I noticed today that I have 350 posts on this blog. I started in February 2009. That's about 50 blog post per year, or four per month. This is not really reflective of how often I posted. I posted more in the beginning.
As of this date the stats say that there have been 78 thousand page views. Really not very many. It is a little understated because I split the blog into parts several times in the past. I spent some time in Las Vegas and made a little blog about that and there were a couple of others.
I signed up for Google Adsense about a year after I started the blog. It took a while, but I got it up to about $15 a month in income. I know, don't spend it all in one place. Now, if I get $3 a month out of it I am amazed. There are a lot more blogs out there and that means less money from advertisers. I know there are blogger that make a lot more money. I average a little over nine hundred visitors a month. Some blogs have that in a minute. I never really tried much to expand my reach.
I have thought about trying to get more readers. The problem is that I am not that crafty, don't want to write about chickens, and most of what passes for entertainment today bores me to tears. I don't look good naked anymore, so there really isn't much left.
The most visited blog post is about Jay Walking in Las Vegas. It has about 2300 views. I have no idea why. The most popular topic on the blog was the Duke of Fremont Street. The Duke is a personality that inhabits Vegas. He is quite a character. I met him when I was playing poker at the Golden Nugget. He sat down and put $186,000 on the table. I have written about him in 19 post. Someone tried to kill him during a robbery. It was news for a long time.
I hear that there a people who make books out of their blogs. I have never really gone through the old post and reread them. I don't think that they would make a good book. At least not one that I would pay to read.
I'm going to keep blogging. I like to write and I at least have this outlet. I need to decide to post more or not. When I am in the old folks home and I am looking back, the blog will help me remember.
