Poor Viewing Figures, Then & Now
A post from 2014 shows a recurring pattern
While browsing through old document folders, seeking inspiration and hoping to come across a part-written article I could finish, I came across a post I did for the now long defunct content writing site, Bubblews.
On reading it, I saw that there are distinct similarities with what I posted then, and what I see in posts here on Medium. In fact, I recently made the bottom of the ladder analogy in a post on this site, in relation to poor views. Here is my post from then (posters on Bubblews were called bubblers):
Do You Feel Like You’re Left at the Bottom of the Ladder?
How do you react to other bubblers’ success? When someone who has been here only a few months submits a post marking their tenth redemption, are you encouraged, or do you feel deflated because you’re only on your fifth? Does a post that tells you how to make double figures every day on Bubblews fill you with optimism, or do you see yourself as a failure because you are lucky to claw in three dollars?
Of course there are those who steam ahead, but what works for them might not work for you. You can try all manner of things to increase your traffic: make a gazillion connections (and hope for half a gazillion to connect…
