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you can make a website

did you know u can just make a website?? it’s true! all you need is a place to put the dang thing, be that somewhere simple like neocities or nekoweb, or somewhere more complex like gitlab or codeberg pages! you can just be a fucking webmaster!!!

all you have to do is create a motherfucking website. maybe you’ll learn from your initial attempt and make better and even better websites. maybe someday you’ll even make the best motherfucking website. maybe one day it’ll even be the perfect motherfucking website.

but you don’t have to have such a lofty goal as all that - you can just slap whatever u want on there! but what if nobody reads it? don’t worry, i’ll read it! just do it if it’s something you wanna do! what’s stopping you?? there’s tons of guides out there, just try searching!

the only time it’s too late to learn or do something is when you’re dead. if you’re reading this, then you’re not dead! so whatever it is that you’re thinking about doing, just give it a try!

but mana wtf do i put on it? fit

I got asked recently about this on retrospring and frankly, yeah, I feel that! I never really know what I’m doing here either, and not having any ‘rules’ or guidelines can be a little overwhelming!!!

So here’s some suggestions:

Start simple with something like an about page. if you have any hobbies, write about them! even if it’s something like “I just started getting interested in this hobby and I bought some supplies but I haven’t done anything yet!” - that’s content! You can talk about what you wanna learn to make or do and then talk about whatever you buy for that hobby as well!

If you write stories or fanfiction or anything like that, having your own webbed site is a great way to host your own work and not have to worry about upholding community guidelines or being advertiser-friendly, or the admin turning out to be a terf or smth like that.

Make a page of all your blorbos or original characters and why you like them, tell us all about them! draw a picture of them or post commissioned art you got of them!

Make a page of your favorite books, or favorite anything really.

Make a shrine to the best meal or dessert you ever had, or a book that changed your life, or your favorite poem or piece of art, or video game, etc.

Make a page that’s just concerts you’ve been to or want to go to someday.

Make a page talking about your personal style if you’re into fashion, or how you do your makeup or hair if you’re into those things!

Make a mixtape for your website, like a soundtrack, that your followers/visitors can download & listen to while they browse!

Start small and I think once you’ve made a couple of pages, you’ll begin to get a feel for the kinds of websites/pages you want to make! When I started I had no idea wtf I wanted to do, I just knew I wanted the site to exist, and I’ve kind of gone from there. It’s a skill like anything else, and practice will make it easier.

In the meantime, I’d suggest checking out the indieweb wiki entry for pages to see some commonly-made pages on personal websites. I’d also suggest checking out:

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