Tantek Çelik<p>The team <a class="" href="https://micro.blog" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@micro.blog</a> have done it again.<br><br>They soft-launched <a class="" href="https://micro.one" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://micro.one</a> yesterday<a href="https://tantek.com/2025/004/t1/micro-one-onramp-open-social-web#t5_s1_note-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">¹</a>.<br><br>This may be the most accessible onramp to the open social web ever.<br><br>Cost: $1 a month. Yes you read correctly.<br><br>This is the simplest and cheapest (where you are the customer, not the product) way to own your identity and content online<a href="https://tantek.com/2025/004/t1/micro-one-onramp-open-social-web#t5_s1_note-2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">²</a>.<br><br>Stop posting in someone else’s garage<a href="https://tantek.com/2025/004/t1/micro-one-onramp-open-social-web#t5_s1_note-3" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">³</a>.<br><br>Time to export your Twitter, and migrate your Mastodon handle to your own home on the web.<br><br>Of course you can bring your own domain name. Additionally:<br>* blog posts, naturally, both articles and microblogging notes<br>* photos<br>* podcasting<br>* custom themes<br>* web-clients and native mobile posting clients<br>* WordPress, Tumblr, Mastodon, Medium import<br>More details (and alternatives) at <a class="" href="https://micro.one/about/pricing" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://micro.one/about/pricing</a><br><br>And yes, it interoperates with the open <a class="" href="https://indieweb.social/tags/socialWeb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span class="p-category">socialWeb</span></a>, including:<br>* <a class="" href="https://indieweb.social/tags/ActivityPub" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span class="p-category">ActivityPub</span></a> support, <a class="" href="https://indieweb.social/tags/Mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span class="p-category">Mastodon</span></a> and <a class="" href="https://indieweb.social/tags/fediverse" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span class="p-category">fediverse</span></a> compatibility<br>* <a class="" href="https://indieweb.social/tags/IndieAuth" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span class="p-category">IndieAuth</span></a> to sign-in to third-party apps<br>* <a class="" href="https://indieweb.social/tags/microformats" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span class="p-category">microformats</span></a> support in all built-in themes<br>* <a class="" href="https://indieweb.social/tags/Webmention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span class="p-category">Webmention</span></a> for sending and receiving replies across websites<br>* <a class="" href="https://indieweb.social/tags/Micropub" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span class="p-category">Micropub</span></a> standard posting API, supporting dozens of clients<br>* <a class="" href="https://indieweb.social/tags/Microsub" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span class="p-category">Microsub</span></a> standard timeline API, supporting social readers<br>More <a class="" href="https://indieweb.social/tags/indieweb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span class="p-category">indieweb</span></a> support details at <a class="" href="https://micro.one/about/indieweb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://micro.one/about/indieweb</a><br><br>Did I mention the the superb <a class="" href="http://micro.blog" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">micro.blog</a> (and <a class="" href="http://micro.one" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">micro.one</a>) Community Guidelines?<br>* <a class="" href="https://help.micro.blog/t/community-guidelines/39" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://help.micro.blog/t/community-guidelines/39</a><br><br>Well done <a class="" href="https://manton.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@manton.org</a> and team.<br><br>This is post 6 of <a class="" href="https://indieweb.social/tags/100PostsOfIndieWeb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span class="p-category">100PostsOfIndieWeb</span></a>. <a class="" href="https://indieweb.social/tags/100Posts" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span class="p-category">100Posts</span></a> <a class="" href="https://indieweb.social/tags/ownYourIdentity" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span class="p-category">ownYourIdentity</span></a> <a class="" href="https://indieweb.social/tags/ownYourData" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span class="p-category">ownYourData</span></a> <a class="" href="https://indieweb.social/tags/openSocialWeb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span class="p-category">openSocialWeb</span></a><br><br>← <a class="" href="https://tantek.com/2025/003/t1/lastfm-year-in-review-playback24" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tantek.com/2025/003/t1/lastfm-year-in-review-playback24</a><br>→ <a class="" href="https://tantek.com/2025/012/t1/eight-years-webmention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tantek.com/2025/012/t1/eight-years-webmention</a><br><br><br>Glossary<br><br>IndieAuth<br> <a class="" href="https://indieweb.org/IndieAuth" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://indieweb.org/IndieAuth</a><br>microformats<br> <a class="" href="https://microformats.org/wiki/microformats" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://microformats.org/wiki/microformats</a><br>Micropub<br> <a class="" href="https://indieweb.org/Micropub" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://indieweb.org/Micropub</a><br>Microsub<br> <a class="" href="https://indieweb.org/Microsub" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://indieweb.org/Microsub</a><br>Webmention<br> <a class="" href="https://indieweb.org/Webmention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://indieweb.org/Webmention</a><br><br>References<br><br><a href="https://tantek.com/2025/004/t1/micro-one-onramp-open-social-web#t5_s1_ref-1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">¹</a> <a class="" href="https://www.manton.org/2025/01/03/microone-was-effectively-a-softlaunch.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.manton.org/2025/01/03/microone-was-effectively-a-softlaunch.html</a><br><a href="https://tantek.com/2025/004/t1/micro-one-onramp-open-social-web#t5_s1_ref-2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">²</a> <a class="" href="https://tantek.com/2025/001/t1/15-years-notes-my-site-first" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tantek.com/2025/001/t1/15-years-notes-my-site-first</a><br><a href="https://tantek.com/2025/004/t1/micro-one-onramp-open-social-web#t5_s1_ref-3" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">³</a> <a class="" href="https://tantek.com/2023/022/t2/own-your-notes-domain-migration" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tantek.com/2023/022/t2/own-your-notes-domain-migration</a></p>