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Old 03-10-2007, 04:50 PM   #17 (permalink)
Alvin
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Originally Posted by John Wesley View Post
I experienced a big boost in traffic by having a popular article on the social sites. It's definitely a big rush at first. You get addicted to having tons of traffic, and it's sad to see it go back to normal.

It's really tempting, after you get a taste of the traffic, to try and write something with mass appeal every day. But I think if you keep doing this it hurts your relationship with your regular readers. In the end big spikes don't mean that much. What's important is building a large readership. That takes a long time and a lot of dedication.
I realized I was starting to place too much stress on myself to write a good article.

But, since my blog isn't my mainstay, I've decided it should remain my pleasure, not my pain.
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