Brain Fertilizer

I'm HARDLY an expert on the realm of Blogology. (If that's not a word, I'm making it up.) My own little site has managed to remain sequestered in a little tidepool of the World Wide Web; even after 2+ years. When I look at the traffic that Instapundit receives, or sites like ElectricVenom, I'm kinda glad I have my own little clique to write to. (The overly Geeky, moderately-conservative, not-afraid-to-be-labeled Christian type.) [We're a small demographic].

I guess my strategy is to keep my site personal. My ideas, my content, with the occasional rant or rave about something I found terribly interesting which my little tidepool environment might be too sheltered to know about.
The second prong of my strategy is to occasionally jump into the comment fray of other blogs (like this one) and attempt to say something so cuningly astonishing that people have to stop and think.

Or scratch their heads and say "Who the hell is that guy?"

Of course, I always have that enigmatic "Lady-fans-of-Jeremy-Gilby Fan club" which supposedly has bi-monthly meetings; even though I don't answer their E-mail. Apprently you have to be under 18 to join.

Maybe I should stick to entertaining my tidepool...

There are many different ways to blog, and reasons to blog.
I'm still blogging, so I have motivations beyond getting rich and famous from this.

On the other hand, I do think the same drive that makes me want to become a published SF&F writer is behind me wishing I could be more widely read on the blogosphere...

And yet, I don't envy your under-18 fan club...[grin]

I plan to use my blog take over the world. Mostly because I want a harem.

Damn! If I'd known that was your goal, ZB...

Er, hi honey! *ducks and runs for cover*

I plan to use my blog to take over Zombyboy's harem. He can have the rest of the world.

You are making an inordinate amount of your satisfaction dependent on ZB's taste in women, Kevin...Are Zomby (properly mis-spelled, of course!) women really that hot? Seems to me, the hotter the weather, the less so they are...

Anyway, if I take over the world through blogging, I just want establish my control over the Black Butte Porter brewery. And make George Lucas hand over the Star Wars franchise to somebody with better taste/talent/imagination.

I don't know that I'd say "most people" reach any particular level in any particular time frame. There are a lot of factors, including frequency of updates, networking, how long you've had your own domain name (it makes a huge difference) and so on.

Some of us also seem to turn into "portals" to other weblogs, regularly pointing to others, which tends to drive up our traffic. Or we get involved in things that bring in more readers.

By the way, can we get you to join the Liberty Alliance? :-)

Don't pay any mind to my bitching, Dean. I'm not a jealous person when it comes to material possessions...but I am when it comes to attention. [grin]
I can actually point to about a dozen things I've done that probably helps prevent me from getting hittage/attention:
1. Never email stories to Glenn to try to get Instalanches
2. Don't participate in any of the Carnivals
3. Don't participate in any of Venomous Kate's Memes
4. I take breaks from blogging at inopportune times
5. I forget my audience might not agree with me and go off on rants in which I leave no room for anyone else to hold their own opinions

See? I thought of 5 off the top of my head. What can I say? I'm a stubborn cuss.

But one thing this blog is for is to let me talk about whatever I want. One of the prices people pay to see my other stuff is to put up with this sort of whining at odd intervals. I consider that a fairly minor entrance fee... [grin]

I thought about joining the alliance. I just never pulled the trigger. I'll email you to get the info/code later today.

Since zomby women are already moaning long before I get started, it saves on foreplay.

(Gawd, that's just disgusting.)