The Small Web

Somewhere between the algorithmic feeds and the SEO-optimized content farms, there’s still a web that feels like it was made by people. For people. Without a growth strategy.

I keep finding these sites — someone’s recipe collection, a researcher’s reading log, a designer’s portfolio that hasn’t been updated since 2019 but still has the most beautiful CSS you’ve ever seen.

What makes it “small”

It’s not about traffic or server size. The small web is a disposition:

• No analytics (or if there are, nobody checks them)
• Links to friends, not sponsors
• Pages that load in under a second
• Content that exists because someone wanted to make it, not because an algorithm rewarded it

Why it matters

Every personal website is a small act of resistance against the homogenization of the internet. You don’t need a platform. You don’t need permission. You just need a text editor and something to say.

This site is part of that web. Welcome.