Why I Left Posterous

By
Colin
– 01/04/2010Posted in: Featured, General, Tools

About six months ago, I finally got around to setting up a new personal blog on my vanity domain.  At the time, I was inspired by Steve Rubel’s decision to move his extremely popular blog to the new Posterous platform, and thus followed in his footsteps.  While it was great for a time, I wanted to get more out of my blog, and Posterous just couldn’t keep up.

Specifically:

  • I decided that SEO was important, after all, (go figure, right?) and could not survive on Social traffic alone.
  • I wanted to incorporate other features, like a contact form, and multiple pages.
  • I wanted to be able to grow a community on this blog, and felt that Posterous was not the best tool for that goal.
  • I just couldn’t live with having the same design as thousands of other people.

What will I miss?

  • Posting through e-mail.  Posterous really is the easiest posting platform on the web.
  • The way it handles video.  When I do shoot video, it’s frequently on my iPhone, and Posterous is still the only video platform that I know of which will change the dimension of the player to support vertical video.
  • Cross-posting.  Posterous is fantastic at cross-posting to my various networks.

I will continue to use Posterous as my lifestream, where I’ll share interesting content, and publish photos, videos, and other content that just doesn’t belong here.

Please do not take this as a negative review of Posterous – I think the platform is fantastic, and has quite a bit to offer, especially in the social media space.  It just wasn’t the right fit for what I want to accomplish with this blog.

Either way, welcome to my new site!  I would love to get your opinion in the comments!

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About Colin

Colin Alsheimer is an Account Supervisor for Weber Shandwick and the VP of Promotions for the Social Media Club of Dallas, among other things.