Small Web September Kick-Off/Check-In 1: Goals!

[enchantedsleeper]

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):

<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?

Comments

[meteordust]

Name: Serenade

Project(s): My fic archive on Dreamwidth, which I set up last year, but haven't tinkered much with since.

What are you hoping to work on for SWS?
- Update the index with FF.Net links
- Add various ficlets I haven't done yet

What interests you about the small/indie web, and how did you learn about or get into it?
Back in the '90s, I loved building personal websites and fandom websites, on GeoCities and Tripod and similar webhosts. It was so much fun to make something unique and individual and have all the choices completely up to you. I feel like my skills and knowledge are very dated by now, and I like having an interface like Dreamwidth's to do the heavy lifting. But planning how to structure the content is still very appealing to me.

[enchantedsleeper]

I feel like my skills and knowledge are very dated by now, and I like having an interface like Dreamwidth's to do the heavy lifting. But planning how to structure the content is still very appealing to me.

That makes a lot of sense, and your archive looks really nice! You've got in-built comments and a tagging system that takes care of the fandon 'indexing', but you can still arrange things however you like! I was planning to go a similar route with WordPress before realising that I really wanted to build a dumb static HTML site with blinkies and garish colours xD But I probably would have made more archiving progress by now if I'd used WP or DW 😂

I hope you have fun continuing to archive and set stuff up! ❤️