* no posts about the children's bodily functions, like here
* no depressing posts, like this
* no cutesy children's conversations, like this one, and
* no posts about blogging, like ... well, quite a few of them.
I shall sin again.
This internet thing. It's all I can think of today. So I shall write about it. Chances are some of my readers (my dear, dear readers) are bloggers, too. So there might be a certain level of understanding there.
So. I've been at this for just over a month, and yesterday I had my second surge in readership (yes, Xbox, I still check my Google Analytics - so addictive). 25 readers! I am over the moon. I even had about ten comments!!!
I've had visits now from 15 countries, including Israel, Finland and New Zealand. I've been googled, and some people must have been disappointed coming to me from Google after searching for "boys haircuts", "from Belgium", and (my favourite) "giuliani sleeping on subway".
To a seasoned blogger, I'm sure 25 readers is not so much. It sure made my day, though. So: thank you, dear readers. Thank you for visiting, thank you for commenting. Thank you.
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Thank you for writing the lovely and very funny blog. I love it.
ReplyDelete@An - Thank you An! I love you!!!
ReplyDeleteWell done! I'm off to check my google analytics :-)
ReplyDelete@SandyCalico - Now I'm curious what yours are saying.
ReplyDeleteIt's funny how we live and die by the numbers, isn't it? When really, what we're doing is writing for ourselves.
ReplyDeleteKeep it up.
Well, I've had a look at my stats and I'm not really sure I know what I'm looking at! All I can see is a pretty steady flow of visitors. I think I'm happy with that!
ReplyDelete25 readers is very good when you've been going such a short time.
ReplyDeleteAnd as for the rules, I made one at the start saying I wouldn't use bad language, but that pretty well fell apart.
Keep it up, your posts are very entertaining.
I laughed at your list of things you will never do as a blogger. It reminds me of how we swear we'll never do THAT when we are parents, lol.
ReplyDeleteI know how you feel about the statistics being addictive!
Keep blogging! I've heard the number one key to success is persistence. Most bloggers quite after one year.
@Ms. Moon - I AM writing for myself, I know. But then if I didn't want readers, I would have kept a paper journal, right? :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for all your encouragement.
@tinman18 - Sometimes only a good expletive will say it right.
And thank you so much.
@Sandy - Yeah, I used to have parenting principles, too - back before I had children.
And thank you too.
The love! I feel like I'm at the bloggy Oscars. This is too cool. Thanks y'all!
I agree with Tinman, in the short time you've been writing here, and without the crazy spammy traffic generating tactics a lot of people use, 25 is a bloody good number.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I had any statistics tool 40 posts in, but I'm certain I didn't have 25 readers.
@Xbox - Tell me, what crazy spamming traffic generating tactics?!? Am I missing something??? ;-)
ReplyDelete(Thank you.)
A surge in readers and comments will make my day, no matter what the number is. It looks like a good percentage of your readers comment, which is great!! Keep up the good work, and don't set too many rules for yourself - it's more fun that way :-)
ReplyDelete@Elisa - Welcome! I was looking for your blog so I could check it out, but your Blogger profile doesn't seem to list it. Will check again later.
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