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I created a blog for my app. Roast my blog. (positive-intentions.com)
submitted 2 months ago by xoron to c/opensource
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https://positive-intentions.com/blog

https://www.reddit.com/r/positive_intentions/

i normally use reddit for what people normally do with a blog. this is because i dont know enough to drive traffic to my site. i recently created a Docusaurus blog for my app and id like to see more traffic go there when i set up ads. the amount of traffic i have right now is barely anything (about 30 per day), compared to the number of "views on reddit".

i regurgitated old reddit posts into articles. im not much of a writer and im sure the content can be improved to "flow better".

i created some images on my phone... i justify it as "it matches the theme"... its actually the best i can do without using some AI or an actual artist.

id like to set up some kind of ads on it when its looks like its in a better state and i can attract traffic.

let me know what you think i could/should do to make it better.

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[–] milis 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Agree with @[email protected] on intro text. Some tech blogger will make the first few sentences really catchy to keep you scrolling. If in your case, I think what they may do with the "Introducing Decentralized Chat" article will be like:

Have you ever imagined having a completely private and secure chat app that keeps your messages only in your browser?

There are already so many chat apps in the market, so why are we building a new one?

Signal is great, but does it mean that we don't deserve a chat app that is even better?

(I am trying my best...)

On the other hand, I see that most of the time when people post on Hacker News, they simply put a link in there and people will watch and comment. I don't have an account myself so can't say I am sure, but would it help generating some traffic as well?

[–] xoron 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

thanks for the tip!

can i just copy-paste that into the blog for free? if you want, and if you have github, i could list you as one of the authors.

ive tried hacker news (a prev post). its been mentioned before that its good for technical discussions. to me it seems pretty dry and unappealing to maintain a presence there (similar case for mastodon and discord). im faily new to lemmy and so far seems to yield the "most useful" feedback.

[–] milis 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No worries. You can use those sentences in any shape or form, without any need to mention my name. They are released under BSD zero-clause.

I think it is a bit like clickbaits, but sometimes you need them. Hope you find your way soon and most importantly, enjoy yourself in writing!

[–] xoron 2 points 2 months ago

thanks!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I honestly really like the illustrations. It's cute and inviting.

[–] xoron 1 points 2 months ago

thanks!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

pagead2.googlesyndication.com

[–] xoron 3 points 2 months ago

im faily new to blogging. that was added for setting up google ads. can you tell me what you mean by your comment?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm not much expert at reading blogs either lol. I think my suggestion as a novice reader would be to include a short piece of intro text at the beginning of the page to describe what topics the blog talks about (maybe sum it in about 1-2 sentences). That way I would instantly get to know if it is something I am interested to read or not.

But then again, I am a novice so I don't know any better 😔

[–] xoron 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

thanks for the tip. i think its to hard to find the balance. im banking on it improving with practice.

i'll try make an update for better intros to articles. i think i go in a bit too technical from the start.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I actually meant the home page of your blog site, but modifying each blog in a similar fashion could also be great if possible, although that may also depend on the type of audience you are expecting that would read them.

A few of these articles genuinely interest me. I may consider reading them whenever I get time later.