> You can either […] SEO […] OR die out in the vast ocean of other sites.
Not a problem if you aren't playing that game.
I've got a few things out three that probably aren't listed anywhere (they won't be anywhere that respects the robots.txt equivalent of “go forth and fornicate”!). They are there for me, friends, family, or to refer people to when relevant. Heck I might even mention one on public forums occasionally either due to relevance or just for a little mild ego-stroke. But I don't care whether or not they are listed in the first page of Google/Bing/Kagi/… so the general public can easily find them.
Admittedly the general public likely aren't even looking for them, I'm sure they are well served elsewhere, but that is beside the point.
Being massively popular doesn't necessarily imply fame & fortune. It might instead be fame and needing-to-find-a-way-to-pay-for-resources-to-keep-stuff-running-under-high-traffic (and dealing-with-stupid-emails-from-people-who-don't-know-which-elbow-they-are-sat-on!).
Some attention is better than no attention but monetization/a side hustle/etc. just isn’t a big deal for a lot of people and honestly isn’t a real option in a lot of contexts.
Not a problem if you aren't playing that game.
I've got a few things out three that probably aren't listed anywhere (they won't be anywhere that respects the robots.txt equivalent of “go forth and fornicate”!). They are there for me, friends, family, or to refer people to when relevant. Heck I might even mention one on public forums occasionally either due to relevance or just for a little mild ego-stroke. But I don't care whether or not they are listed in the first page of Google/Bing/Kagi/… so the general public can easily find them.
Admittedly the general public likely aren't even looking for them, I'm sure they are well served elsewhere, but that is beside the point.
Being massively popular doesn't necessarily imply fame & fortune. It might instead be fame and needing-to-find-a-way-to-pay-for-resources-to-keep-stuff-running-under-high-traffic (and dealing-with-stupid-emails-from-people-who-don't-know-which-elbow-they-are-sat-on!).