Before the infinite scroll, before engagement metrics, before the algorithm curators — there were people making sites by hand. Not for profit. Not for growth. For the making itself.
This directory honors those who still build this way. Personal sites, hand-crafted, opinionated, owned. No VC backing. No growth team. Just the web as it was meant to be.
Personal Sites
- marginalia.nu curator
- kickscondor.com hypertext
- susam.net 25yr quiet
- jim-nielsen.com shelf life
- gwern.net longform
- andrewkchan.dev star curation
Directories & Webrings
- wiby.org search
- indieblog.page random
- 512kb.club performance
- personalsit.es collection
- blogroll.org blogroll
Blogs Worth Reading
- blog.jim-nielsen.com opinions rot
- marginalia.nu/log index is work
- kickscondor.com link cult
SOURCE: wiby.org — "Search Engine for the Classic Web" (surprise-first navigation)
SOURCE: blog.jim-nielsen.com — "Opinions with a shelf life" (trending/star curation pattern)
INSPIRATION: indieblog.page FAQ — "SmolNet" as rediscovered term for personal web