Comments on: Open Thread: Is It Possible To Be A Small But Influential Blog? http://www.ashokkarra.com/2008/04/open-thread-is-it-possible-to-be-a-small-but-influential-blog/ On Poetry, Politics and Philosophy - A Sketch, An Intersection Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:44:12 +0000 hourly 1 By: Publicola http://www.ashokkarra.com/2008/04/open-thread-is-it-possible-to-be-a-small-but-influential-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-482 Publicola Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:52:00 +0000 http://www.ashokkarra.com/?p=500#comment-482 Is it better to be loved by a few or by many? The many are a fickle crowd who can be persuaded by the simplest passion. The fact that you have 100-150 common readers is a spectacular achievement. You shouldn't compromise your blog to pander to the masses. Look at the blogs out there that do this, they are funny but offer little insight. Blogs like yours and mine are few and far between and are bound to only attract a handful of followers. <br/><br/>Maybe in order to gain more followers you should add labels that have nothing to do with your blog. One thing I have learned from operating an online store is that you have to extend your labels so that more people can be reached. But like I said, is it really better for you to be loved by many or by a few? <br/><br/>You have mentioned your desire to bring back the liberal arts, to begin a conservative revolution via the internet and unfortunately some revolutions start small. Just because you only have a small following doesn't mean it won't have a large impact on the people at large. Is it better to be loved by a few or by many? The many are a fickle crowd who can be persuaded by the simplest passion. The fact that you have 100-150 common readers is a spectacular achievement. You shouldn’t compromise your blog to pander to the masses. Look at the blogs out there that do this, they are funny but offer little insight. Blogs like yours and mine are few and far between and are bound to only attract a handful of followers.

Maybe in order to gain more followers you should add labels that have nothing to do with your blog. One thing I have learned from operating an online store is that you have to extend your labels so that more people can be reached. But like I said, is it really better for you to be loved by many or by a few?

You have mentioned your desire to bring back the liberal arts, to begin a conservative revolution via the internet and unfortunately some revolutions start small. Just because you only have a small following doesn’t mean it won’t have a large impact on the people at large.

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