I read an old article today from Seth Godin called, “In Defense of RSS.” It was written in 2011, but the message still rings true today.
RSS is still badass
RSS is how I consume a lot of information. It's a part of my strategy for providing my weekly roundups (Once a Week Newsletter).
I'd like to consume ALL of my sources through RSS. And I can. I just haven't done it yet. Yes, you can even add email newsletters to your feeds!
What do I use for my RSS feeds? Inoreader. It's the best. It has a ton of features and you get even more as a Pro subscriber (which I am).
Check out Seth Godin
I mean, if you haven't already. He writes a blog post every day. And every single one of them has good stuff. He should be in your feed reader!
Own Your Own Virtual Real Estate
This post says it all. I've harped on this for years. Hell, decades.
Sure, your webhost can shut you down. But if you make regular and frequent backups, you won't lose a thing. You can move your site to another host and you're back in business.
Plus, if you keep your site security up to date, you won't suffer huge outages like when AWS goes down. Or twitter. Or, ahem, Parler. LOL
Of course, your host could fail. Your server could fail. Lots of things can go wrong. But you can always move. I use UpdraftPlus. IF, for any reason, I want to move from one host to another, I can. Within minutes.
Late last year, my twitter account was permanently suspended. ALL twenty thousand tweets. Gone. All the people I follow and who followed me. Gone. All the blog posts I tweeted about. Gone.
(Don't worry. You will NEVER hear me cry foul about how twitter took away my First Amendment rights. They did not. It's their platform. They get to set the rules, even if those rules are silly, stupid, inconsisten, and arbitrary.)
The article was originally published here!
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