The number of people
actually viewing the blog is relatively low, but I set out to catalog my
projects so that I could revisit them and to help others. I’ve done that.
My original schedule was to make
two posts a week. A problem quickly arose because many of my projects take a
few months to complete.
It’s taken me two
years to figure out what I want this blog to be.
In the last year, really the last few months, I’ve been posting a lot more. I started posting movie reviews last year, because I was writing the reviews anyway, I just wasn’t sharing them. I hadn’t posted, because who really cares about my thoughts on a movie? The number of caring people is relatively small, but the blog has changed from a catalog of my projects to also include a my thoughts and stories.
When I
decided to post that first article, with a fair amount of apprehension, the
positive feedback, received propelled me to keep going. I then posted a short story I
had written. I’ve been writing them for four years off and on. Much to my
surprise, people actually read it.
This blog is now
operating how a blog should. It’s providing a window in to how I spend my time
and my thoughts. These idea, stories, and all of the text I’m posting, I
was writing anyway. The difference now is that I’m sharing it. It’s something I
can look back on later, and something that hopefully will teach and engage readers.
Here are my most viewed
posts:
These posts have
reached a wider audience. There are a number of reasons for this. They are
relatively simple projects with easy to procure supplies, and they involve
building something from a well known franchise. The noodle incident post must just play into people's morbid curiosity. Your guess it as good as mine.
Tell me about your
favorite posts. Which ones do you remember?
Is my blog
successful? Yes. It’s so successful, I’m going to keep doing it, and I’m going
to keep improving. Do I hope that the
people I reach increases? Definitely. Compared
to last year, double the number of people are visiting my blog. A 100% increase
in growth isn’t bad.
So if you see
something you really like (or just kind of like), share it, talk about it, and
let me know what you think. If you have
a question, ask!
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