The hits on Aussielicious have been fluctuating relatively dramatically the last few weeks. For a while there they were slowly climbing up again but they’ve dropped again. Why this happens I have no idea, I have been posting what I feel like as I have always done and I don’t believe the content has changed much.
One of my (many) flaws is that I listen to the advice of too many people and people have always been telling me I should be making money off this blog. Firstly I’m not sure I want to turn this blog too commercial, but paid advertising as a bit of a bonus wouldn’t hurt my bank balance that’s for sure. To do that I need to maintain the hits at slightly more than double what they are currently. So I doubt this blog will ever be my career, but it’s a nice thought.
The next question is, if the hits did drop dramatically, would I bother to continue? The answer is yes. I never expected anyone to read Aussielicious in the first place, let alone 3,500 thousand per day roughly. I’ll admit I’ve been blinded by the success and number of hits I’ve had over the years but I love doing the blog and all the interesting people that email me because of it. Keep reading!
Hi Brenton,
It’s an isuue many bloggers are confronted with. I used to have 1.000 visitors per day, which is a lot for a blog in Dutch language, then it dropped. One can only guess why, but because many bloggers see a drop in their visits, I think…
- Blogging is under pressure from Facebook, Twitter and other social networksites. So easy to retweet or link something from the ‘official’ media, so why get it from a blog?
- It’s summer in Australia, no? Summers are bad for blog stats.
- If you wabnt to do it for the stats, blog about hot issues. And do it before others write about it. Time consuming though.
I wouldn’t consider going commercial because potential revenue vs. paperwork involved and pressure (you have to keep blogging), is too high.
Good luck.
Benjamin
Hey Brenton…It would be a sad day if you stopped the blog.
I subscribe to your RSS feed therfore my reading of your site doesn’t appear as a hit
Do the hits record things like people who read the blog through things like Google Reader? I don’t actually “visit” anyone’s blog any more unless I want to leave a comment, I see everything I need to see through my Reader…
Looking at my Aussieliscious/Reader feed info, you have about 556 subscribers… so maybe that all makes a difference…
Someone gave me EXCELLENT advice when I was about to start 2 Cents Worth Down Under………………
“Remember – a blog is never about the readers – it is always about YOU writing – and you write it for YOU – that is what will make it interesting”
OH hang on – that was YOU “B” :)
Keep the blog – its a tremendous creative outlet for you.
I too subscribe via RSS, but I view EVERY entry of yours. Please keep it going.
Thanks for the site. I would miss it if you stopped.
I’ll keep reading. Always…
Only reason I did not look for awhile was the content was not updating so thought you might have been on break (may have been a issue here is states). Totally enjoy your take on the gayful world around us.
Don’t you even think about quitting…!
I’d miss the blog. I tend to read every other day or so, but I always enjoy the photographs and what you have to say.
I come here every day, too. I like the fact that you are deeply personal one day, cockalating another, though provoking another… You never quite know what you’re going to get. And you seem like a totally well grounded decent bloke who given the chance, I’d love to have a nude coffee with.
Thanks for a good read / perve / laugh / think.
Hi. I am glad you are blogging daily. I stumbled onto this site by accident a couples of years ago. I am so thankful for what you do. I hit your site everyday. I hope things are going better for you and your family from your last trip.
I do hope you keep doing this, I feel like it’s an outlet for me to find great pictures, stories, and opinions.
Take care….
So many blogs vie for the available time – I stumbled on your site about 8 months ago and immediately knew that I wanted to share your journey with you. So your site is one of the few favorited and visited every day.
Hope that the journey continues well and that you will continue to allow a few of us to join you for the ride.
Thank you,
Kirk
I love your blog. But I’m wondering if you had certain topics on certain days, along with all the random stuff, it might help give people something to look forward to. For example, for awhile you had This or That Tuesdays. I used to love that weekly blog… fuzzy balls or shaved balls? Kind of like weekly columns in a newspaper. How about:
- More Dating Madness Mondays
- Would You Ever Wednesdays
- What Would You Do If Someone Told You _____ Thursdays
- News Stories That Make You Go Hhmmm Fridays
Also liked the interviews you used to do. I bet there are more. I’d love to read interviews of some of your regular posters from around the world!!
As an inspiration, I think you need to be part of the solution to keeping blogs alive vs being a dying breed of media. I can see it now… Brenton Saved the Blog.
Dear Brenton,
I’ve been viewing your blog for two years now. Please, don’t give up ! I like reading your day-to-day way of living. I like your sense of humour, your sense of the family. I love how you like being nude at home, at the beach, camping with your friends, etc…
I’am 63 yo, French and living in the Canary Islands (Spain).
Love,
Nathan
(nathancirc@wanadoo.es)
Brenton, I love your blog! I come here nearly every day just to see what’s on your mind and all. It is one of the few connections I have to life in Australia, Sydney in particular. I am so thankful to you b/c if not for you I would not have known about the Same Sex Marriage Rally and subsequent wedding on Aug 1, 2009 which just happened to coincide with the day my Partner and I arrived in Sydney on our much awaited vacation!! We quickly checked into our hotel upon arrival and immediately headed to the meeting spot on George Street (court house I think?). We loved Sydney so much that we cannot wait to return, which will be in August 2011, or as we like to refer to it as “the time we start our lives over again cause we’re moving to Sydney!!” Keep up the great work!!!! Look forward to meeting you one day and calling you ‘mate’!! Cheers!!!!
Brenton, I read your blog every day or so and have done for quite some time, and enjoy what you have to say and the pictures you post are great.
Cheers from Perth and a fellow nudist (of some 30+ years now)