Part of my morning ritual is to check this site’s stats and I probably do it too much. At the same time, it’s part of what keeps me going.
Like almost any weblogger, I seek an audience and want to build a community of readers that get to know and respect me over time. With every post, I’m constantly thinking in the back of my mind...
Does this fit? Will my readers like it? Is this a valuable contribution? Is this how I want to present my thoughts? Are people going to judge me on this post?
Then, I temper these thoughts with something that goes like this...
Well, Iam what Iam, and my readers will take the good with the bad, because it’s the person that matters- they know I’m not perfect. This weblog isn’t a machine that pumps value- its window into my thoughts- it’s me, warts and all, take it or leave it.
The combination of the thoughts above keeps me on an even keel. Of course, a little empirical evidence never hurts. I do feel good that whatever I’ve been doing has made the usage of my site climb since it started.
Graph via Site Meter
Have a great weekend good people.