Simon WillisonJan 1, 2024

If someone wants to start a blog, and they'd like the content they publish to stick around on the internet for as long as possible into the future, what are their best options?

Buying a domain is tricky because domain names expire

GitHub Pages is pretty great, because GitHub is free and has, to-date, a great track record of not breaking *.github.io content

What are other great options? WordPress.com I think are good on this front

I don't trust anyone with less than 10 years of track record

Show threadTim BrayJan 1, 2024
@simon I'm still at "buy a domain". It's pretty cheap, and all the respectable registrars will remind you when it's expiring, so hard to lose by accident.
Show threadAndy Nortrup
@timbray @simon you can also combine the two strategies and host your domain name off of GitHub. I've been doing this for years now and am quite pleased with it.
Jan 1, 2024 at 8:57pmWeb