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 ====== Getting Started on the IndieWeb ====== ====== Getting Started on the IndieWeb ======
  
-You don't need a computer science degree. You need curiosity and willingness to try.+A path into the IndieWeb ordered by difficulty, from buying a domain to running your own services. No computer science degree needed: curiosity and willingness to try.
  
 The core principle: **own your domain, own your content, own your identity.** The core principle: **own your domain, own your content, own your identity.**
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 ===== Step 0: Buy a Domain ===== ===== Step 0: Buy a Domain =====
  
-The single best first move. [[https://porkbun.com/|PorkBun]] has first-year costs as low as a couple dollars. Choose something personal — your name, a phrase, whatever feels right. This is yours.+A good first step. [[https://porkbun.com/|PorkBun]] has first-year costs as low as a couple dollars. Choose something personal: your name, a phrase, whatever feels right. This is yours.
  
-**Email bonus:** PorkBun offers effortless email forwarding. Set up ''name@yourdomain.xyz'' and forward to your existing inbox. More professional, no new email account.+**Email bonus:** PorkBun offers free email forwarding. Set up ''name@yourdomain.xyz'' and forward to your existing inbox. More professional, no new email account.
  
 IndieWeb wiki: [[https://indieweb.org/A_Domain_of_One%27s_Own|A Domain of One's Own]] IndieWeb wiki: [[https://indieweb.org/A_Domain_of_One%27s_Own|A Domain of One's Own]]
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 ^ Platform ^ Cost ^ Notes ^ ^ Platform ^ Cost ^ Notes ^
-| [[https://home.omg.lol/referred-by/brennan|omg.lol]] | $20/year | Profile, weblog, status, email forwarding, kind community — no code | +| [[https://home.omg.lol/signup|omg.lol]] | $20/year | Profile, weblog, status, email forwarding, kind community: no code | 
-| [[https://pika.page/|Pika.page]] | Free (50 posts), $6/mo | Beautiful writing experience, guestbook, image uploads |+| [[https://pika.page/|Pika.page]] | Free (50 posts), $6/mo | Distraction-free editor, guestbook, image uploads |
 | [[https://bearblog.dev/|Bear Blog]] | Free | Text-only, ultra-minimal | | [[https://bearblog.dev/|Bear Blog]] | Free | Text-only, ultra-minimal |
-| [[https://www.dreamwidth.org/|DreamWidth]] | Free tier | Old-school community blogging, spiritual successor to LiveJournal, comments |+| [[https://www.dreamwidth.org/|DreamWidth]] | Free tier | Old-school community blogging, successor to LiveJournal, comments |
  
 All give you RSS feeds and data export. You're not locked in. All give you RSS feeds and data export. You're not locked in.
  
-You'll learn [[https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/|Markdown]] — plain text with simple formatting:+You'll learn [[https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/|Markdown]]: plain text with simple formatting:
  
 <code markdown> <code markdown>
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 ==== Level 1: A Little HTML ==== ==== Level 1: A Little HTML ====
  
-[[https://neocities.org/|NeoCities]] (free) — build from scratch, beginner-friendly tutorials, supportive community.+[[https://neocities.org/|NeoCities]] (free): build from scratch, beginner-friendly tutorials, supportive community.
  
-HTML is a skeleton: angle brackets telling the browser what's a heading, paragraph, or link. CSS is styling — colors, fonts, layout. That's it.+HTML is a skeleton: angle brackets telling the browser what's a heading, paragraph, or link. CSS is styling: colors, fonts, layout. That's it.
  
 <code html> <code html>
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   * Start with a template (e.g. [[https://github.com/brennanbrown/11ty-Indie-Web-Blog-Starter|11ty IndieWeb Blog Starter]])   * Start with a template (e.g. [[https://github.com/brennanbrown/11ty-Indie-Web-Blog-Starter|11ty IndieWeb Blog Starter]])
   * Customize as you learn   * Customize as you learn
-  * Fast, secure, cheap to host — no database, no server, just files+  * Fast, secure, cheap to host: no database, no server, just files
  
 ===== The Site as Hub ===== ===== The Site as Hub =====
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   - Buy a domain from [[https://porkbun.com/|PorkBun]]   - Buy a domain from [[https://porkbun.com/|PorkBun]]
-  - Start with Pika.page or omg.lol — write your first post +  - Start with Pika.page or omg.lol: write your first post 
-  - Write an ''/about'' page — who you are, what you care about+  - Write an ''/about'' page: who you are, what you care about
   - Add [[indieweb:web1_aesthetics|slash pages]] as you grow   - Add [[indieweb:web1_aesthetics|slash pages]] as you grow
   - Find others via [[indieweb:directories|directories and webrings]]   - Find others via [[indieweb:directories|directories and webrings]]
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   * [[indieweb:principles|IndieWeb Principles]]   * [[indieweb:principles|IndieWeb Principles]]
-  * [[indieweb:community|Community — Mastodon, Webmentions, RSS]]+  * [[indieweb:community|Community: Mastodon, Webmentions, RSS]]
   * [[indieweb:blogging|Blogging Platforms]]   * [[indieweb:blogging|Blogging Platforms]]
   * [[indieweb:directories|Directories & Blogrolls]]   * [[indieweb:directories|Directories & Blogrolls]]
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