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A Message to my Readers & Followers on WordPress.com

I have a special message for you today. I’ve been here for quite a few years and loved the experience of publishing on WordPress, but the time has come for some changes. I’m in the early stage of planning for the migration of this website to another platform. I’ll explain the reasons why in the… Con

What if Blot.im Is Dead?

What if Blot.im Is Dead?

Every content creator should be ready to face the demotion of any component of its workflow he or she depends on.

About Those Content Stealers on the Internet

About Those Content Stealers on the Internet

The Internet is the far-west. Lots of bad things happen all the time. For the second time this year, one of my article was stolen. I feel robbed.

Introducing my Digital Garden

Introducing my Digital Garden

Blogs are out, digital garden are in. This statement might be excessive, but digital garden are becoming more and more popular. Here is mine.

What’s Next for Micro.blog — A Wish List

What’s Next for Micro.blog — A Wish List

Not every blogger needs a WordPress site in order to publish on the web. Micro.blog, an open platform for writing is a great alternative, albeit in need of some improvements.

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How Many Websites can a Blogger Have?

How many websites a blogger can have? Good question. I do have (too?) many, each filling their own niche. On that subject, something caught my attention yesterday in the public announcement of HEY’s experiment: “Hello, World!”. Jason Fried explaining why he never had a blog: “It was primarily becaus

The Journey is the Reward

The Journey is the Reward

Here is a short story. When I was studying computer science at the university, there was a course with this borderline weirdo teacher teaching algorithmic. He really was a brain. That wasn’t an easy course, and it had a bad reputation among students. At the beginning of the semester, we were around

Five Must-Have Tools for Serious and Efficient Bloggers

Five Must-Have Tools for Serious and Efficient Bloggers

Successful bloggers publish frequently and consistently. They meet their busy publishing schedule while being efficient. See the tools they could use to make a real difference.

I’ll never be a YouTuber – Here is why

I’ll never be a YouTuber – Here is why

Here is why I’ll never be a YouTuber. My filming set sucks. I don’t have the right equipment like lighting, microphone, tripod. My camera is ok, though: an iPhone 11 Pro. My English sucks. I prefer to write words and process digital photos over video footage assembling and audio processing. I’ll nev

From an Idea to a Blog Post — How I do it

From an Idea to a Blog Post — How I do it

To all bloggers and writers out there, find out how I make it all happen: writing many posts a day, nearly every day. From an Idea to a Blog Post.

My Experience with Substack – Good Enough?

Newsletters are making a comeback. Read my experience in using Substack to built my own.

The Numeric Citizen Tip Sheet

The Numeric Citizen Tip Sheet

Dear readers, I wanted to let you know where you can find me on the web in a convenient and beautiful (I think) matter. Hit the link to have a more detailed view. Enjoy.

My Ghost Experiment – Simple but…

My Ghost Experiment – Simple but…

I’m always on the lookout to improve the way I use technology to help me publish my work. Recently I concluded an experiment with a well known publishing platform called Ghost. Here is summary of my experience.

My review of Notion from a blogger’s perspective

In the past few months, I’ve been using Notion, a popular collaboration platform. What I discovered is a surprisingly powerful tool that helps me be better at blogging. Here is my review of Notion from a blogger perspective. (If you want a freebie, head to the end of this review for details at the e

Now Available on Flipboard

If you are a user of Flipboard, now you can access the content of Numeric Citizen blog directly on that platform. Follow this link: https://flipboard.com/@jfmartin67/numeric-citizen-jd5fel31z [https://flipboard.com/@jfmartin67/numeric-citizen-jd5fel31z]

The End of my Micro.blog Experiment

My numeric life is full of experiments. Micro.blog is one of them but it is coming to an end. There, I said it: bye-bye micro.blog. Here is why I’m leaving the microblogging platform very soon. What is it, anyway? According to @MacGenie, a prominent user of the microblogging platform: The business o

Life

Here is a more personal blog post. I don’t know where it will go from this very moment. My time spent here has been on the decline for a while. I’m not sure that I have full control of my life right now. In recent weeks, my very old parents were more demanding because of… Continue Reading → [https:/

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OK Google, What Happened on November 8th?

Losing 50% of organic traffic There is something wrong with my blog visitor statistics since November 8. I didn’t know what it is until yesterday. I could not recall any change in my writing habits or in any WordPress settings. Google Search console did show a clear drop on that day. Twitter could n

I Was Wrong About Medium

I was wrong many times with Medium, WordPress, et al. Times flies, my needs are evolving.

Feeling the Pressure of my Blogger’s life

Blogger’s life ain’t always easy. Today, I’m feeling the pressure of my blogger’s life, the pressure to write something to maintain my streak of one blog post per day. That is not an easy thing to maintain. I’m always working on a few blog posts in advance. But today, stars are not perfectly aligned

Switching to Ulysses for my Writing Needs

Switching to Ulysses for my Writing Needs

Since my comeback to my blog last fall, my writing sessions were always done online using the WordPress block editor. I even wrote about their Gutenberg editor of WordPress being hard to get used. It didn’t mattered to me if I was on the go with my iPad or at home, WordPress seemed to offer… Continu

New Look of Numeric Citizen Blog

Finally found THE WordPress theme that I really like for my blog. And it is free. Enjoy the “Before & After” view in the following pictures. The blog should look fine on all devices, from desktops to smartphones. Much cleaner welcome page. Easier to read. I hope you like it.