I Have Zero Followers

 

When I started this blog in 2016, I was terrified that someone might actually read my words.  I had been writing all of my thoughts in secret journals for years and had made a commitment to myself to let my words see the light of day, but putting them out into the world made me feel vulnerable.  I was just fine with keeping them somewhat secret for years.  

I also had no idea how to create a blog back then and wasn’t computer savvy. I never really thought about search engine optimization or even about gathering followers.

But something funny happened.  I started to look at my blog stats and was absolutely thrilled to discover three people read my words.  When I looked back to my oldest posts, I found that some had over one hundred views.  I know:  One hundred views in nine years is nothing to crow about.

What I did not realize was that I had never even given anyone the opportunity to follow me.  There is no follow button on my page.  I also didn’t realize I had to make my blog available to search engines by clicking a button.  I have now clicked that button.  I don’t know how anyone found my blog in the past.  

I have also now added my “follow” button, but it comes with an embarrassing follower count.  As of now, I have zero followers.  I hope you’ll be the first one.  

Thanks for reading,

Arianne

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