Blog as if it matters – it does!

Blog as if it matters – it does! Although your audience may be small initially, each individual reader may be extremely important to your business.

When I first started blogging, one of my first (non friend/non family) readers hired me for a few thousand dollars to speak at their annual conference!

Lots of readers are great, but when you first start blogging you'll have a very small audience. Remember that each person matters. They may give you money, friendship, might even marry you :)

Hopefully you'll eventually build a large audience -- compromised of individuals each of whom is important! If your audience doesn't skyrocket, remember that there are plenty of great AND successful blogs that have 25 or less readers a day.

Comments

[Priscilla Palmer]

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[Stephen Hopson]

Ted:

I wanted to say thanks for reminding me that regardless of how many subscribers a blogger might have, each and every one of them are important. How very true!

It took me over a year to get up to 100 subscribers. I reached that magical number a week ago or so and while it felt great, I know I have a long way to go to attract even more to my blog. But I do remember when I first started out and I had NO subscribers at all.

Thanks for the reminder. I found you through Problogger's 31 Days to Building a Better Blog thing.

Stephen

[Ted Demopoulos, Blogging for Business]

Hi Stephen,
Thanks for your comment.
I try to remember that each number represents a real live person. It doesn't matter if you have 5 readers or 50,000, they are all people and you are developing a relationship with them by providing value.