When it comes to stats for my blog, I used to keep a pretty close eye on them. My tool of choice was Clicky, which provides some great real-time stats. I even paid for it so I could monitor across a bunch of my different sites. It was fun to watch people visit and read content. The same went for my Youtube content. Stats are pretty fun :)
Ever since I started my new job, over a year ago, I have not really paid any attention to stats. And I don't really miss them at all. While it is fun to see content become popular, it can be a downer to see something not get read much. Honestly, it has been the latter for me ever since WAR shutdown with the occasional exception.
My blogging continues though. Now I pretty much write for myself and the smallish community I have gained over the years. The same goes for videos, doing one a week is a goal I set for myself. If people watch them, great. If they don't get a lot of views that is ok too. In any case, it'll improve my ability to speak in front of people, so that is a win.
Now in my sixth year of blogging, I've stopped looking at pretty much any metrics. The data I really value now is interaction. I love getting comments much more than a lot of views. I try to reply to every comment, so leave one and we'll talk :)
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