I'm going to break off from my usual explanation of whatever trending idea to be open with you all about some stuff.
I chose Blogger as the platform for this blog because it's housed under Google, and I find Google to be a trustworthy company. What I did not realize is the extent to which Blogger provides analytics. Obviously, I can't see exactly who is reading this blog, but I can see a number of other things. I can see where traffic is coming from, whether from LinkedIn or Twitter. I can also see how many times people have viewed each post.
And I can also tell you that I wrote my first zero-view post recently. Also, to date, there has never been a single comment on any post.
I'm not going to share which post that is because viewership is not the purpose of this blog, nor am I looking for anybody to comment now. But I will say that it is a little disheartening.
This would normally have been the point where I'd shut down the blog and labeled it a failure. But I'm not going to this time. I've tried churning out 4-5 posts per week, but I might slow it down to 3-4 posts. Writing this stuff is hard, especially while trying to teach myself graphic design.
So, if you're reading this (and I don't know who you are), I hope you're gaining something out of these posts. I really want the best for everybody because I have no reason for ill intent. Thanks for taking the time to read these words. I really mean that.
I chose Blogger as the platform for this blog because it's housed under Google, and I find Google to be a trustworthy company. What I did not realize is the extent to which Blogger provides analytics. Obviously, I can't see exactly who is reading this blog, but I can see a number of other things. I can see where traffic is coming from, whether from LinkedIn or Twitter. I can also see how many times people have viewed each post.
And I can also tell you that I wrote my first zero-view post recently. Also, to date, there has never been a single comment on any post.
I'm not going to share which post that is because viewership is not the purpose of this blog, nor am I looking for anybody to comment now. But I will say that it is a little disheartening.
This would normally have been the point where I'd shut down the blog and labeled it a failure. But I'm not going to this time. I've tried churning out 4-5 posts per week, but I might slow it down to 3-4 posts. Writing this stuff is hard, especially while trying to teach myself graphic design.
So, if you're reading this (and I don't know who you are), I hope you're gaining something out of these posts. I really want the best for everybody because I have no reason for ill intent. Thanks for taking the time to read these words. I really mean that.
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