Follow up to responses to 'What's the point of having a low traffic blog?'
A few days ago I posted What's the point of having a low traffic blog?, and to my surprise, got a fair amount of response! I thought I would collect them here along with a bit of their post that I found interesting, especially the points I didn't think of myself.
The Point of My Low Traffic Blog (by Sebastian Malloy)
If a thousand people look at my blog, I'll keep writing it. If nobody does, I'll keep on doing it anyway, because it's fun to do.
why i love my low-traffic blog (by Absurd Pirate):
When people like my blog, it's because they've made it to the end of the page. When people email me, it's because they've been somehow positively impacted by what I wrote, so much so they opened up a separate tab or window just to reach out.
Why I Write for a Small Audience (by Evan Forry):
I publish on Bear for a small audience because it's one of the few places left where I can be confident that there's another human on the other side of the void, because sometimes they reach back out.
Low Traffic Blogging, or Please Don't Make My Posts Go Viral (by Just A Queer Book Blog):
- We enjoy the act of writing and hitting "post." It just hits different knowing that a handful of little weirdos (affectionate) might relate to our thoughts than keeping it completely private.
- The idea of thousands of people seeing it, or of god forbid, going viral, SUCKS.
My “low-traffic” blog is like that friend who listens but doesn’t understand (by Ginoz):
For me, though, the first great benefit begins with the act of writing the post and clicking “publish”; it’s an exercise in introspection or analysis that enriches ideas bouncing around in my brain and that have the potential to generate more meaningful interactions.
Hopefully I didn't miss anybody! I found out that since the platform is so lightweight I can easily visit Bear Blog sites from my old Kindle and so I have been reading people's responses during the "no device" time I've been trying to step up recently (kind of a cheat, there, aha).
I actually do not feel totally satisfied that I have yet answered this question for myself, I think I'm going to be thinking about this topic for a while (and related ones, like I have been thinking about why I knit so many socks, a thing you can easily buy!).
Honestly I think we can ask why we do anything, really, and find something interesting.
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