How about it?
Four years is no particularly meaningful milestone in a blog's lifetime, but it is fun to look back thanks to the power of Blogger's stats-accumulating feature.
Total posts: 2,507. This is something of a surprise. I'd tried to start two or three blogs previously after being introduced to them through an acquaintance. Finding material was always a struggle, transitioning to a journalist's mindset. Looking at the world through the eyes of a person alert for blogworthy moments. Eventually, it led me to become a bigger reader. The original premise was superficially to catch Country Joe McDonald in Googlability, but the real purpose was to develop an electronic journal. Family members had encouraged me to do it as a boy, but those snappily-bound notebooks found their way into forgotten corners without a mark. I started and stopped at writing a Bernstein Bears children's book, wrote poems at whimsical moments, pretended to be a sportswriter covering a Micro League baseball team over a full season. Satired the Hardy Boys (the Haughty Boys) and the Super Bowl Shuffle. Never really got into writing on a steady basis. Like other accomplishments in my life, this one took off once I attached a goal to it - and 50 posts a month has been all the fuel needed. Even in this, the most work-intensive month of my career, the quota was filled. Quality beats quantity, and occasionally a gem trickles out.
Total followers: 10. Even more surprising here. I could hardly believe when Dona made a comment about my completely unadvertised blog years back. No doubt, the knowledge that someone might be out there reading has influenced my dedication to faithful production.
Readership has trended upward.
Monthly views:
- Jul 2009: 995 views
- Sep 2010: 1,426
- Feb 2011: 1,632
- Jun 2011: 2,263
17,000 views in the last two years is probably swamped by Country Joe in an hour, but thanks to followers Jane, Dona and Lola for trafficking 500 of them through their site.
The most-viewed posts:
- McDonald Diagnosed With Grover's Disease: 1,050 views
- Undercover Boss: 731
- Puppets - Boost Mobile TV Commercial: 197
- Mega Python Vs. Gatoroid: 157
- Nordstrom Employee Handbook: 152
Most of the views no doubt were people stumbling across it while searching for something else. So while the stated goal has changed, the name remains true... the Hidden Blog to be tripped upon by passers-by for years to come.
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