I have almost 500 followers, that’s pretty awesome, thank you to each and every one of you, even those who follow everybody, you’re still welcome.
When I first started blogging, was still at the stage of silently reading posts, and didn’t know any better I used to look at blogs who had that amount of followers and think, WOW they must be awesome. To be fair, most of them were, but they appeared to stick to their own circle of friends, not bothering with outsiders.
I now have 500 followers, and while I am no where near awesome (I am so much better at being a f*ck up lol), I have the best bunch of mad crazy fools anyone could ask for. I only wish that I had not spent so much of my early blogging days fawning over those I perceived to be blogging gods.
At the end of the day, we are all the same, human beings living our lives as best we can, we just choose to write about it. A blog starts with a name, empty pages, and a head full of ideas. Along the way an audience builds, friendships are formed and before we know it figures and stats don’t matter so much anymore, it’s all about the community and interaction.
I miss posts, I know I do, and I’m sorry, but my reader only loads 20 at a time, usually the newest ones, missing out some in the middle. I try to go back, but it’s not always possible. Following by e-mail has helped, but I follow so many it’s hard to do them all this way. Forgive me if I don’t get along to thank you personally for following me, but if I like what I read, you’ll no doubt hear from me at some stage.
Don’t be like me in the early days, don’t read silently. Never be afraid to comment on my blog, because that’s what makes it all worthwhile.
Looking back the best advice I can give you is, be true to yourself and don’t give up, good things come to those who wait.
Good people certainly found me :)
The Indecisive Eejit 
I love people who comment! Same as, loads who just follow and never say a word to me – why did you bother, then? We don’t want to blog in a vacuum, FFS.
I have 140 unread emails on my blog account, and I feel like a big jerk for it!
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It’s so hard to keep up sometimes isn’t it. Weekends are my worst time. I hate that the reader misses things out and wish I could fix it :(
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I don’t use the reader, just email. But I’m so far behind now I’ll never catch up! It seems I’ve just focused on a few favourites instead – ooo, could that be you as I’m here commenting at nearly midnight? Ha!
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*jumps up and down for joy – me really!* Awww, see you made me smile now ffs!
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Yay! This is why we blog, after all! I love the people I’ve ‘met’ here. So many I’d love to meet in person! I rarely get that in real life, most people are a bit… well, boring! So wonderful to get to know the real thoughts and whims via a blog.
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True, I’ve been so lucky with all the great people I have met, yourself included. Perhaps some day we can meet in the middle lol
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Sounds like a plan! Goodnight :)
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Night night now xx
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Well you dont have to worry about me being a silent reader. Once i get started i usually dont shutup, Lol. Congratulations on hitting 500 thats awesome, I now have 220.
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I’m not quite there yet lol and to be fair Twitter and Facebook help lol
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Still very awesome, and I bet they do help, but I dont do Facebook and stuff like that, it causes to much drama.
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I’m not a fan of the main Facebook, but I set up a page for the blog and the posts go there, that’s the only figures it counts. I never use it though, so there are only something like 38 followers lol
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and p.s You chatter away as much as you want :)
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Nope, my clicking follow was no accident! I so know what you mean about the early days of blogging and seeing a blog with 300 followers and thinking “Wow, I’ll never have that.” Then I went and actually commented and made friends. It’s been great! :D
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At the start it seems so unattainable, and it’s really not. I love all of you dearly and might not even have made it through the last 12 months without you all :)
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You just keep on doin’ what you’re doin’ :)
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Likewise my friend :)
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Sure, yeah, I am sure my follow was just an accident… ;-) You’re my Norn Iron sister, right? (I hope I said that right)
Congrats on the high follower deejits, Eejit! (OK, I tried…)
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Lol you said it right, Norn Iron sister sounds good to me. I also like deejits or if we want to be really cool d’eejits lol
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Eh, you can blame yourself for me being here – you left a comment on my blog, I came to see if you were a real person, and you seemed interesting. Yup, totally your fault. ;)
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See, sometimes despite my lack of awesome I make brilliant decisions when leaving comments :)
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Heh, your comment was awesome, therefore you are awesome. Ipso facto something or other.
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I love this post…just you being you and saying what we all need to hear once in a while. Thanks. And yes, I definitely meant to hit “follow”!
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Thank you and I’m very glad you did :)
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YOU are awesome people. :0). We found each other.
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Ah thank you, but I’m only a little piece, the rest of you complete me :)
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The comments are the best part of the whole thing.
Congrats on 500! Here’s to the next 500, and the 500 after that, and the following 500, and the…
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You know I am lucky with those who I found \ have found me so far , anyone else is a bonus :)
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Yay! So glad you made it this far. I think you followed me first and I found you through that. :3 Although in the beginning I wasn’t certain if you were male or female. ;) It’s weird how long I’ve been blogging, I just hit a year recently…
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That’s because time flies when you’re having fun :)
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Yeah! I thanked you in my post. ;)
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I only got to read it there now, I owe you a hug x
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Well done – keep them coming
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I’ll certainly try :)
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That’s a nice post, Juls; you come off a real sweetie sometimes. :)
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LOL ummm how do I come off the other times? and for your information I AM a real sweetie :P
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Well usually you’re all, (crosses eyes, sticks out tongue, spins index fingers ’round ears) “oogly boogly”, and I’m all, “that Juls, she so crazy” while other people be like, “what on Earth . . . ”
And for what it’s worth I already had you figured for a real sweetie — I could tell by your voice. :)
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Lol this is like THE best comment ever!! I love being oogly googly! I’m laughing so hard right now.
Ha! You’re a sucker for the Irish accent :p
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Lol ok I’m an octopus — when it comes to UK accents I’m all suckers, especially the Irish! But in all seriousness it is a very pleasant voice. You could probably get into voice acting or narration quite easily.
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Lol don’t be telling anyone or they’ll all want to talk to me!
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I’ll try to keep it secret then! :)
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I love reading other bloggers thoughts and experiences when it comes to…blogging. It validates and motivates. Thanks for a great post:)
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Thank you for reading and commenting :)
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Impressive! My follow wasn’t an accident, though I also fall woefully behind on reading – the problem is, I click follow every time I come across and interesting blog, and I come across them all the time and I’d hate to think of how many I follow, so I don’t have a hope of reading them all! One of these days I’m going to do an organise so that I can be a better follower… one of these days ;-)
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it’s easier said than done. Take this weekend, I never got to look near my blog and the amount of posts I have missed is overwhelmin :/ When you learn the secret of organisation, please pass it on :)
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You should never fawn; it is beneath you.
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Nothing is beneath me, I am an underdog and loving it! :P
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