Don't Back Down

Now of course I am most curious to know what makes you want to read this blog, but I really am curious what makes you want to read any blog. I mentioned the most popular posts the other day, and it's easy to tell that for whatever reason recently, I haven't been resonating with people.

In a brief discussion over on Raanan's blog, we talked about search engine traffic. I've mentioned before that I get a ton of it - more than 90% of the traffic here comes from search engines. His is less, around 60%, meaning that he has more regular readers. I don't know that either is better than the other, it's just different. What I want to know is what makes you read something regularly.

I know why you read something through a search engine - it's because there is something there that might answer your question (and I hope that if you're here because of that, it does). Perhaps you'll even find something else interesting to read through the related links, at the bottom of every entry (that's the idea, anyway).

I also get that I don't always talk about the same subject. Some people talk about making money. Some talk about food. Some talk about how to do things. Since I tend to vary the subjects quite a bit, maybe that's why there aren't as many regular readers - and there is such interest from search engines.

I know I can ramble on most of the time as well, and perhaps you like shorter entries. I'll be honest here. Since most of the things I talk about have the need for background, I don't know that I can cut down on the length, but if the length is a problem, I'll see what I can do. Maybe if it's a problem, I can make two mid-length posts instead of one really long one. I have such a backlog of interesting things to post, I don't know if I can do that, but I'll give it a try if it's the problem.

Anyway, let me know what you think. I'd really like to think that I'm not just talking to the proverbial wall out there, but hey, that's okay if I am. I do like the sound of my own voice...