Don’t overthink it, just post the link and if people don’t want to click it they won’t
I think that's the easiest way.
I definitely prefer 2 or 3. Especially 2, but whichever is easier for the poster is fine.
Post should include a description/summary/teaser.
- Stuff the title with the most number of keywords (SEO on Lemmy)
- Short summary of the problem and the solution (maybe) - same as the overview in the blog post.
- Link.
- Preferably a github repo so someone searching directly on there can find it
I'd rather see the how-to live somewhere that is expected to last and where it may stay online for a while.
If the how-to is valuable to me, I'll make a copy of it in my documentation and also submit the page to the Wayback Machine just in case it is taken down, the host ceases to exist, etc.
I prefer my how-tos to be Markdown-based, they're easy to edit and the text will reflow well on small screens unlike a PDF.
I'm old and prefer a well written document over video.
Tell me you did not read the post without telling me you did not read the post.
I like #3.
If it's something like a knowledge database a wiki would be better suited. You can organize stuff in a tree-like structure and people can edit stuff instead of having convoluting discussions inbetween your writings/comments.
You could just start here, write like 5-10 howtos and see if people like it. You'll get to know if people like it and what exactly works and what doesn't. You can then simply move the stuff to a wiki once you have enough content ready and it won't look that empty. You can then edit your 10 posts and link to the wiki. This approach works without speculating.
2 or 3. Either would work.
You could always do 1, then access the site through the way back machine so they have a saved copy in case the blog goes down. That's usually my first check when a guide I need has gone down.
Thanks everyone! I think what I’ll end up doing here is posting the guide directly into lemmy as a condensed version of the full article, then link to the article which will have screenshots and more background.
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