Blogging is a funny thing. You write because you like to/want to/need to. Sometimes you write because you simply want to make some money. But sometimes you wonder is anyone reading this? Does anyone take any action based on what you write? That's the depressing bit for me.

First of all, I check the number of reads each post has and then I look at my host webstats and then alexa and Technorati and Google. And everyone one of them is different! It seems impossible to really know from any of these sources whether your posts are truly being read. I guess I trust my hosting webstats most of all and it does appear that visits are increasing but the acid test is is anyone acting on what I wrote?

One way to find that out is to look at whether folks are signing up as affiliates on programs that discuss and the fact is they aren't. Not in any big way anyway. So I am left wondering - is anyone actually reading my blog?

Another test is see if people are commenting on articles. It seems that I get the odd comment but nothing that requires a lot of maintenance work. Of course, I get the spam posts so at least I know my site has attracted the attention of the spammers (who all seem to live in Russia?).

So - help me out. Is anyone reading this blog? Does anyone actually find it useful? If so, leave a comment - even a link to your own site - I don't care. Maybe - click through the payperpost banner below and review this post.... anything. Just show me you are actually out there....