# Embracing the Small Web
The web doesn't have to be slow, bloated, or invasive. This site proves that you can create something beautiful, functional, and fast while respecting your visitors' time, privacy, and bandwidth.
This website is a proud member of the small web — a movement that champions simplicity, sustainability, and human-scale technology over the bloated, surveillance-heavy platforms that dominate today's internet.
# What is the Small Web?
The small web represents a return to the original vision of the World Wide Web: a decentralized network of independent websites, each with its own character and purpose. It's about:
- Personal ownership: Your content, your domain, your rules
- Simplicity over complexity: Fast-loading pages that work everywhere
- Privacy by design: No tracking, no data harvesting, no surveillance capitalism
- Environmental responsibility: Lightweight sites that consume less energy
- Accessibility first: Content that everyone can access and enjoy
- Human scale: Technology that serves people, not corporations
# Why This Matters
In an era where a handful of tech giants control most of our online interactions, the small web offers an alternative. It's a space where:
Creativity flourishes without algorithmic interference. Where you can discover genuine human voices instead of engagement-optimized content. Where your attention isn't the product being sold.
Every small website is an act of digital resistance — a declaration that the web can be better, more humane, and more sustainable.
# Join the Movement
You don't need to be a developer to participate in the small web. Here's how you can contribute:
- Create your own website: Use simple tools like Eleventy, Jekyll, or even hand-coded HTML
- Support independent creators: Visit personal blogs, subscribe to RSS feeds, share interesting content
- Choose sustainable hosting: Use green hosting providers or static site hosts
- Keep it simple: Resist the urge to add unnecessary complexity
- Link generously: Connect to other small websites and help the web stay interconnected
- Own your content: Post on your own site first, then syndicate elsewhere
# Resources for the Small Web
- IndieWeb — A community working to make the web more independent
- 512KB Club — Websites that prioritize performance
- 1MB Club — The web is for everyone
- 250KB Club — Ultra-lightweight websites
- The Old Net — Browse the web as it was
- Internet Manifesto — A call for a better web