Comments on: How Do You Measure Your Success http://bloggingwithoutablog.com/how-do-you-measure-your-success/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:31:15 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Numbers - We Can’t Escape From Them | Blogging Without A Blog http://bloggingwithoutablog.com/how-do-you-measure-your-success/#comment-89497 Numbers - We Can’t Escape From Them | Blogging Without A Blog Sun, 06 Sep 2009 21:17:27 +0000 http://bloggingwithoutablog.com/?p=2338#comment-89497 [...] A lot of bloggers measure their success by their numbers. [...] [...] A lot of bloggers measure their success by their numbers. [...]

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]]> By: Barbara Swafford http://bloggingwithoutablog.com/how-do-you-measure-your-success/#comment-41422 Barbara Swafford Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:22:21 +0000 http://bloggingwithoutablog.com/?p=2338#comment-41422 Hi Debbie - Yes, blogging is A LOT of work, and even though it's considered a hobby, it appears bloggers are devoting more time to their blogs than they do anything else. When offline responsibilities eat into our day, it's tough to find a balance we can live with. I know you've recently cut back on posting (to 3 days a week). That's worked well for me and I hope you find the benefit in it, as well. Hi George - Your comment reminds me again of how even though stats can teach us a lot, they can also affect our mood. It is hard when we see a dive in our numbers, especially when we're working our tail off. Knowing you're successful in what you're doing should help to minimize the negative effects of the numbers. Hi Debbie – Yes, blogging is A LOT of work, and even though it’s considered a hobby, it appears bloggers are devoting more time to their blogs than they do anything else. When offline responsibilities eat into our day, it’s tough to find a balance we can live with. I know you’ve recently cut back on posting (to 3 days a week). That’s worked well for me and I hope you find the benefit in it, as well.

Hi George – Your comment reminds me again of how even though stats can teach us a lot, they can also affect our mood. It is hard when we see a dive in our numbers, especially when we’re working our tail off. Knowing you’re successful in what you’re doing should help to minimize the negative effects of the numbers.

]]> By: Tumblemoose http://bloggingwithoutablog.com/how-do-you-measure-your-success/#comment-40977 Tumblemoose Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:16:22 +0000 http://bloggingwithoutablog.com/?p=2338#comment-40977 Barbara, I am always way too hard on myself. If I am to be brutally honest, I hate to look at my analytics too often because I know that if my numbers are down, it puts me into a deep blue funk and I get discouraged. And as long as I'm putting it all out there, I do feel jealous when I see other blogs with apparently high numbers. I try not to let these things immobilize me and I'm pretty successful at doing so. Wow. I can't believe what I just wrote. Oh well, a little honesty ever hurt anyone. George <abbr><em>Tumblemoose´s last blog post..<a href="http://tumblemoose.com/who-reads-your-writing/" rel="nofollow">Who reads your writing?</a></em></abbr> Barbara,

I am always way too hard on myself. If I am to be brutally honest, I hate to look at my analytics too often because I know that if my numbers are down, it puts me into a deep blue funk and I get discouraged.

And as long as I’m putting it all out there, I do feel jealous when I see other blogs with apparently high numbers.

I try not to let these things immobilize me and I’m pretty successful at doing so.

Wow. I can’t believe what I just wrote. Oh well, a little honesty ever hurt anyone.

George

Tumblemoose´s last blog post..Who reads your writing?

]]> By: Debbie Yost http://bloggingwithoutablog.com/how-do-you-measure-your-success/#comment-40789 Debbie Yost Sat, 14 Feb 2009 04:25:50 +0000 http://bloggingwithoutablog.com/?p=2338#comment-40789 I have my good times and bad times. Yes, the numbers bother me. Yes, I get frustrated sometimes and even depressed. The bottom line is, blogging is A LOT of work. It's not just the "if you build it, they will come" mentality. You have to comment and stumble and twitter and "fill in the blank". I have a job and work 20 hours a week. I have 3 kids, one with special needs. I volunteer at the schoo. I teach religion class. I have dance class to go to and flute practice. I have extended family I need to spend time with. I write for Root & Sprout. I am sometimes up till midnight trying to get caught up in my reader so I can keep my readers coming back. Then I go to bed and think "what am I doing?" Should I just throw in the towel? Maybe. I'm not ready to yet, though. I'll continue to blog for now. I'll keep trying to find ways to get my blog noticed. But, I will also continue to remind myself that this is supposed to be fun and when it feels like too much pressure and work, I need to step back and reevaluate what I am doing here. <abbr><em>Debbie Yost´s last blog post..<a href="http://weddingsx3.blogspot.com/2009/02/potpourri-down-syndrome-style.html" rel="nofollow">Potpourri - Down syndrome style</a></em></abbr> I have my good times and bad times. Yes, the numbers bother me. Yes, I get frustrated sometimes and even depressed. The bottom line is, blogging is A LOT of work. It’s not just the “if you build it, they will come” mentality. You have to comment and stumble and twitter and “fill in the blank”. I have a job and work 20 hours a week. I have 3 kids, one with special needs. I volunteer at the schoo. I teach religion class. I have dance class to go to and flute practice. I have extended family I need to spend time with. I write for Root & Sprout. I am sometimes up till midnight trying to get caught up in my reader so I can keep my readers coming back. Then I go to bed and think “what am I doing?” Should I just throw in the towel? Maybe. I’m not ready to yet, though. I’ll continue to blog for now. I’ll keep trying to find ways to get my blog noticed. But, I will also continue to remind myself that this is supposed to be fun and when it feels like too much pressure and work, I need to step back and reevaluate what I am doing here.

Debbie Yost´s last blog post..Potpourri – Down syndrome style

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