Some of my friends in the blogsphere are starting to believe that subscribers to their blogs are meaningless.  These readers rarely come to their site and when they do, they never click on ads that are present on their blogs.  They feel that although these readers read their content, they rarely give back.  I couldn’t disagree more.

Readers, whether they are subscribers or causal readers that type in busyblogging.com in the browser is the foundation of my blog.  These people not only give me energy to write, they also motivate and encourage me to continue doing this.

Sure, the income is nice but the main reason why I’m passionate about writing my blogs is because of my readers.

These readers comment on my posts and share their ideas for me to learn from.  They email me and allow me to help them and they share their success stories to let me know that what I’m writing about actually helps people.  What’s not to like about these readers?

Without readers, a blog is lifeless.  I’m sure we all remember the good old days when our blogs never get any visitors, the days when every post we write have 0 comments, and the same days that we spend so much time but feel like we are talking to ourselves.  We don’t miss those days, I certainly don’t.

To hear people say that a subscriber is meaningless hurts me.  It shows that the blogger is not really passionate about blogging.  All I can say to that is “good luck”.

I would go to great lengths to gain readership.   Personally, there is nothing more satisfying than seeing my subscriber count going up, to see more comments on my post and to interact and know more readers and fellow bloggers.

To me, that’s the core of what a blog is - to interact and share ideas with others.   This is the best part about doing and I love every minute of it.

Thank you for being a reader.  Thank you for continuing to support this blog as without you, this blog is nothing.

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