The pages outside /blog can matter just as much as your posts. Slash pages like /now, /about, and /uses show readers who you are beyond your writing.
I currently have 12 slash pages. That’s too many. Here’s the thing: each one serves a purpose and I have found myself visiting other people’s slash pages more than I expected. Weirdly compelling. Let me walk through what I have and why:
/about: I’ve rewritten this page the most over the years. It’s never quite right. But you need it. People need to know who you are and what you do. It’s often the second page people visit after stumbling onto one of your blog posts.
/now: This is inspired by Derek Sivers’ now page movement and it’s genuinely one of my favorite pages to maintain. Unlike /about, which is basically static, this changes all the time. What am I working on right now? What am I reading? It’s a snapshot of the present moment. I update it maybe every three months.
/links: All the places I exist on the internet. GitHub, X, LinkedIn, and so on. Sounds redundant but it’s useful as a single source of truth. “Where can I find you?” Here’s the list.
/blog or /archive: An archive of everything. Not just the last 10 posts, but everything. This matters more than you’d think once you have a few hundred posts. People want to browse.
/stats: I share my Fathom analytics publicly. Why? Honestly I think it’s interesting. Transparency is cool. And it’s kind of fun to see what resonates.
/posts-count: How many posts I’ve published each year.
/search: Once you have more than 50 posts, you might need this if your site is as static as mine.
/rss: RSS is not dead. Some of us still use feed readers, and a discoverable feed link helps.
/support: How to sponsor the site. I don’t push this hard at all, but it exists for people who want to.
/ai: My stance on AI and how it relates to the content on this site. I think being explicit about your approach matters.
/been: A list of countries I’ve visited. Is this necessary? No. Is it fun? Yes.
/llms.txt: This one is new and meta. It’s an llms.txt file that points to my content in a machine-friendly format.
You definitely don’t need 12 slash pages. That’s overkill for most people. But express yourself beyond your posts. It’s your blog. Share a little bit of your personality.
If you need more inspiration, check out Robb Knight’s Slash Pages project for more ideas. And then go add some to your own site. It’s weirdly satisfying.