Learning to code is like building your muscles.

You have to put in the reps. Consistently. The timeline for results varies for each person.

A gym that promises "six-pack abs in sixty days" sets you up for failure and frustration.

I prefer RSS feeds to newsletters

Why – I can get updates from websites without sharing my email.

I use NetNewsWire as my feed reader. But the new Thunderbird is tempting.

Own your platform 3/3

How do you push updates to crawlers?

Use dynamic sitemaps. Here is mine - sitemap.xml.

Again, Django has a built-in sitemaps framework, making the implementation easy.

Own your platform 2/3

How do you push updates to your loyal users?

Through RSS/Atom feeds. Here is mine.

Django has a built-in syndication feed app to set up your feed with a few lines of code.

Own your platform 1/3

Use social media to drive traffic to your site. Convert visitors to users. Then, push updates.

For humans, use RSS feeds and newsletters. For crawlers, use sitemap.xml.

Now, I can explain it better by quoting David Ogilvy.

“The pursuit of excellence is less profitable than the pursuit of bigness, but it can be more satisfying.”

“Why didn’t you scale up?”

“I have no desire to”

I still have difficulty explaining people why I prefer few clients who appreciate the deep work my team does.

Rolls Royce isn’t for everyone.

How was my day today?

I added these features to my site,

1. Link previews for posts
2. RSS feeds
3. Dynamic sitemap.xml
4. Filtering microblog posts by year, month and date.

So, good.

If you have never implemented link previews, I recommend you look up OpenGraph tags.

It's simple but has a profound impact on users.

I love link previews. They help set up expectations and build trust. I never click on short links without a preview.

You can now enjoy them when sharing my posts online :)