Nov 30 2007
Resonance
I wrote a grand total of 30 posts this month. One a day. I did it! I made it! I can hardly believe it!
And yet, last month I wrote only 14 posts. When I check my google analytics, I find that I had MORE traffic LAST month than I did this month. And I averaged around 45 comments per post last month, whereas I averaged about 15 comments this month.
Now, I do not blog for traffic or for comments. But we all use these statistics for a reason. They help us to see if what we’re writing is resonating with people. And, frankly, I don’t “blog for myself.” I blog for the connections that I make with others. And my statistics dropped significantly this month.
This tells me two things: 1. My hurried posts this month were not as interesting as my more thought-out posts of last month, and 2. Everyone is so busy with their own NaBloPoMo-ing that they’re not reading my blog, just like I’m hardly reading theirs.
So, was NaBloPoMo a success? Well, I suppose, because I didn’t disgrace myself by missing a day. But really, no. It was a mess. I won’t be doing this again. Next year, I think I’ll take November off—I’ll stop posting all together, and just spend the whole month enjoying everyone else’s posts!
Anyway! The End! And congrats to everyone else who accomplished their NaBloPoMo goals!
