Are you a leader or a follower? I have had some thoughts lately about this whole following thing in the blogosphere. Should one be trying to get followers? Does the number of people who are following your blog really mean anything? If you have 856,924 followers are you any more cool than the person who has 10? How about twitter? Is it the same? What is someone un-follows you or blocks you...should you take that as a compliment or rejection? What's up with blog stats? If you are blogging for a living I can totally understand needing to know about numbers. That's how you get paid: hits, followers and advertising. But if you blog for yourself, does it all really matter? In the words on the wonderful Molly, "blog like no one is reading."
I have had a hard week on the interwebs, and lost a good friend. She both blocked me and un-followed. My feelings are hurt. I will continue to blog like no one is reading, because, to me, it doesn't matter. 856,924 followers or 10, this is my journal and I am honored that some of you choose to read. Thanks.
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- Amanda
- Salina, Kansas, United States
- Just trying to get through this thing called life. All the while learning and loving. Plus also...all photos on this blog are by me...unless otherwise credited. Please don't steal, it's not nice!
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Most Recently Read Books (* indicates Book Club pick)
- The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
- Same Kind of Different as Me by Ron Hall & Denver Moore
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
- The Middle Place by Kelly Corrigan
- Summer at Tiffany by Marjorie Hart
- The Center of Everything by Laura Moriarty
- Maisie Dobbs (#1) by Jacqueline Winespear
- The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott by Kelly O. McNees
- Veronica by Mary Gaitskill
- Hellfire Canyon by Max McCoy
- Fortunate Son: A Novel by Walter Mosley
- Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
- Dune Road by Jane Green
- The Late Lamented Molly Marx by Sally Koslow
- Straight Up and Dirty by Stephanie Kelin
- The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
- Dead I Well May Be by Adrian McKinty
- The Story of Forgetting by Stefan Block
- The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
- Sacred Hearts by Sarah Dunant
- April & Oliver by Tess Callahan
- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
- The Group by Mary McCarthy
- Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby
- Lilah: A Novel by Marek Halter
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Recommended Reading
- *richie design*
- 66 Square Feet
- Balderdash
- beachbungalow8
- Color Me Katie
- Daddy Likey
- Geninne's Art Blog
- Gin Is Juiced
- How About Orange...
- isuwannee
- jezzeblog
- Just Something I made
- moments of perfect clarity
- orange you lucky!
- Petunia Face
- Scented Glossy Magazines
- Shindig
- The Eleventh
- The Lil Bee
- WWJAD
- {frolic!}
Triathlon Training Progress
- Sunday August 9: rest
- Saturday August 8: 60 minute walk
- Friday August 7: 30 minute run
- Thursday August 6: rest
- Wednesday August 5: 35 minute run
- Tuesday August 4: 1600 yard swin
- Monday August 3: rest
- Sunday August 2: rest
- Saturday August 1: rest
- Friday July 31: rest
- Thursday July 30: 30 minute run
- Wednesday July 29: 65 minute bike ride
- Tuesday July 28: 25 minute run
- Monday July 27: rest
- Sunday July 26: rest
- Saturday July 25: rest
- Friday July 24: rest
- Thursday July 23: 20 minute run
- Wednesday July 22: 55 minute bike ride
- Tuesday July 21: rest
- Monday July 20: 1200 yard swim
- Sunday July 19: brick; 45 minute bike & 10 minute run
- Saturday July 18: rest
- Friday July 17: rest
- Thursday July 16: 57 minute bike ride
OKC 1/2 Marathon Training Progress
- Wednesday 4/22/09 (3 mile run)
- Tuesday 4/21/09 (4 mile run)
- Monday 4/20/09 (rest)
- Sunday 4/19/09 (10 mile run)
- Saturday 4/18/09 (rest)
- Friday 4/17/09 (5 mile run)
- Thursday 4/16/09 (4 mile run/walk)
- Wednesday 4/15/09 (3 mile run)
- Tuesday 4/14/09 (rest)
- Monday 4/13/09 (rest)
- Sunday 4/12/09 (9 mile run)
- Saturday 4/11/09 (rest)
- Friday 4/10/09 (rest)
- Thursday 4/9/09 (5.2 mile run)
- Wednesday 4/8/09 (3 mile run)
- Tuesday 4/7/09 (5.2 mile run)
- Monday 4/6/09 (rest)
- Sunday 4/5/09 (rest)
- Saturday 4/4/09 (travel day)
- Friday 4/3/09 (3 mile run on hotel treadmill)
- Thursday 4/2/09 (travel day)
- Wednesday 4/1/09 (5.2 mile run)
- Tuesday 3/31/09 (5.2 mile run)
- Monday 3/30/09 (rest)
- Sunday 3/29/09 (8 mile run on treadmill)
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I'm so sorry about your friend. I've been there, and it sucks.
As far as the followers go: you can't lose if you don't play. I haven't asked for followers, and I don't follow anyone. I try to stop by and leave a comment if I really care about the blogger ;-)
I get really bummed when I see other bloggers who (in my opinion) aren't as clever get lots of attention/hits/cool blogging gigs. I have to remind myself all the time why I'm really doing this.
One week I got really excited about my blog stats and then I realized it was because I had been visiting my own blog from another computer and copying and pasting posts so I could print and archive them. That's when I KNEW I was blogging for myself.
I checked once on google reader to see how many subscribers I had and the next week there were two less. THAT'S also when I knew I should be blogging for myself.
I don't ever discount the friendships made from blogging. Some last and some do not, just like in real life. It still stings when someone frosts you out, though.
I'm here! I'm reading!
I don't always comment, and some weeks get so hectic that I hit "mark all as read" on all of the ones I follow, and I say a quick mea culpa and start the next week fresh.
Oh I'm sorry about your friend. I'm pottering along in blissful ignorance about followers and subscribers etc. My husband asked me why I wanted a 'follow me' thingy on my blog and I couldn't answer the question other than 'because everyone else has one' (waaaaah so I guess I'm a sheep like follower!). I don't understand google analytics either, but I will fess up to a secret thrill watching the site visits graph going up and up. I don't know why it matters, but it's a nice feeling? Vanity I expect.
Sorry to hear about your friend. The thing I've enjoyed most about blogging has been the people I've met. I'm all for blogging like no one is reading!
Screw her! I know; easier said then done. I still read and your blog makes me LOL. Even been known to snort water out my nose a time or two. I love the quote, "blog as if no one is reading" That's great advice. I for one hope you do just that. Plus I find your WHAT THE FUCK hilarious! :)
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