[HN Gopher] Homebrew Website Club
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       Homebrew Website Club
        
       Author : zerojames
       Score  : 46 points
       Date   : 2023-09-17 20:25 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (indieweb.org)
 (TXT) w3m dump (indieweb.org)
        
       | egonschiele wrote:
       | Looks like the Minnesota chapter is not very active, but if there
       | are other people from the Twin Cities on here, I'd be interested
       | in meeting up. adit.io is my blog.
        
         | bovermyer wrote:
         | I'm not in the Minneapolis area anymore, but I can tell you
         | there's a healthy amount of interest there if you're willing to
         | organize it.
        
       | sysadm1n wrote:
       | I find most of these sites follow the brutalist web design
       | trend[0]. Nothing wrong with that. In the end, if the site is
       | user-friendly and does what its supposed to, and is otherwise
       | easy to navigate and is readable, then why not?
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       | So much of the web are these copycat 'zines' which are jam-packed
       | with all sorts of bells and whistles and have a sidebar packed
       | with ADs and the content is laced with affiliate links so they
       | can 'monetize' their web presence.
       | 
       | I enjoy other people's little 'corner of the web' which isn't
       | housed in a walled garden social media platform, like the bulk of
       | content these days.
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       | [0] https://designlab.com/blog/examples-brutalism-in-web-design/
        
         | pard68 wrote:
         | Ya I love finding sites that are uniquely someone's, not SEO
         | optimized knock-offs. I personally might not find the design
         | appealing, but I appreciate when someone makes their site
         | theirs. Likewise, most will not enjoy my site's design, but
         | it's mine.
        
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       | bovermyer wrote:
       | I think I might try and join in on one of the virtual meetups.
       | I'm in North Carolina, so hard to find something in my time zone,
       | but eh.
       | 
       | My site is one of those that modern folks call "virtual gardens"
       | sometimes. Love to have new visitors, and I'm allergic to SEO for
       | my personal stuff, haha.
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       | https://benovermyer.com is my site.
        
       | dylan604 wrote:
       | This is way more organized than anything I have seen like this
       | before. They have a section on how to host a meeting with
       | before/during/after meeting tips. That definitely gives the
       | impression they've got their act together as a group and are
       | trying to make it easier for newbies.
        
         | zerojames wrote:
         | Homebrew Website Club is 10 years old now! (I have been going
         | for ~2 years, and hosting for 1.5 years)
         | 
         | Most of our meetings are online now, but we have a longer, two-
         | day in-person event coming up in Nurnberg at the end of October
         | (https://events.indieweb.org/2023/10/indiewebcamp-
         | nuremberg-2...).
        
       | zerojames wrote:
       | Hello everyone! I have been co-hosting the Europe Homebrew
       | Website Club for the last year and a half.
       | 
       | During the calls we come together to chat about websites: what
       | you are building, what you want to build, and how you can build
       | it! If you are interested in the web, I (and the rest of
       | community!) would love to see you!
       | 
       | P.S. My site is https://jamesg.blog -- what's your domain name?
        
       | ngcc_hk wrote:
       | Not much intro. Can anyone join even if you do yours on GitHub ?
       | 
       | I will check out the London Meetup this wed. Brighton one links
       | to this Wordpress "challenge" https://60minute.site/ and
       | something about etherpad https://etherpad.org/
       | 
       | Finally find this obvious link
       | https://indieweb.org/Getting_Started
        
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