I read a lot of blogs today, and am inspired. I noticed that most of those that had many followers in a way were carved around a niche, or at least a common theme or purpose somehow connected the posts and gave the blog over-all cohesiveness. Or if not, those were the ones that were so deeply creative and 'relatable' that they enable the reader to just feel the blogger. They're the type that beckon you--one with the particular interest the blog caters to--to visit again and again. Those that had already built up a sustainable number of readers also off the benefit of knowing and interacting directly with people with the same interests.
From the state of my blog, you can probably see just how far I am from achieving any semblance of the 'wow' factor that draws so many people to the type of blogs I just outlined in the first paragraph. Most of the blog posts I've posted, I'm well aware, are centered around me fully. I've come across pages in the past that mostly contained text. Such a sight instantly drives me away and makes me click the 'back' button. I reckon the same must be happening with any of the accidental traffic that this site could be garnering.
I don't know how exactly I shall become a better blogger, or how to write better to make my posts more worthy and interesting. But I'm willing to learn how. I could maybe start by adding more visuals to every post I put up, or talk about something useful that would soothe not only my vanity and need for a release but also provide the benefit of joy and utility to readers. I know that this won't be such an easy task and getting any traffic (I thank Alexandria, currently my lone subsriber:DD) and writing in such a way to sustain this traffic would require hard work.
It's the new year. Hopefully 2012 will be a harbinger of great news to this small space in cyber world.
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