What makes a good post for the end of a year? A recap of the year? A look towards the upcoming year? What should the blog focus on in 2011? Who is reading this blog anyway?
From statistics given to me by my StatCounter account, it seems people from all over the world check out my blog. It has been that way since its inception. I don't think people read every post I write, although some people do. Most often, people do a Google search and my blog pops up as something to check out on a given topic. Or, people will look for photos of a certain subject and my blog will offer some photos that match that search.
So really, I can write just about anything and there will probably be someone who will eventually see the post.
I found that if I post about "popular" things like cameras, guitars, celebrities... I'll get a bunch of hits to my blog. The most hit post was probably my post about Charice Pempengco, the amazing Filipino singer. I don't recall the exact number, but I think I got over 600 hits in one day. I wonder if just writing her name here will get some hits too!
You may wonder why I often end each post that have photos on it with the instructions, "Be sure to click on each image to take a closer look." Well, I found that many people only look at a single blog post, not the entire blog. So that one phrase is the first (and possibly the only time) they will ever read it. My weekly blog readers see it all the time, but they don't. And, a reminder for them to click on the image is necessary because I don't downsize my images too much. I usually leave them at 4x6 size at 300 ppi., so you can see some good details if you click on the images to view them closer. Many photos on the internet have been downsized so much that you can't see any details if you enlarge them. Not mine.
So what is interesting to write about? What will my readers want to read? That's a question I have to ponder twice each week. Usually on Mondays and Thursdays, my blog is updated with content. While not all posts are interesting to everyone, I find that my readers still come back to check up on me. I may not know who the people are, but I can tell from my StatCounter that the same IP addresses have come back often. Hundreds of times actually. To those people, I'd like to say, "Thank you" for your continued interest in seeing what I'm up to weekly.
I go through phases it seems when I post. Sometimes I'll do a whole string of posts on fishing, or perhaps guitars, or photography related posts. I keep wondering if I'm going to run out of ideas to keep the blog fresh. Writer's block... you know. Just kind of like this post. I'm not really sure what to write about, so I'm just rambling here. And, if you've read all this so far, I guess you don't really mind reading all of this babble either. Otherwise you would have already moved on to something else, right?
I also find that having a photo along with a blog post makes a huge difference. I don't know about you, but I like seeing pictures with things I read. For instance, this post doesn't have a photo. So have you been thinking, "Why am I reading this? It doesn't have any pictures to look at!"
While this post hasn't had any real value to speak of, it's been keeping me busy at 4:30 AM. Yes, I often have weird sleeping patterns. Sometimes I go to bed late and get up late. Other times, I go to bed early and get up early. Other times I go to bed at "normal" hours and still end up waking up at 3 AM! There are no "normal" hours for me. I don't sleep throughout the night either. I often wake up many times during the night. It's been like this for years. So when I don't have the ability to sleep, you'll often find me on the computer. Just like right now.
OK... seems I've typed enough. This post looks "long enough" to be legitimate, even though it's been nothing but worthless information that most people will think was a real waste of their time reading. You are probably wondering why you've even stuck with it this long right?
Have a great 2011... better posts to come next year! :)
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