Comments on: How Long Does It Take to Grow a Successful Blog?

By: Actuary On FIRE

Actuary On FIRE — Tue, 10 Apr 2018 12:12:07 +0000

I’m just getting into some of the material on your blog and I want to explore the visualization stuff. I love data visualization and obsess over making clean charts.
I also like your writing style – clean and uncluttered!
I’m shy of 10k monthly views. Which is fine. It’s a marathon and not a sprint!
Keep up the good work!

By: Amber Ackerson

Amber Ackerson — Tue, 10 Apr 2018 04:44:55 +0000

Another great article. Thanks for sharing. 🙂

By: Passivecanadianincome

Passivecanadianincome — Tue, 10 Apr 2018 02:43:33 +0000

Nice four.

Seems like you have had great success. I analyze my page views more than I should for sure.

I agree about learning a tonne about what you are blogging about and the community being solid.

I cant believe how much the community as a whole helps ya and improves you.

That is the biggest reason why I recommend people starting their own website.

Cheers!

By: My Sons Father

My Sons Father — Mon, 09 Apr 2018 20:19:25 +0000

I agree that if you define success as page views and monetization, you likely won’t have a good experience with blogging (it’s an uphill battle), but all the other rewards you noted are far more than I ever expected to get and despite not having the page views or monetization you’ve achieved, I still consider myself a successful blogger because I’ve been successfully at bettering myself. That run on sentence is probably why I don’t have the page views you have. 🙂

By: DocG

DocG — Mon, 09 Apr 2018 20:11:51 +0000

Those are some great page view numbers. Especially so quickly! Who knows what success really is. Does it make you happy? That’s where I’m at.

By: Lily | The Frugal Gene

Lily | The Frugal Gene — Mon, 09 Apr 2018 20:11:29 +0000

I’m trying to consistently cross over to 40k pageviews a month but I’m thinking summer is going to smack me down to 30k pageviews….which is fine….*hides tears*

Blogging is hard because it’s tied to the ego and I must say…some bloggers like me, we just compare too much. The marathon doesn’t end so comparisons = means nothing. All you can do is learn something. Which brings back your conclusion, blogging is amazing because you build these crazy awesome skills!!

By: Andy

Andy — Mon, 09 Apr 2018 11:51:47 +0000

I think #s 3 and 4 are definitely the best parts of blogging, at least for me. If you’re trying to blog as a business, that’s one thing. In that case it’s probably worth trying to maximize page views and revenue as quickly as possible. Otherwise, though, I think it’s useful to define “success” with more internal metrics: am I enjoying this, am I growing as a writer and as a person, am I making connections with other people, etc. Ultimately it comes down to defining why you’re interested in blogging and then measuring your success against that, but I think internal metrics are often a lot more useful because they’e the ones you have the most control over.