So an unanticipated thing happened last month: somewhat magically, I got 10,000 views for the first time
On the one hand, of course, I do not suppose it matters a great deal - after all, it is not as if this is a money or fame creating endeavor (the returns I have generated through this 16 year practice are, precisely, $0.00) and there are plenty of people out there that have a great many more hits than this (and are, advisedly, far better and more thoughtful writers).
Still, I do take a very small bit of pride in the accomplishment. A writer writes to have their works looked at by someone, and apparently that is happening. So thank you one and all!
(Post Script: Gratefully, my Russian and Ukraine audience (and hopefully, those Russian and Ukrainian intelligence agencies) are still up there. Thanks for making feel important enough to be tracked!)
Congratulations, TB! That's a wonderful mile stone. I'm hoping you continue blogging for many, many years to come.
ReplyDeleteThank you Leigh! Very much appreciated. I hope so too; this has become almost as much of a need as it has a regular habit.
DeleteCongrats! It took me a realize that you were talking views over the course of a month and not a single day. Still I thought there was no way I would even be close to that, and I wasn't, but I was a heck of a lot higher than I guessed at 4.7k views last month. Interesting enough that the second most used search term that lands people on my blog, behind searching for Riverbend Journal is "how to texture a ceiling". Could be worse.
ReplyDeleteThank you Ed! I am sort of glad it is not "per day" - good heavens, I do not think I could follow (let alone respond) to the comments.
DeleteMy single biggest hit is an Easter Meditation that I wrote back in 2008. Every year, you can tell the month which Easter appears in.
Not surprised at all TB. I stop by here ever day and the content is always first rate.
ReplyDeleteThank you Glen!! Glad you found your way here - or I did I find you? I cannot recall now.
DeleteCongratulations. I found your blog this year by following a comment you left somewhere. That seem to be how I find many of the blogs I now follow. Been interesting here.
ReplyDeleteThank you Squeeky's Mom!
DeleteYes, I think that is how I have found other blogs as well. Glad you find it interesting enough to return.
Woohoo!!! :^D So what did you do to celebrate?
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Like a greedy fool, checked to see what the count was for this month, of course!
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