You can all get stuffed!!!
How the lack of traffic caused me to join the hermits way of life and isolte myself from society.
Traffic. A source of income and motivation for some and frustration and annoyance for others. For me, traffic is like some kind of Nirvava: something you always want but can never get. Not anymore!
I am sick of trying to get people to read my work, my masterpieces. From this moment on I will post only for myself.
Before I made this decision I tried every possible method to attract visitors to this site. I put my blog in dozens of directories, I became a member of several forums, I linked to other blogs (see below), I commented on other blogs, and I joined traffic exchange sites (Blog Explosion). These in particular became a place that I now direct my anger. To get one visitor you have to visit two other sites. And the visitors that you do get are more concerned with moving on to the next site so that they get their own visitors!
The one thing that really annoys me above all else is blogs that actually do get traffic (Good old Australian tall poppy syndrome). They seemingly do nothing and yet, they reap the rewards for it.
After reading many 'How to get traffic' articles and failing, I have decided to go the opposite direction, away from the popular path. In a phrase: 'You can all get stuffed!'
Categories: Traffic, Blogs, Hate, Rants





14 Comments:
Get angry...well Its good that you've given up and chosen not to apply yourself for anyone else's needs anymore...Its good...get angry...
Yeah, I have had the same experience. I sent the link to friends and family and got only a trickle of interest. In the end I decided that my blog would be a place where I could express myself, and it would be a bonus if someone visited and maybe left a comment. By the way, I found your blog after doing a search (using Google's blog search) for Toowoomba-related blogs) -- I'm from Toowoomba).
Keep it up -- I've tagged you in my delicious account now, so will come back and check it out regularly.
Cheers!
ausurfer
Thanks for your support.
Finally, a loyal supporter, and a local at that. I have been waiting so long for such a moment.
Oh, and Koschei, you don't count because I know who you really are...
I am confused though... If you live in Toowoomba, then why was your Christmas in negative temperature (as you stated in another comment section)?
I remember this one time when I had a visitor, it was only a few months ago.
I write about him every day now. I can't wait for him to return. I bet he will be a regular.
Maybe if I studdy HTML I can create a link to my blog some place. It's going to look exactly like a normal link so I think it will get me a lot of traffic. I'm going to make it say "click here".
Good idea huh?
In that case, I was never here.
It is a great idea Gaby!
Maybe I should do something like that myself.
-ve??? Which section...?
The section where ausurfer said that he spent christmas in negative temperature is:
http://s-bend.blogspot.com/2005/12/perfect-christmas.html
Look I've made a link that goes to your blog! CLICK HERE
I hope it doesn't disturb the flow of my visitor to much. I just hate the idea that he would be un-able to get back to my homepage.
Good that I made a link back to myself from this page in time. I also hear that my google page rank can disappear into your blog from linking to you. I can only hope this closes the leak.
Ah - you have found the path to true bloggage Nirvana.. :) Seriously though, just write, and if someone likes your stuff, great - if not, well, you have at least one fan - yourself! And I am not kidding. I find that sometimes I just have to admire my own work. lol
Thanks for linking to me. I don't link it does effect your google ranking, well, not much anyway.
I do admire my own work anyway, I'm just that kind of person ;)
I'm out of the woodwork and reading. Enjoying your blog, too. I'll stop by on my ramblings around the mountain.
It is good to hear that some people are find enjoyment in reading this.
Are you kidding?
I'm sure it's one of my favorite posts om the internet.
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