this is an interesting article on the difficulties of running anything as SEO makes everything worse, AI proliferates, and things generally get worse for journalism. probably best summarized by this paragraph:

The long answer is that, through our own reporting, we are realizing that in order to combat the fracturing of social media platforms, a Google discoverability crisis fueled by AI generated spam and AI-fueled SEO, and a media business environment that is in utter freefall, we need to be able to reach our readers directly using a platform that we own and control. To do that, we need your email address.

but it’s a very good read in general, and i’d encourage you to read the whole thing.

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    9 months ago

    Getting your own domain would allow you to give any and every website their own contact email as well, while allowing you to do lots of other stuff if you ever get the inclination. For less than 10 usd / year

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      9 months ago

      I never knew that having your own domain was that cheap! I’m pretty happy with Port87 at the moment, but I might use a custom domain in the future, if it’s really that affordable.

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        9 months ago

        Yep, does depend on the TLD. Some cost more than others. Most common ones average about $10 annually, with discounts on the 1st year.