I was inconsiderate but now I'm everywhere

Derek Sivers · 12 Mar 2026

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Publishing only on your own site, and making people come to it, is the considerate way to share your work.

Recalls holdingI was acting like the record producer in New Jersey, making everyone come to my website. It was inconsiderate.

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Publishing only on your own site, and making people come to it, is the considerate way to share your work.

Recalls holdingI was acting like the record producer in New Jersey, making everyone come to my website. It was inconsiderate.

Their words nowIf you have something worth spreading, it's considerate to spread it widely, to reach people through their favorite medium.
Our reading
Your own site stays the master source even once the work is syndicated everywhere else.

Their wordsMy own site is the master source of everything I make. But now it's also shared everywhere, so we can meet in your city instead of my little town.

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