okay forget all that, i am once again *infuriated* at how the default assumption in every advice article is that you are building a website to make money. like blood boiling gear grinding rage at this one article suggesting that you shouldn’t talk about your life, that your website shouldn’t be a repository of all your stuff, that you should “link to where you are on the web” (uh hello???? i’m on my website!) and you shouldn’t link to anything that doesn’t have to do with your job (!!?!?!!!????)

@trwnh they confused website with portfolio/resume XD

@trwnh@mastodon.social most people who want to make websites as a personal project rather than to advance some grift already know what they want to put on it

@xypnox many such cases!

@natalie i don’t understand this mindset

well i mean. generally there’s a clear goal, or should be. businesses have a general “drive sales get clients etc” goal, and professionals have a “build my brand show off my portfolio” kinda thing, orgs might have a “donate or take action” message. but when you willingly eschew that stuff… what’s left? clear and effective communication.

but then there’s the occasional reminder that a lot of people don’t eschew this. in fact they double down on it!

@natalie anyway if i have to read about a sales funnel one more time i’m going to commit war crimes in minecraft