What are your thoughts on Medium.com? (programming.dev)

submitted 4 months ago by cosmicbytes@programming.dev to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I have a self hosted blog currently, and I'm considering posting it on medium.com

I blog mostly for fun and I have not tried to monetize it. Are there any reasons to not use medium?

What about alternatives like substack?

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[-] overcast5348@lemmy.world 45 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Please continue running your own blog. Don't give some other company "free" content.

I hate that the entire modern internet is controlled by a few corporates.

The downsides to running your own blog are lack of technical knowledge/interest, and reduced monetization. Since you've already overcome the problem of technical knowledge, and you aren't looking for monetization, please continue running your own blog.

As for visibility, maybe your could start sharing links on lemmy? Perhaps you could start a dedicated community of your own if you're hesitant to post it on other existing communities.

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