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Update copy on follow page to be less wordy

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Brian Picciano 2022-11-29 21:45:48 +01:00
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<h2>Option 1: Email</h2>
<p>
Email is by far my preferred option for notifying followers of new posts.
</p>
<p>
The entire email list system for this blog, from storing subscriber email
addresses to the email server which sends the notifications out, has been
designed from scratch and is completely self-hosted in my living room.
Email is by far my preferred option for notifying followers of new posts. The
entire email list system for this blog has been designed from scratch and is
completely self-hosted in my living room.
</p>
<p>
@ -36,16 +32,17 @@
</ul>
<p>
With all that said, if you'd like to receive an email everytime a new blog
post is published then input your email below and smash that subscribe button!
So smash that subscribe button!
</p>
<p>
You will need to verify your email, so be sure to check your spam folder to
complete the process if you don't immediately see anything in your inbox.
</p>
<p style="color: var(--nc-ac-1);">
Unfortunately Google considers all emails from my mail server to be spam. I'm
tired of seeing the bounce errors on my side, so I'm disabling the ability to
sign up for the mailing list with a GMail address. Sorry (not sorry).
<p style="color: var(--nc-lk-2);">
Unfortunately Google considers all emails from my mail server to be spam, so
gmail emails are not allowed. Sorry (not sorry).
</p>
<style>
@ -113,13 +110,8 @@ emailSubscribe.onclick = async () => {
<h2>Option 2: RSS</h2>
<p>
RSS is the classic way to follow any blog. It comes from a time before
aggregators like reddit and twitter stole the show, when people felt capable
to manage their own content feeds. We should use it again.
</p>
<p>
To follow over RSS give any RSS reader the following URL...
RSS is the classic way to follow a site's updates, and we're bringing it back!
Just give any RSS reader the following URL:
</p>
<p>
@ -127,9 +119,8 @@ emailSubscribe.onclick = async () => {
</p>
<p>
...and posts from this blog will show up in your RSS feed as soon as they are
published. There are literally thousands of RSS readers out there. Here's some
recommendations:
There are literally thousands of RSS readers to choose from if you don't have
one. Here's some recommendations:
</p>
<ul>
@ -145,7 +136,7 @@ emailSubscribe.onclick = async () => {
</a>
is my preferred android RSS reader, but you'll need to install
<a href="https://f-droid.org/">f-droid</a> on your device to use it (a
good thing to do anyway, imo).
good thing to do anyway).
</li>
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