A few weeks ago, I asked my readers to tell me how many readers they have on their blogs. The response was as expected: only a few. What surprised me was the variation in the numbers reported. An even larger surprise was that some of you reported really low numbers, and some reported big numbers. I was feeling a bit low at that time and seriously asked myself why I spent so much time writing something that not many people read. My readership is low and has been low from day one when I began blogging in 2009. Over the years my highest daily average of readers peaked at 73 and is currently 13. It really doesn’t matter much at all, but I am an engineer and I love numbers. Right from the beginning I made a pledge that I would not engage myself in commercialism on grumpajoesplace. I don’t chase followers unless they write stories that engage me. I feel that if someone wants to read my opinions they are welcome to do so, if not, so what?
One thing this blog has taught me is to become a better writer. By writing often, I am forced to make my thoughts more understandable and clearly presented. Since I began using AI (Grammerly) I am learning to phrase things differently. In other words, I am being trained to write like a robot and not like Grumpa Joe. It is not really important to me, I enjoy writing for the sake of writing. If a few people find my blog and decide to read my posts so be it. I hope they enjoy it.
The most positive thing I have enjoyed is meeting people from all over the world. After commenting back and forth with them, they have become my good friends. I only wish that one day, I can meet them face to face over an adult beverage.
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