The Numbers Game and VideoTyme

I'm through with both the numbers game and adding the initial content to VideoTyme. How are these two related? Well, umm…

When I first started this blog, I didn't pay attention to numbers at all. I'm talking about the rankings on Technorati, Alexa and other places. I didn't write much and it didn't matter to me. Somewhere along the line, I started paying attention to the numbers. I started writing in such a way as to increase those numbers (or decrease them, depending on your perspective) and I started writing a lot more. As of now, right now, I'm not paying attention to them anymore. I'm going to continue writing what I like to write and to hell with the numbers. Sure, I'm going to try to stay focused on the primary topics of this blog, but I'm not going to limit myself.

VideoTyme is a niche blog. It's all about videos related to "Movies, TV, Models, Music and More". I just finished copying and redirecting the last blog entry about movies from this blog to that blog. I won't be putting any more here on this blog at all. Approximately 30 days from the first video entry on that blog, I'll be deleting the corresponding entry on this blog and continuing in that fashion until there's nothing left to delete. Comparatively, VideoTyme is doing much better than this blog considering the short amount of time (less than a month) it's been active. It's crazy.

I'm fed up with the numbers, the fluctuations, and everything in between. I'll continue to focus as much as possible on the primary topics, but I'm going to concentrate on nothing but the content from now on. If I write a lot, it'll be because I want to write a lot and for no other reason.

Numbers be damned.

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Chino Yray on 2007-09-30 at 12:12 am (Reply)

well… if your goal is to earn money from blogging, numbers will always be important.

RT Cunningham | Untwisted Vortex | Philippines on 2007-09-30 at 12:17 am (Reply)

Only to the degree of not being horrible, at least for me.
2. MrCorey on 2007-09-30 at 2:13 am (Reply)
  
  I think that will be the best thing for you to do, considering that what I've seen you write your best stuff when its not been about the numbers. I know that you posted more often about more subjects. I bet that this will stem any impending writer's block as well.
  
  I've found that the details often take care of themselves, when they're left to do just that.

Doug Robertson on 2007-09-30 at 8:21 am (Reply)

I write simply because I like to write. I don't pay much attention to the numbers, either, but when they're good, that's great. You know what they say: Do what you love and the money will follow.

hari on 2007-09-30 at 10:21 am (Reply)

Agreed with all you have to say

Actually this is the *only* way you can sustain interest over a longer period when doing anything.

An American Living in the Philippines

The Numbers Game and VideoTyme