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archive.today webpage capture Saved from history←priornext→ 13 Feb 2025 01:59:47 UTC All snapshots from host andysblog.uk WebpageScreenshot sharedownload .zipreport bug or abuseBuy me a coffee Andy's Blog Home Blog Photos Why Blog If Nobody Reads It? 05 Feb, 2025 Back in the day, advertising legend Bill Bernbach said, “The most powerful element in advertising is the truth.” Let’s tell the truth, then: Nobody reads your blog. At least, not as many as you’d like. Maybe a handful, maybe none. You pour your thoughts into it, craft each sentence, pick the right image — then silence. No likes, no shares, no engagement. So what’s the point? There’s two lies we tell ourselves: If I write it, they will come. They won’t. There are billions of blog posts out there. The internet is an infinite void, and your blog is a whisper in a hurricane. If nobody reads it, it’s a waste of time. Is it, though? There is a hidden value in blogging. There’s an old Zen saying: “Chop wood, carry water.” You do

archive.today webpage capture Saved from history←priornext→ 13 Feb 2025 01:59:47 UTC All snapshots from host andysblog.uk WebpageScreenshot sharedownload .zipreport bug or abuseBuy me a coffee Andy's Blog Home Blog Photos Why Blog If Nobody Reads It? 05 Feb, 2025 Back in the day, advertising legend Bill Bernbach said, “The most powerful element in advertising is the truth.” Let’s tell the truth, then: Nobody reads your blog. At least, not as many as you’d like. Maybe a handful, maybe none. You pour your thoughts into it, craft each sentence, pick the right image — then silence. No likes, no sh