cdevroe
cdevroe

How many of you have IRL friends that read your blog on the regular?

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mbkriegh
mbkriegh

@cdevroe not me… not that i expect them to… i write to write and try to ignore that nobody reads it… otherwise i will try to tailor my writings to what other people like, not what i like…

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cdevroe
cdevroe

@mbkriegh I agree with that. I do the same. Every now and then, though, I'll have someone say "I saw on your blog..." and I'm shocked that they saw it.

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colinwalker
colinwalker

@cdevroe That would imply I have IRL friends 😭 But, seriously, no. My wife reads it occasionally but beyond that no one I know IRL would really be interested.

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mbkriegh
mbkriegh

@cdevroe yah, it’s like “Someone actually reads my blog?”

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lmika
lmika

@cdevroe Not sure if my IRL friends know I even have a blog. Don’t think I’ve ever told them or shared a link with them.

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maique
maique

@cdevroe Regularly, no. A couple of them might read once in a very long while, if they find the post shared on Twitter.

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skoobz
skoobz

@cdevroe Only my micro posts via Twitter. I did subscribe my mom to my RSS feed so she could keep up with me, which she texts me about so I know she keeps up.

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cdevroe
cdevroe

@SamHawken Most great things start out at the bottom. Keep filling the pit until it disappears.

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cdevroe
cdevroe

@lmika It’s the best when they find it without you ever saying anything.

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cdevroe
cdevroe

@maique We should buy a beer for anyone that mentions our blog IRL. I’d bet our readership would go up!

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cdevroe
cdevroe

@skoobz moms are the best.

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cdevroe
cdevroe

@cdevroe Real friends subscribe to your RSS feed.

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maique
maique

@cdevroe 🤣🤣I’d rather drink the beer and keep the readership low!

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cdevroe
cdevroe

@maique hahahahahaha touché!

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maique
maique

@cdevroe Somehow I could see the “promotion” being shared on Reddit (or somewhere) and we’d end up with a huge tab to pay, and no readers anyway 😅

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Omrrc
Omrrc

@skoobz As someone whose mum reads their blog. How did you do this?

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skoobz
skoobz

@Omrrc I put NewsNetWire on her phone and subscribed her to my feed. She knows to check the app.

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val
val

@mbkriegh @SamHawken Didn't realize other microbloggers had the same feeling. My blog is first and foremost for myself, but actual human interaction related to my blog content is nice. My other audience is supposed to be friends and family, but as far as I know they rarely read the actual posts. Sometimes they look at the pictures, but...don't ask me what the picture is if I already have text explaining it!

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jean
jean

@cdevroe No, I don't think so. Maybe my dad @bobmacd is still checking the app? He can play his cards close to the vest... 🤔

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warner
warner

@cdevroe the only surefire way is to befriend IRL bloggers. Hence let's get back to meetups pls ppl

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cdevroe
cdevroe

@jean I wonder if my Dad knows what a blog is. 🤔

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cdevroe
cdevroe

@warner True!

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cdevroe
cdevroe

@frostedechoes The blogosphere remains a small, yet powerful, bunch.

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jean
jean

@cdevroe I wonder the same thing about my dad. 😏

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