Well, I finally got to 100,000 hits! I haven't been very active on the hobby front for a month or two, as I've been taking a bit of a break from all things Wargaming related to focus on a few other hobbies that I have going on at the moment.
Regardless of all that, I logged in this morning to the rather pleasant news that Tabletop Apocalypse was still chugging away and that over night Google had delivered the hundred or so hits that I needed to reach 100,000.
I would say that I feel surprised at how successful things have been, but honestly when I started, I figured almost anything on the internet would generate thousands of hits regardless of how interesting it was; I mean there are a lot of people out there and they use the internet a lot right? Blogging should be easy .... right?
Unfortunately, it turned out to be a lot harder than I thought. That said, I get a few hundred views most days now, but when I started it was hard to get a few dozen. In particular, the fiction seems to go down like a wet balloon with several holes in it, but as I enjoy writing it, it won't be going anywhere soon. I guess nobody really wants to read infantile comedy fiction on a blog that is mostly about painting.
Advertising wise, that ad for Play Asia has generated a wallet-crushing $2 of store credit for me. Maybe in another 10 years, I can get something in the sale. Well worth the effort! On the upside, winning the GK competition has left me with a rather large backlog of free anime figures to paint ... probably at least 2 years worth...
Overall though, I'm calling it a win. I haven't been posting a lot lately, as like I said, I've been on a bit of a break. With Christmas on the horizon, I'm sure there will be a few miniatures coming to drive me out of temporary retirement!
Thanks to anyone who reads the blog regularly, as I doubt I would still be posting without regular commenters and fellow bloggers. If there is anything you'd like to see more of, chuck a comment below and I'll see what I can conjure up! (People want a lot more Bungo the Barbarian right????....right???)
Blazmo, congrats mate, more fine examples of your 40k armies would be appreciated ;) ha ha, but keep posing your quality stuff and we’ll keep visiting.
ReplyDeleteThanks. I might have to take some pictures of some of my armies all together, but I have so many half finished projects ... The horror....
DeletePersonally I think a showcase of your Emperor's Children would be really cool. Take some photos of the army as a whole.
ReplyDeleteNot a bad idea. I should probably do what I used to do; grab a camera and take a ton of pictures, then worry about writing the posts later!
DeleteCongratulations. Keep going, and stay inspired.
ReplyDeleteWhat Blogging is like-
"Sitting and Facing the corner of a blackened room, talking to yourself"
Very true - the community keeps you going though!
DeleteThe odd part is never really knowing what your audience thinks; are they amused? bored? hungry? Do they even read the text, or should I do what YouTube does and try to fill all the thumbnails with pretty lady click bait?
Congratulations! A great blog to read and follow.
ReplyDeleteCheers. There should be some Necromunda content going up after Christmas (I'm saving the box till then). I've always enjoyed skirmish games, so it should be cool.
DeleteCongrats! And as you hit 100,000 ... you have a new reader, me :)
ReplyDeleteLove what I've seen of your work and I hope to visit your blog regularly. Do check mine out if you ever have the time. => https://foureyed-monster.blogspot.my/ ^_^
And I agree ... blogging can be tough at times. Tempted to do just videos many times but I love writing so my blog continues.
Thanks, I need all the readers I can get!
DeleteI had a little look at your blog and it seems pretty cool. I've added myself as a follower, so you'll probably see me cropping up in the comments soon.
Thanks for following me, much appreciated! :) I followed you as well but for some reason my profile photo in your blog (the guy with the slightly wrong spock hand-sign) is different from the profile photo in my own blog (the zombie). No idea why this is the case.
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