Yes, I know: in the world of blogs and websites that's no big deal -- some sites get that much traffic in a few seconds.
And I also know that page views don't equal page reads. Tomorrow we'll look at our five most popular posts, and I suspect a good many of those hits were just someone opening the page, instantly realizing it wasn't what they thought it was, and moving on.
And I also know that page views don't equal readers -- one person can view multiple pages. And those people don't even have to be real. Some of the loopy comments I've recently received (but have been blocked from publication) are clearly coming from bots.
But still.
I don't have any professional goals for this blog. I'm not after any particular number of viewers, or need to monetize the content, or establish myself an expert in anything. During the day I spend a lot of time working in the realm of social media, writing highly focused content designed to do all of those things. This blog's for fun, and I know that by covering several subjects rather than sticking to one, I diminish my chances to build an audience.
That's OK. I'm having fun writing. Yes, I'm taking that 100,000 number with a large grain of salt, but even filtering out all the factors outlined above, it shows that someone's reading a post or two.
And for that, I thank you.
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