So, I'd like to present this topic as a conversation piece.
I'm a huge fan of Steemit and see it going places, but I have a personal quandary. You see, I have a domain name for my blog. I've had it for years - 13 to be exact. I like to "own" my content to some degree, or at least have an archive of it that I can rely on being under my control. I don't write a lot of blog articles, but when I do, I'd love to share them across various channels, particularly Steemit.
That all said, Steemit isn't really designed to support this scenario. Yes, I could post it on my blog and copy/paste the content to Steemit, but, not only is that bad for SEO reasons, it just feels strange. I had this same issue with Medium back in the day. Now, I get it from the flip-side. Having control over the content from Steemit's perspective, or Medium's perspective, etc. is the benefit and therefore the goal.
At the end of the day though, it's my content, and while it's not really worth much (at least I don't consider it worth that much today), it is my content, and I feel I should have control over that. After all, this is why we have copyright laws. Despite copyright, which is quite outdated in my opinion, the real value of content is being able to display and "use" it. Steemit has a fantastic model for "using" your content. In fact, Steemit is basically giving you a monetization platform for your content that pays over time.
Regardless of this, and I understand both sides very well. I, personally, would like the ability to have the best of both worlds. I mean, who doesn't want to eat their cake?
The proposal I have is fairly simple, but also could be a bit of a side-bar for the time - not sure. I'd like to see the blog section expanded to include templating capabilities and CNAME support as well as the ability to delete posts I've made and have the ability to export.
While it's unlikely that I'd delete posts, I'd probably export them and import into another platform in the future. However, should that be a decision made, I'd still like that capability. The CNAME support and templating are important to me for posterity reasons. I just like having my own domain and branding. I realize that's not for everyone, but it is for me.
I'd love to hear other people's thoughts on this topic. I apologize in advance if this has already been discussed. If so, please point me in the right direction. Cheers!
