Awesome share thanks for the link. Will send to a family member who is looking to gain viewership with their writing - they usually post on medium I think.

A few caveats:

- You will have different communities on each social network. Your personal website might be home to you, but to your users, it's not. You're just another creator on their platform of choice.

- Each community has its own vibe, and commands slightly different messaging. This is partly due to the format each platform allows. Each post will create parallel but different conversations.

- Dumping links is frowned upon. You should be a genuine participant in each community, even if you just repost the same stuff. Automation does not help much there.

- RSS and newsletters are the only audiences that you control, and they're worth growing. Everywhere else, people who explicitly want to follow you might never see your updates.

- You should own the domain you post to. This is your address on the internet, and it should stay yours

- People do check your personal website. I was surprised to hear friends and acquaintances refer to things I post on my website.

I cannot rid myself of the suspicion that your average boss is going to have a prying eye on your online activities and may even use them against you one way or another e.g. if you offer services/work on side projects that may in any way may compete w/ your employer.

Anyone got experience to share in that regard?

Thinking about this famous precedent: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27424195#27425041