I have never set out to write a blog simply to attract readers. What I mean is, writing something for recognition. I have noticed over the years those blogs that gained the most attention. Google blogger does track that for you, calling them page views. You are also urged to monetize your blog, sell advertising space, you know, a side hustle. That's a big thing these days, what was called "moonlighting" back in the old days. I was guilty of that a time or two when I was working in the upholstery business. Couldn't afford the shop price; psst, don't say anything but I can give you a deal. Yeah, no harm no foul as far as I was concerned, they weren't going to use the shop anyway. As far as advertising on my blog, I did try that for a short time, earned 36 cents but never got that check. Well, I just got a laugh out of that, my ego wasn't damaged and I didn't feel marginalized. There were simply not enough readers to generate that side hustle income. It's a shame too, but I offered my blogs free to anyone that wanted to read them, not my problem if they don't. My thoughts and opinions remain just as valid.
Over the last few months I have taken to adding a picture to my blogs. I used to do that occasionally when I had something to share but now every time. I do post my blog to Pinterest and they require a picture to post. I have a few readers from that platform. It's rather strange though because I'm not selling anything and people are a bit confused by that. I have no other interaction with that platform and so I am really quite uninformed about just what it is all about. I began posting there as an experiment, it costs nothing, and thought I'd check it out. Still waiting for a "following" but I do get a few stragglers. Again, not making any money on that, no side hustle.
My blog is also available on WordPress, a web hosting site. Yes, I have my own .com. Bonacerbub.com will take you to my site. I have a few photographs on there and all of my blogs. I haven't figured out the whole "hosting" thing and how to fully use that platform. It is a rather remote site as I don't get many visitors on there. I'm not sure how anyone would find it accidently as the title is rather innocuous. Not much there to attract interest. I'm not sure why I even have that just think it is "cool" to have it I guess. I will figure out more to do with it at some point. I get frustrated with that stuff real quick though, really just need an sixth grader to teach me I guess. Not going to get rich and famous that way either. Well, no matter.
Occasionally I will get a comment or two. It doesn't happen often. I'm taking that as a good sign. In my experience people are far more likely to respond when they don't agree with you or become angry. If you are looking for positive feedback social media isn't the place to go. I explained that a bit yesterday with this statement, "emotions are great motivators, but seldom good guides" Yeah, people are quick to call you names, disparage you, troll your profile page for fodder they can use to insult you, but slow to offer any praise.
About the best you can hope for is a "like" or "love" emoji. Emoji's have been around for twenty five years now. Before that, nothing. Of course there was no social media until 1997, a world without Facebook. Imagine that? That is all Millennials can do in that regard, like me imagining a time before the telephone or television. My parents knew that and my grandparents remembered when most folks were still riding horses. We all grew up without looking for emoji's. I'm thinking that is a good thing. People were more likely to tell you how they felt back then. Mostly it was positive because saying something negative to you, to your face, came with consequences. It was an emoji come to life!
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