One of the most frustrating things about running a blog is that some of the posts I think will go like gangbusters end up falling flat while others that were more offhand seem to spark the most interest. Even when posting about a normally popular topic, there doesn’t seem to be a rhyme or reason for why some posts get a large number of views and others languish more or less unseen. Such is the life of a blogger – always chasing after the next “hit.” Come to think of it, that description makes it sound a little like blogging is the nerd equivalent of being a smack addict. Maybe the two aren’t as different as they seem except for the part where a blog only tends to ruin your life by sucking up all your free time and possibly getting you sued for slander or libel.
If I ever find the secret formula that’s probably just the perfect combination of topics and timing, I’ll be sure to let you know. Actually, I won’t. It will become my most closely guarded secret as I let the number of visits reach into the stratosphere. It’s more likely that I’ll continue bumping along at 20-120 views a day indefinitely, because really I’m more interested in writing about whatever catches my interest on any given day than I am writing random crap just for the sake of driving web traffic.
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Well, to be honest you control traffic not by posts really. It is a balancing act. Engage people and views will go up, engage the right people and there is no limit. All the best, -OM
Thanks! No worries, this little trove of whatever issues happen to be on my mind on any given day is much more a labor of love than an endless game of chase the visitors from point to point. Still, it’s always nice to know people are paying attention!
No problem. 🙂
I read on email. Not sure if that gets counted?
I’m never really sure how that works either, Mike. Don’t sweat it either way. You comment often enough that I know you’re paying attention.
It’s best to just write about how you feel then to try to cater to what other people want. I love the honest in this blog, keep up the great work and eventually everything else will fall into place.
Thanks for the kind words. I don’t think there’s ever any worry about this being anything other than a voice box for whatever ideas dart through my head… but I’m surprisingly ok with that.