I was flush with pink pride. Perking the Pansies briefly occupied the top spot on Blogroll Centre, one of the (many, many) blog directories I’ve joined. Sadly, the honour was short-lived, a temporary aberration caused by a transient interest in Now That’s What I Call Old, a post that resulted in 2,700 hits. The next day, Perking the Pansies dropped to 3rd place. A one day, one hit wonder. Doubtless the blog will continue to slide down the charts like an X Factor has-been that never was. To be honest I’m not entirely sure if any of these blog directories is worth the effort or the repetitive strain injury. I joined them on the off-chance they might broaden my audience. I think some are sophisticated enough to help with Google rankings but I wouldn’t know which. All I can say is that I would never consider paying for the dubious privilege of a listing, preferring to spend my dwindling assets on booze, fags and leather thongs.
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I’d say if you can get 2700 hits on a post, you’re doing amazingly well! Congrats on reaching the pinnacle; who knows, perhaps on your way down you’ll land on a ledge and hang out for awhile, plotting your return to the top.
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It was a fluke I’m sure but I’m thinking of turning the blog into a site for ancient history buffs (only kidding).
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Congrats on being temporarily #1… And, I agree that there are better things to spend your $ on…
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Wow, that is one h*ll of a lot of hits, well done guys! Then again you guys write great posts, so well deserved! 🙂
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Thank you. Glad you like them 🙂
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Awesome… The world of blogs is fickle and fame lasts just for a short while, but as Andy Warhol said, it’s great to be famous for fifteen minutes… I have just joined a blog directory called Bloglovin’ and plan to do more. People do use them, I think… Networked Blogs doesn’t seem to be working for me now, having suddenly developed technical issues with my blog that I don’t quite understand. Anyway, I got my first subscriber from Brazil today, so I am happy! Little things mean a lot, and short-lived fame is just as sweet!
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I’m on bloglovin too. It does no harm to join cos you never know.
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heard good things about bloglovin’ and have had a curious influx of Brazilian subscribers lately myself – ok – 2 – but still. I have been meaning to ask you about your thoughts – because it is a significant effort to get all the code posted, etc….and I wonder, to what end. I think that your daily commitment to write is probably the best possible thing to do re: audience. It is already what I plan to have as my new year’s resolution for 2012.
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You are absolutely right, Liz. I am so nightmarishly busy both at work and home at the moment that I don’t have a minute to focus – no blogging for a week! It’s bugging me. Yes, posting the code etc was a bother and I agree – daily blogging is the answer. But a full-time plus job (when I am retiring in 3 months and working harder than ever!!) is really hampering me right now…
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I was recently “Blogger of the Day” on Paperblog, which resulted in exactly 0 hits. I’m obviously doing this blogroll thing wrong. 😉 But hey, I’m still trying to figure out how to publish on my own domain. If only we could blog without the computer element of the whole thing…
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Number ONE for a day is better than many ever achieve……and lets face it there have been many one hit wonders who we all remember with fondness! Well done you!
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Thank you from this one hit wonder! 😉
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Agree with you about the booze, not too sure about the leather thongs though – especially in high heat of a Turkish summer!!!
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To be honest this blogging malarky can be hard work – setting up (a whole new language and world to learn), checking your stats, checking your comments, networking, oooooph, and that’s before you’ve started writing a new post. And now there is more stuff for me to learn. Think I’ll turn to the booze and fags (I’ll omit the thong….)
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Not recommended. They get a bit sticky in the heat!
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As an unknown, obscure and possibly deranged blogger, I appear nowhere. But I can see clearly now. It´s the leather thongs! Thank you so much Jack for the tip (and the rest of it) – I will invest in said garment and sashay my way to blogstardom!!!
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It’s compulsory uniform for successful bloggers.
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