The web of diminishing returns

how posting your content on other websites is a bad idea

reposting may be okay

but ultimately keeping it on your website leads to increased returns over time

permanent urls that go to you from Google

Facebook usage is in decline; there's a new serious contender, Vero

if you intend to reach an audience, don't run after every channel available and let them control your message, own the channel and have complete control over your message; use your own website, your own blog, your own email list; don't give away your content to someone else to make money off of

copy to channels, but lead back to your site

Medium started out as a good platform that seemd to allow you to control your content and had the added benefit of driving additional traffic to your posts; that's no longer true; they used to have custom domain so you could point URLs to your own site, that's not longer available

Tumblr used to have a good ecosystem that allowed content to be more visible using their tagging system; that no longer appears to be true; they still have custom domains, but they make sure to plaster their branding on top of your content as much as possible; It used to be a place of endless discovery; Vero feels like what Tumblr used to be, for now.

Tips on moving your content to your site; an instagram photo that's part of your blog post, etc

Focus on having an email list as a direct connection with people to get your updates; social networks as secondary

Seeking Wisdom podcast and owning your audience/content; also Derek Sivers post: Use the internet, no just companies