Saturday, April 16, 2005
Blog Tired
[Hey my yawning man JPEG went away! That's what I get for deep linking]
Where is this all going? My blog has been a bit of an obsession the last couple of weeks, I revamped its look quite a bit and I have been posting daily. But my poll numbers are down and my hit rate has stayed a fairly flat 10-20 hits per day. I doubt many are return visitors, but just passers through with the Next Blog link that Blogger.com provides.
Maybe what I have to say just isn’t interesting. Not to get all weepy on you but I still have a plan for elevating BNL above the rest of the blog crowd and that is to stay with the plan. The plan being to continue to write with truth and conviction on a variety of issues, both personal and social, and to create objects unique to this site. It is largely invisible, but this site is now served up from a CGI (common gateway interface) wrapper script I have written. Currently it just keeps the counter from clicking up as I preview my postings. The main thing this engine will enable is dynamic content that will allow me to add new and hopefully interesting features. The first enhancement is just about ready to go with an unveiling planned for Monday or Tuesday. Don’t expect your jaw to drop, but it will be unique to BNL. Sort of a test bed for things to come.
I suspect BNL’s rather eclectic mix of items is a turn off for some, but the nature of the postings will likely stay about the same. Hopefully for those disappointed by my musings, they will still find value in the interactive elements that will be added on as time goes by.
Admittedly my motives are suspect in trying to get more eyeball on my humble little blog. Just ego and vanity really, but should it start to take off it will hopefully provide the motivation to get on with a number of other writing projects that have been on the shelf for years.
Where is this all going? My blog has been a bit of an obsession the last couple of weeks, I revamped its look quite a bit and I have been posting daily. But my poll numbers are down and my hit rate has stayed a fairly flat 10-20 hits per day. I doubt many are return visitors, but just passers through with the Next Blog link that Blogger.com provides.
Maybe what I have to say just isn’t interesting. Not to get all weepy on you but I still have a plan for elevating BNL above the rest of the blog crowd and that is to stay with the plan. The plan being to continue to write with truth and conviction on a variety of issues, both personal and social, and to create objects unique to this site. It is largely invisible, but this site is now served up from a CGI (common gateway interface) wrapper script I have written. Currently it just keeps the counter from clicking up as I preview my postings. The main thing this engine will enable is dynamic content that will allow me to add new and hopefully interesting features. The first enhancement is just about ready to go with an unveiling planned for Monday or Tuesday. Don’t expect your jaw to drop, but it will be unique to BNL. Sort of a test bed for things to come.
I suspect BNL’s rather eclectic mix of items is a turn off for some, but the nature of the postings will likely stay about the same. Hopefully for those disappointed by my musings, they will still find value in the interactive elements that will be added on as time goes by.
Admittedly my motives are suspect in trying to get more eyeball on my humble little blog. Just ego and vanity really, but should it start to take off it will hopefully provide the motivation to get on with a number of other writing projects that have been on the shelf for years.
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2 Comments:
Hi Larry,
We seem to be on the same page about blogging. I am feeling and thinking the same things as you! Well then, I wish us both the best and that better days will come :)
By blasian lotus, at April 17, 2005
keep blogging, I will steal all your ideas ;) thanks BTW
By Daniel, at April 22, 2005
