him and whether others find it annoying, or see it as advertising.
Email Privacy
Niq talks about segregating your email and not publishing your personal email where possible. One email address ain't gonna cut it these days.
Where I'm at on the Whole CSS-Tricks Thing
Chris talks about the challenges he's faced since selling CSS-Tricks to Digital Ocean, and where his head has been at since.
Rach Turned off Analytics
Rach turned off the analytics on her site as she now finds them boring. This post contains the best quote ever.
Let's Make the IndieWeb Easier
Giles thinks we need more options for independent online publishing than WordPress, and they should be extremely simple to use.
When Will I Stop Blogging?
Matt asks “Here’s an uncomfortable question: when do I stop blogging?”
PenPals
Brandon talks about a number of connections he’s made over the years from having PenPals.
On Subscriptions
Manu talks about some of the subscriptions he has to online services, and in particular streaming services. It's an interesting read, and I thought I'd respond.
Other People's Enthusiasm
Jack talks about how the enthusiasm of others can influence his decisions about trying new things.
Blogs, Gardens, and Thinking Aloud in Public
Bix talks about digital gardens vs the traditional blog. I don't really get the former.
Blogging for the Hell of it
We don't need blogging niches, or \"thought leaders\"; we need more people just to blog for the hell of it.
CMS Filesize Comparison
I thought this post was really interesting, and telling about the amount of bloat that a lot of CMS's have. I'm very glad I went with Kirby.
Absolutely Do Not Change Your Blogging Platform
According to Matt, you should absolutely NOT change you blogging platform - I should probably take this advice on board.