I’ve been in this blog for almost eight years now. I have excluded the first year when I attempted to open an account at WordPress and really didn’t know how to navigate much less customize a site. What I posted was a single short poem I culled from my Multiply site back when Multiply was still alive. One learns as one goes along. You learn to interact with people you haven’t yet meet. You learn the rudiments of blogging. After all these years, I am glad I started a blog though.
This morning I narrowed down the sites I follow but was bold enough to discover more promising blogs in the process. I don’t really follow those who have thousand and thousands of followers (in the fifth digit) apart from the previous blogs which I’ve been so faithful following throughout the years. There is now a total of 238 blogs I follow in earnest, maybe some ten of it practically new to my site. I’d like to think that when you click to follow a particular post or the whole blog for that matter you are also prepared to at least make some comments from time to time or maybe just clicking like is the way to go. I am not expecting that those I follow will in turn follow me too but that happens most of the time. Oh well, what’s the use of having a public blog if you won’t interact with people you meet online. I totally don’t agree that you’ll just write a post and publish it on the net with just you reading it. Of course, it would make you happy if people notice what you write about. It would particularly make you happy when all those stats relay a number you didn’t really expect. It makes you even happier when friends and fellow bloggers interact with you. That makes blogging worthwhile.
For the past years, I never attempted to make my blog a paid one. I really can’t afford the yearly subscription rates but instead I have separated my posts into five blogs although I don’t often update the other sites, not as regularly as this one. The last time I looked, I still have a remaining 28% left to write here. One percent takes more blogs than you know sans photos which eat up a lot of your allowed free limits. I made my photo blog separate from this one but of course I still have to post those pictures from time to time. I do write an average of 400 to 500 words per blog post and yesterday I received another familiar logo from WordPress telling me about the spike in my stats.The exact message was:
Your blog, DREAMS AND ESCAPES, appears to be getting more traffic than usual! 45 hourly views – 7 hourly views on average
A spike in your stats.
Who wouldn’t be glad of this? Of course I am happy about it.
Ooops, your blog is in the five digits too! I do the best I can following my blogging friends considering the hours in the day and I know you do too. I love my blogging friends and community and I know you do too. Congratulations on your wonderful blog’s eight year anniversary.
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Thanks Cindy. I love your comments, I am not yet there I guess, I only got more than 2,200 followers on Dreams And Escapes. Like you I enjoy reading other posts.
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Very sound observations, Arlene
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Thank you. Some of us are too much focused on our posts that we forget there other people and bloggers reading them too.
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That’s a lot of blogs to follow, Arlene. I have trouble following my set maximum of 60. But it obviously pays off for you, as you have a lot of followers in return.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I like to read them at random and would love to know other places through their posts Pete. They don’t blog every day so it is really not hard to follow their posts.
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Congratulations my dear and yes when you receive a noticed from WordPress it does feel good for the spirit of the blogger. Have a wonderful day and Thank you for your continued support of my little blog. Take care, Laura
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Hi Laura, long time, no hear. it is nice to see you here again. Thanks a lot.
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Hello there Arlene, indeed it has been quite a while since I’ve been a regular here. I’ve had quite a few big family losses and have been finding my way back.. Thank you my dear for your comment.. I look forward to settling back in and see what you’ve been blogging .. hugs
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Sorry to hear about that Laura. I hope everything is okay now. Be blessed always. Yes, Let’s keep in touch.
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Arlene, indeed let’s please keep in touch my dear friend. Hugs
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I like to limit my follows to a manageable number so I can always respond. I spent years grading papers, so I am used to responding and now I get to do it without having to assign a grade!
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That’s good to know Elizabeth. Thanks a lot for always commenting.
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You’re welcome.
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When I started blogging, I did not realize how much I would enjoy the interactions with fellow bloggers like you. I follow quite a few blogs, and love seeing and reading what people all around the world are doing.
Perhaps if more humans interacted with each other this way, they might realize that we all have more in common than not. And therefore the world might be a better and more peaceful place! I’m keeping my fingers crossed! Happy blogging Arlene! 🙋
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Hi Sabine, good morning! I love your thoughts. Yes, blogging keeps us updated with each other. never mind the distance. everyone seems so near.
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Indeed! Now we’re all just a mouse click away! 😉
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Isn’t that great?
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Sure is!
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♥
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I have recently started blogging on April 5, and slowly building my blog site. Today I received a notice from WordPress that I have reached 20 posts, I felt very happy about.
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Welcome to the world of blogging Gansu. Isn’t it nice when we receive notices like that? Let’s keep blogging alive. Thank you too for following my blog.
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