This is a summary curation of prior posts of mine on why post, what to post, and how to post, as well as some bits I wrote on the #IndieWeb wiki. This post assumes you already have a blog — if you don’t have one and wonder why you should, that’s a different blog post.
If you have a blog and ever feel stuck about why you should post, what to post next, or how to write your post, hopefully this post will help you get unstuck, and publish your post.
Why Post
There is a whole wiki page on the topic:
* https://indieweb.org/why_post — which could use some gardening
Here are a few reasons why to post:
* Wean yourself off social media. Post to your own site instead of social media. If you already post on social media, into someone else’s garage¹, then you already have reason enough to post. So post on your own site first, and optionally syndicate² to that silo, only if you have friends who still use it to read posts.
* Search everything you write. Do you post long comments or issues on GitHub? Do you post on public mailing lists? Post such things to your own site, so you can more easily search everything you’ve written on a topic. Then post a copy to those external destinations.
* All the reasons to own your data: https://indieweb.org/own_your_data
What to Post
* Post positive things promptly: https://tantek.com/2018/357/t3
* … from that day first: https://tantek.com/2018/364/t1
* … in time order: https://tantek.com/2018/364/t5
* Make and share lists. People like lists
* Post to learn in public, and pass on what you learn
How to Post
* Use a local text editor
* Capture first, edit & publish later: https://tantek.com/2023/365/t1/
* Do something positive (in-person), then post about it: https://tantek.com/2018/002/t1
* Single topic post
* Short and to the point. Edit and remove anything distracting from the main point.
* Quotable post title
* Summary opening paragraph
* Put tangents aside
* Quotable sentences and multi-sentence paragraphs
* Subheadings help cluster related paragraphs
* Use a footer for updates, terminology, previous posts, additional reading, and citations.
* Move definitions, citations, etc. to the footer unless including them inline either provides little risk of distraction or significantly helps reading flow
* Use footer sections: Previously, Post Glossary, References, Additional Reading
* Check your references
Each of these points could be its own blog post. There are many more whys, whats, and hows. This is a start.
* https://indieweb.org/why_post
* https://indieweb.org/what_to_post
* https://indieweb.org/how_to_post
Add your own to each, and help organize them.
Glossary
mailing list
https://indieweb.org/mailing_list
own your data
https://indieweb.org/own_your_data
post footer
https://indieweb.org/posts#Footer_sections
silo
https://indieweb.org/silo
social media
https://indieweb.org/social_media
References
¹ https://tantek.com/2023/001/t1/own-your-notes
² https://indieweb.org/POSSE
This is post 29 of #100PostsOfIndieWeb. #100Posts
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Here's another blog platform I hadn't heard of until this morning. Apparently their main selling point is that you post from email. 🤷🏻♂️
Pagecord - Publish your writing effortlessly from your inbox
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I have questions about #webmentions (bonus points for in the context of #eleventy).
Do you need to use webmention.io? I've seen several posts that reference it, is it reliable?
Also, is it possible to have webmentions on a per-post basis? To kind of use them as an alternative to comments or do they only work for the root domain?
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This is a summary curation of prior posts of mine on why post, what to post, and how to post, as well as some bits I wrote on the #IndieWeb wiki. This post assumes you already have a blog — if you don’t have one and wonder why you should, that’s a different blog post.
If you have a blog and ever feel stuck about why you should post, what to post next, or how to write your post, hopefully this post will help you get unstuck, and publish your post.
Why Post
There is a whole wiki page on the topic:
* https://indieweb.org/why_post — which could use some gardening
Here are a few reasons why to post:
* Wean yourself off social media. Post to your own site instead of social media. If you already post on social media, into someone else’s garage¹, then you already have reason enough to post. So post on your own site first, and optionally syndicate² to that silo, only if you have friends who still use it to read posts.
* Search everything you write. Do you post long comments or issues on GitHub? Do you post on public mailing lists? Post such things to your own site, so you can more easily search everything you’ve written on a topic. Then post a copy to those external destinations.
* All the reasons to own your data: https://indieweb.org/own_your_data
What to Post
* Post positive things promptly: https://tantek.com/2018/357/t3
* … from that day first: https://tantek.com/2018/364/t1
* … in time order: https://tantek.com/2018/364/t5
* Make and share lists. People like lists
* Post to learn in public, and pass on what you learn
How to Post
* Use a local text editor
* Capture first, edit & publish later: https://tantek.com/2023/365/t1/
* Do something positive (in-person), then post about it: https://tantek.com/2018/002/t1
* Single topic post
* Short and to the point. Edit and remove anything distracting from the main point.
* Quotable post title
* Summary opening paragraph
* Put tangents aside
* Quotable sentences and multi-sentence paragraphs
* Subheadings help cluster related paragraphs
* Use a footer for updates, terminology, previous posts, additional reading, and citations.
* Move definitions, citations, etc. to the footer unless including them inline either provides little risk of distraction or significantly helps reading flow
* Use footer sections: Previously, Post Glossary, References, Additional Reading
* Check your references
Each of these points could be its own blog post. There are many more whys, whats, and hows. This is a start.
* https://indieweb.org/why_post
* https://indieweb.org/what_to_post
* https://indieweb.org/how_to_post
Add your own to each, and help organize them.
Glossary
mailing list
https://indieweb.org/mailing_list
own your data
https://indieweb.org/own_your_data
post footer
https://indieweb.org/posts#Footer_sections
silo
https://indieweb.org/silo
social media
https://indieweb.org/social_media
References
¹ https://tantek.com/2023/001/t1/own-your-notes
² https://indieweb.org/POSSE
This is post 29 of #100PostsOfIndieWeb. #100Posts
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People like lists<br />* Post to learn in public, and pass on what you learn<br /><br /><br />How to Post<br /><br />* Use a local text editor<br />* Capture first, edit & publish later: <a href=\"https://tantek.com/2023/365/t1/\">https://tantek.com/2023/365/t1/</a><br />* Do something positive (in-person), then post about it: <a href=\"https://tantek.com/2018/002/t1\">https://tantek.com/2018/002/t1</a><br />* Single topic post<br />* Short and to the point. 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"text": "This is a summary curation of prior posts of mine on why post, what to post, and how to post, as well as some bits I wrote on the #IndieWeb wiki. This post assumes you already have a blog \u2014 if you don\u2019t have one and wonder why you should, that\u2019s a different blog post.\n\nIf you have a blog and ever feel stuck about why you should post, what to post next, or how to write your post, hopefully this post will help you get unstuck, and publish your post.\n\n\nWhy Post\n\nThere is a whole wiki page on the topic:\n* https://indieweb.org/why_post \u2014 which could use some gardening\n\nHere are a few reasons why to post:\n\n* Wean yourself off social media. Post to your own site instead of social media. If you already post on social media, into someone else\u2019s garage\u00b9, then you already have reason enough to post. So post on your own site first, and optionally syndicate\u00b2 to that silo, only if you have friends who still use it to read posts.\n* Search everything you write. Do you post long comments or issues on GitHub? Do you post on public mailing lists? Post such things to your own site, so you can more easily search everything you\u2019ve written on a topic. Then post a copy to those external destinations.\n* All the reasons to own your data: https://indieweb.org/own_your_data\n\n\nWhat to Post\n\n* Post positive things promptly: https://tantek.com/2018/357/t3\n\u00a0 * \u2026 from that day first: https://tantek.com/2018/364/t1\n\u00a0 * \u2026 in time order: https://tantek.com/2018/364/t5\n* Make and share lists. People like lists\n* Post to learn in public, and pass on what you learn\n\n\nHow to Post\n\n* Use a local text editor\n* Capture first, edit & publish later: https://tantek.com/2023/365/t1/\n* Do something positive (in-person), then post about it: https://tantek.com/2018/002/t1\n* Single topic post\n* Short and to the point. Edit and remove anything distracting from the main point.\n* Quotable post title\n* Summary opening paragraph\n* Put tangents aside\n* Quotable sentences and multi-sentence paragraphs\n* Subheadings help cluster related paragraphs\n* Use a footer for updates, terminology, previous posts, additional reading, and citations. \n\u00a0 * Move definitions, citations, etc. to the footer unless including them inline either provides little risk of distraction or significantly helps reading flow \n\u00a0 * Use footer sections: Previously, Post Glossary, References, Additional Reading\n* Check your references\n\n\nEach of these points could be its own blog post. There are many more whys, whats, and hows. This is a start. \n* https://indieweb.org/why_post\n* https://indieweb.org/what_to_post\n* https://indieweb.org/how_to_post\n\nAdd your own to each, and help organize them.\n\n\nGlossary\n\nmailing list\n\u00a0 https://indieweb.org/mailing_list\nown your data\n\u00a0 https://indieweb.org/own_your_data\npost footer\n\u00a0 https://indieweb.org/posts#Footer_sections\nsilo\n\u00a0 https://indieweb.org/silo\nsocial media\n\u00a0 https://indieweb.org/social_media\n\n\nReferences\n\n\u00b9 https://tantek.com/2023/001/t1/own-your-notes\n\u00b2 https://indieweb.org/POSSE\n\n\nThis is post 29 of #100PostsOfIndieWeb. #100Posts\n\n\u2190 https://tantek.com/2024/306/t1/simple-embeds\n\u2192 \ud83d\udd2e"
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I really need to make something to syndicate to Bluesky. It seems wonderful to have a new alternative to the now-dead Twitter, but I still want to post to my blog first.
ATProto feels a tiny bit overengineered. It was obviously built to have a semi-centralized reach layer, and that shows in its design. Plain HTML pages and/or microformats2 are a much simpler format, and at times richer than Bluesky's default Lexicon.
I want to gain benefits of both.
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@randomgeek I read your blog post on adding #WebMentions on a static #hugo website. I would love to do the same for my site. Any pointers? Things you changed or updated since that blog post?
https://randomgeekery.org/post/2020/11/using-the-webmentionio-api/
Also, the link to your SQLite post seems to be broken
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If you want to get more out of your #web experience & truly express yourself (attn #art!), creating your own personal website might be a good option!
We've got guides & tutorials on how to get started with the #indieweb; no prior knowledge required. And if you ever have questions, ask in our forum!
32-Bit Cafe
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Alrighty. I think I got my website all setup for the #indieweb. Got the #webmention setup, web signin and the h-card and stuff. Fun stuff! #infosec
https://epic-worlds.com
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I finally implemented image galleries on my website! Very grateful to those who helped me figure out my date issue. https://nathanupchurch.com/blog/galleries/ #eleventy #11ty #indieweb #blog
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@rowan I read your blog post on adding #WebMentions on a static #hugo website. I would love to do the same for my site. Any pointers? Things you changed or updated since that blog post?
https://rowanmanning.com/posts/webmentions-for-your-static-site/
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“Third-party apps are no longer able to display your Strava activity data on their surfaces to other users.”
I’ve long had “integrate with Strava” on the backburner for my website, but now I think I just need to host my activities myself. This feels a lot like when Twitter clamped down on their API.
https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/11/stravas-changes-to-kill-off-apps.html
#Running #WebDevelopment #Strava #Indieweb
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"html": "<p>\u201cThird-party apps are no longer able to display your Strava activity data on their surfaces to other users.\u201d</p><p>I\u2019ve long had \u201cintegrate with Strava\u201d on the backburner for my website, but now I think I just need to host my activities myself. This feels a lot like when Twitter clamped down on their API.</p><p><a href=\"https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/11/stravas-changes-to-kill-off-apps.html\"><span>https://www.</span><span>dcrainmaker.com/2024/11/strava</span><span>s-changes-to-kill-off-apps.html</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://mastodon.online/tags/Running\">#<span>Running</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.online/tags/WebDevelopment\">#<span>WebDevelopment</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.online/tags/Strava\">#<span>Strava</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.online/tags/Indieweb\">#<span>Indieweb</span></a></p>",
"text": "\u201cThird-party apps are no longer able to display your Strava activity data on their surfaces to other users.\u201d\n\nI\u2019ve long had \u201cintegrate with Strava\u201d on the backburner for my website, but now I think I just need to host my activities myself. This feels a lot like when Twitter clamped down on their API.\n\nhttps://www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/11/stravas-changes-to-kill-off-apps.html\n\n#Running #WebDevelopment #Strava #Indieweb"
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Basically would allow for interoperability between different task managers, maybe even self-hosting? Idk, it could be fun
#Technology #BuildInPublic #IndieApps #IndieWeb
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"html": "<p>Basically would allow for interoperability between different task managers, maybe even self-hosting? Idk, it could be fun <br /><a href=\"https://allthingstech.social/tags/Technology\">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href=\"https://allthingstech.social/tags/BuildInPublic\">#<span>BuildInPublic</span></a> <a href=\"https://allthingstech.social/tags/IndieApps\">#<span>IndieApps</span></a> <a href=\"https://allthingstech.social/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a></p>",
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