Neocities Guide - Why You Should Build Your Own Html Website

neocities guide - why you should build your own html website

do you miss the charm of the 90s/00s web where sites had actual personality instead of the same minimalistic theme? are you feeling drained by social media and the constant corporate monopoly of your data and time? do you want to be excited about the internet again? try neocities!!

what is neocities?

neocities is a free hosting website that lets you build your own html website from scratch, with total creative control. in their own words: "we are tired of living in an online world where people are isolated from each other on boring, generic social networks that don't let us truly express ourselves. it's time we took back our personalities from these sterilized, lifeless, monetized, data mined, monitored addiction machines and let our creativity flourish again."

why should I make my own website?

web3 has been overtaken by capitalism & conformity. websites that once were meant to be fun online social spaces now exist solely to steal your data and sell you things. it sucks!! building a personal site is a great way to express yourself and take control of your online experience.

what would I even put on a website?

the best part about making your own site is that you can do literally whatever the hell you want! focus on a specific subject or make it a wild collection of all your interests. share your art! make a shrine for one of your interests! post a picture of every bird you see when you step outside! make a collection of your favorite blinkies! the world is your oyster !! here are some cool example sites to inspire you: recently updated neocities sites | it can be fun to just look through these and browse people's content! space bar | local interstellar dive bar creature feature | halloween & monsters big gulp supreme peanutbuttaz | personal site dragodiluna linwood | personal site patho grove | personal site

getting started: neocities/html guide

sound interesting? here are some guides to help you get started, especially if you aren't familiar with html/css sadgrl.online webmastery | a fantastic resource for getting started with html & web revival. also has a layout builder that you can use to start with in case starting from scratch is too intimidating web design in 4 minutes | good for learning coding basics w3schools | html tutorials templaterr | demo & html for basic web elements eggramen test pages | css page templates to get started with sadgrl background tiles | bg tiles rivendell background tiles | more free bg tiles

fun stuff to add to your site

want your site to be cool? here's some fun stuff that i've found blinkies-cafe | fantastic blinkie maker! (run by @transbro & @graphics-cafe) gificities | internet archive of 90s/00s web gifs internet bumper stickers | web bumper stickers momg | gif gallery 99 gif shop | 3d gifs 123 guestbook | add a guestbook for people to leave messages cbox | add a live chat box moon phases | track the phases of the moon gifypet | a little clickable page pet adopt a shroom | mushroom page pet tamaNOTchi | virtual pet crossword puzzle | daily crossword imood | track your mood neko | cute cat that chases your mouse pollcode | custom poll maker website hit counter | track how many visitors you have

web revival manifestos & communities

also, there's actually a pretty cool community of people out there who want to bring joy back to the web! melonland project | web project/community celebrating individual & joyful online experiences. Also has an online forum melonland intro to web revival | what is web revival? melonking manifesto | status cafe | share your current status nightfall city | online community onio.cafe | leave a message and enjoy the ambiance sadgrl internet manifesto | yesterweb internet manifesto | sadly defunct, still a great resource reclaiming online social spaces | great manifesto on cultivating your online experience

in conclusion

i want everyone to make a neocities site because it's fun af and i love seeing everyone's weird personal sites that they made outside of the control of capitalism :) say hi to me on neocities

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my gayboy friends lovingly call me "their dyke". my qpp called me beautiful for my intersex traits. my beloved transmasc friend got strong on t and he carried me up the sand dunes on the beach because my mobility aids wouldn't work climbing sand like that. the queens at the bar cheered me on when i got up on stage and i was scared in front of the crowd. we're here to love each other in our own little ways. there is so much beauty here

Okay now I'm calmer. I see a lot of people talking about the abuser being a hyperfixation or obsession for comfort. So this is going to be some tips.

AN AUTISTIC WITH ADHD'S GUIDE TO HELPING AVOID A OBSESSION/HYPERFIXATION: AKA SO YOUR FAVOURITE FANDOM/CREATOR/ARTIST TURNED OUT TO SUCK. (THATS PUTTING IT LIGHTLY) (P.s. not a professional just from experience)

Tips:

FIND A NEW ONE.

a little difficult but, find something else to satisfy that dopamine hit in your brain. Watch new shows, look at new fandoms. In the case of this specific guy... You have options of plenty of MCYT but here's my recommendations.

For smp content: there is plenty including new ones. Obviously if your here you may know QSMP.

Qsmp:

Creators: philza, badboyhalo, Tubbos, Fitmc, Foolish(gamers), Slimecicle, Iron mouse, nihachu, Quackity, Tina kitten, and many more than speak other languages such as cellbit, pac and Mike ect ect

And many other smps (I don't know much about them I don't watch)

As for other Minecraft YouTubers there is plenty to watch.

Aimsey for example.

Shubble (go give them your support)

And many others

Next tip

INDULGE IN OTHER FOCUS TOPICS

Listen watch and enjoy other dopamine causing likes of yours. Listen to other music. Watch fan art videos of other fandoms you like. Watch animatics. Scroll the tags.

Next

BLOCK THE TAGS UNSUB GET RID OF IT

Block the tags. It's gonna be hard. Just block it. Don't let yourself see it. It's hard but you have to move on. Unsubscribe. Unfollow. Don't let it come up. Be brutal. remove it from Spotify

NEXT

TAKE A BREAK FROM THE INTERNET.

If your hyperfocus lives in the internet. Do something else. Turn off the phone for a bit. Talk to people around you. Breaking a hyperfixation can cause depression and anxiety. So move away and take some time.

Next

FIND AN OLD FAV

We all have old hyperfixations that died. Or old interests we fell out of. Not be cause it was problematic or anything we just outgrow these things

Go look them up. Watch it. Read it. Enjoy the content and it's fandom maybe you can rekindle an old love

I might add more later

This is all I have energy for

Take some time

I love you QPRs, I love you polyamory, I love you relationship anarchy, I love you aromantics with partners, I love you people who don’t want relationships, I love you I admire you loveless community, I love you ignoring amatonormativity <3

I can’t help falling in love with you