….France,Family,Friends….
January 23, 2007 at 11:13 pm
· Filed under Blog Info, Snippits, Trials and Tribulations....
I have been having a good read today of my feeds and getting lost in the MyBlogLog world of communities. With a few links and clicks, it is easy to get immersed in a different world and explore many paths.
I have noticed though, that I seem to read more blogs that deal with blogging itself than anything else. Not a problem; after all, I am constantly reminded that it is good to check out other blogs. In fact, I find them quite addictive, as I glean further nuggets of information that is going to improve my blogging.
But I do admit to finding it a bit disheartening. There are a huge number of fantastic, informative, clever, fascinating blogs that offer advice from SEO tips, to how to create great ‘copy’, how to ‘monetise’ your blog, how to attract and keep a huge readership. I find it disheartening because when I think to my little Beauregard blog, I feel very parochial. It’s that kind of ‘Closed for Lunch’ feeling! The Radiator Springs of the blogging world! It is easy to feel like the poor relation as the ‘expert’ bloggers dominate the horizon.
I’m often left wondering if the only way to succeed in blogging is to write a ‘how to’ blog of some description or perhaps an up-to-the-minute news blog or a ‘widget/plug-in’ blog. I mean, are there any people out there who write blogs about ‘ordinary’ things with even the tiniest amount of success that the big blogs seem to muster? Are there any people out there who write blogs about ‘ordinary’ things full-stop?
But, hey…..I enjoy doing what I do and that’s the most important thing, let my enthusiasm shine through! I need to get back to basics, focus on my direction, write killer headlines, get my opening sentences sorted, think about my audience, inject my personality, write ’sticky’ posts, at least four a week…..oh, and read lots of other blogs!
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It can be disheartening when you’re reading blogs about blogging and they mention the 100,000 clicks a day, or whatever they get.
I have to keep reminding myself that I’m blogging in a tiny niche, there are only so many people in any given day who want to read about the Aude.
Keep writing.
You are right…it’s all about perspective.
I was knocked out when I took a peek at Problogger’s stat’s…as you say thousands in one day!! Wish I hadn’t looked!
Sam is right, it is the focus that counts.
You are not looking to attract the same audience as someone like Darren at Problogger.
Of course you are keen to see people rent your holiday home but there are many who want to live in France and will do so vicariously through your writing, and so tell their friends, which will lead to more visitors - you get my drift…
It is unlikely you will get 100,000 or more visitors but that shouldn’t really be the target - quality visitors are better for you.
So if you help answer questions about what’s on in the area, travel tips and your own experience of French life, when people query search engines your site will come up, and more often than sites about blogging will 
Use the techniques and experience of these very popular sites to cut yourself a larger slice of the “gite in Lot et Garonne” internet pie.
All the best
Craig
Jennifer wrote @ January 24, 2007 at 5:51 pm
I call my blog a success. Ha ha…huh? I only have today 21 readers of my feed. Yeah that is true. I dropped from a pagerank 3 to a pagerank 2 with the last change or whatever, but who cares.
I read your feed though and call you a success too. I like your blog.
I as well read several blogs about blogging, but nothing beats reading something about a new perspective to me and that is what your blog does for me.
France sounds wonderful. Keep blogging…chin up.
Hey, I certainly have the best readers! Thanks for your great comments, I feel all perked up now!
wamylove wrote @ January 24, 2007 at 7:56 pm
I’m with you. I write about what I love- old, new and lesser heard music, and those who enjoy it read me. I’m a techno idiot anyway, but it’s fun to read some of those blogs about blogging, even if I don’t get a lot of it. Keep up what you are doing. You are an artist!
Peter wrote @ January 25, 2007 at 12:46 am
I’m enjoying your blog. It’d be a shame to cover all that charm with techno-fluff!
Happy birthday & regards to all
It is also clear that France is a widely covered subject and the search engines are having to spread all the hits far and wide to those that are providing the content i.e. the bloggers.
I have a friend who has a house in Aude but is based in London.
I know that he visits my site up to 10 times a day because firstly, he is dreaming of being in his house in France and it is perhaps a way of ‘feeling’.
2. He also likes to see changes and activity and I set out with the aim of showing change because blogs were not so available before I left the UK and I think it helps.
Keep it going and I can tell you from experience that your traffic will increase.
When you get to France you will be able to draw on real experiences and write freshly about it.
Good luck and belated birthday wishes.
Phil
http://www.perigordvacance.com
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