When I get a new WordPress subscriber, I do wonder if they are a legitimate subscriber, or if it is like Twitter and it’s just someone following me in hope I follow them. I usually get music artists, or girls (they might not even be real girls, it could just be a scam, with an enticing picture to lure you in. At least the bands are legitimate).
I actually got 3 new subscribers this week, which is a massive increase since I have 17 in total, and one of them is myself. I’m actually inclined to say these subscribers are legitimate, because they all gave a blog a “like” first. It’s incredibly rare to get a “like”, but it means a lot, especially since the view counts are always wrong.
If you are real… “hello! Thanks for thinking my blogs are worth your time – given the insane amount of content on the internet that you could be reading instead. It’s much appreciated“.
In the last week, with my 3 subscribers and 3 likes, how many views do you think I got? Surely at least 3, but hopefully 16 if everyone read just one of my blog posts.
The actual answer is 1 view, and it was for a post from January.
So if you did read one of my posts, it didn’t log your views. I do enjoy writing the blogs, even if people don’t read them; it’s quite therapeutic keeping a diary of sorts. However, if I do see a view/like/comment, then it does give extra validation.
I only really want a “like” if you legitimately liked it, but I probably aren’t aware if someone read it but didn’t like it, or was on-the-fence about it. Feel free to leave a comment though. You could ask questions about that particular blog post, ask questions about software development (which is basically posting ideas for new blogs), or just say that you read it.
As it goes, I have only ever received 1 comment. I was well excited. But then when I re-read it, I realised it was probably just spam, so I decided to delete it.
Plans for next month
I do have some annual leave to take, and I reckon loads of other people will too. We tend to have a “change freeze” where we don’t put out any patches, so December is a quiet month for us. Therefore, I probably won’t have much to rant about. Instead, I’ll look at my draft blogs, and maybe finish some of those.
If you are a regular reader, you may be wondering what happened to my Apprentice since I haven’t mentioned him for a while. Well, he has had loads of forms to fill in, some exams to take, and has another assessment coming up. This is just so he can pass his Apprenticeship with the Bootcamp company. It’s dumb because if he passes, then he officially works for my employer and will be working with me, but he ain’t gonna be using the languages he is being tested on. So all it has done is stifle his development for many months. It’s ridiculously dumb. He should be fully available in January, so that’s something to look forward to.
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