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Small Web September Kick-Off/Check-In 1: Goals!
Somehow it's September already and the kick-off point for Small Web September has arrived! \o/
As a reminder, this is the first of five ‘check-in’/comment points that will be published during the event – you can check out the schedule and dates of these posts over on the event intro. There’s no cut-off point for commenting on these, so you can add something at any time – you also don’t need to comment on them all or do them in order! The themes are a loose guide, but all discussion is welcome.
This first post will be for introducing yourself and your project(s) and talking about what you’re planning to do during the month. Of course, there’s no obligation to stick to what you’ve set down and no-one will be checking up xD But it can be a nice thought exercise! You’re free to make the goal(s) as broad or as specific as you like – it’s totally up to you.
There’s no set format for this check-in, but here’s one you can use if you’d like (just copy-paste and replace the placeholders with your own answers in the comments):
Also, if anyone would like to answer it, here’s a discussion starter: What interests you about the small/indie web, and how did you learn about or get into it?
As a reminder, this is the first of five ‘check-in’/comment points that will be published during the event – you can check out the schedule and dates of these posts over on the event intro. There’s no cut-off point for commenting on these, so you can add something at any time – you also don’t need to comment on them all or do them in order! The themes are a loose guide, but all discussion is welcome.
This first post will be for introducing yourself and your project(s) and talking about what you’re planning to do during the month. Of course, there’s no obligation to stick to what you’ve set down and no-one will be checking up xD But it can be a nice thought exercise! You’re free to make the goal(s) as broad or as specific as you like – it’s totally up to you.
There’s no set format for this check-in, but here’s one you can use if you’d like (just copy-paste and replace the placeholders with your own answers in the comments):
<strong>Name:</strong> (Username, nickname, whatever you like to go by)
<strong>Project(s):</strong> (Share a link to your project(s) if you’d like to, and/or describe what you’re making or would like to make!)
<strong>What are you hoping to work on for SWS?</strong> (This can be as general as “add to my site”, or as specific as “archive X fanworks” or “implement a responsive layout”. You could even include ‘bonus goals’ – more ambitious things you’d like to get to if you have time!)Also, if anyone would like to answer it, here’s a discussion starter: What interests you about the small/indie web, and how did you learn about or get into it?
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Project(s): Revamping my personal blog into a more writerly website
What are you hoping to work on for SWS? I'd like to reorganize my full-site blog into a website focused on my writing and literary translations, with the blog taking up just one part of the new website. The plan is to modify the theme I'm currently using to be more website-like and recategorize the posts I currently have. It's best done before the blog gets much bigger, so I jumped on this event as an opportunity to get started.
I also want to sort out the roles of my two domain names: I have a domain https://ljwrit.es that currently directs to the About page of the blog, but I plan to make it the main URL while redirecting ljwrites.blog to the blog section of the website. Any requests to the .blog domain will be transferred to the same post on the .es domain for a smooth transition. Yeah I bought two URLs for the same site, I just couldn't resist either of them! >_<
Stretch goal: Consider moving on from Github Pages to a different offering like Netflify, or maybe the VPS I run for my fedi instance. The files are static and can live wherever I can point a URL to, so I have a lot of leeway.
What interests you about the small/indie web, and how did you learn about or get into it? It was all I knew when I first got online in 1998! I used to have hand-coded fan shrines for Final Fantasy VIII and Disney's Brother Bear (ETA: oh, and a personal website and ttrpg blog, also both defunct). Then things started closing down into social media silos late aughts-ish, and the mass content purges started happening. With all that happening, it's a real pleasure to see the small and indie web flourishing the past few years. I firmly believe everyone who creates stuff to share with others should have their own online space independent of corporate social media, and I love the creativity and freedom of personal websites!
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I'm glad that the timing works out in that way! :D Good luck with your reorganisation, that sounds very cool. (I enjoyed reading your blog post about house cleaning - little and often is what I aspire to as well, so it's nice to read about someone else making that work).
Valid, they're both great URLs xD
Absolutely - the situation with content purges of NSFW stuff is particularly grim, and multiple peeps here have cited it as the reason for building their own spaces, which I think is great and very smart. Even non-corporate social media like Pillowfort can be precarious (their donation situation is currently very hand-to-mouth) and in retrospect, making your own space really is the solution to all of the endless fandom (and non-fandom) migrations - not A Social Network Of Our Own as people keep suggesting. I know it can seem intimidating, of course, but I hope the word continues to spread about how fun and doable it is!