When I was told to start a blog in 2011, I had completely ignored that piece of advice, and my parents would agree I should have. As a favor and kick-start, a friend started my blog and published my then-most-recent poem as my first blog post:
https://sakshivashist.wordpress.com/2011/09/07/is-rishte-ko-kya-naam-doon/
I saw the blog, I saw the likes but nothing stirred inside me to go forward with it or write and publish more. Then a second poem was put up to inspire me.
https://sakshivashist.wordpress.com/2011/09/18/regrets/
I thought about it, nothing clicked. There was no time or will to sit and write a blog. And as a final effort to push me, this was published :
https://sakshivashist.wordpress.com/2011/10/11/shades-of-emotions-1/
After these 3 initial kicks for inspiration and motivation, there was a radio silence for almost an year (nine months to be precise). Later in 2012 – after my first post was published, I decided, Okay WTH let me have a look at how this WP works.
I looked. I liked. I published.
https://sakshivashist.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/i-n-s-p-i-r-e-d/
Unluckily no one pressed a “LIKE” on this. Ever.
Same thing happened with my next post :
https://sakshivashist.wordpress.com/2012/08/13/un-silsilon-ko/
No like. No views.
I was wondering was was going wrong. I started looking around at blogs of others. Left a few comments on the poems which I liked. Then the next poem, which was close to my heart, finally got some attention.
https://sakshivashist.wordpress.com/2012/08/29/final-departure/
I decided to buck up (coincidentally that was my next post) and yes, I got one more like and follow from last time. I got 4 likes. 😀
https://sakshivashist.wordpress.com/2012/08/29/buck-up/
For next 9 posts…I had 1-2-3 likes. And then the tenth one broke all records and was liked by 7 people!!
https://sakshivashist.wordpress.com/2012/09/12/a-call-from-conscience/
My first double digit likes came from a post which I din’t expect from – 30 bloggers :
https://sakshivashist.wordpress.com/2012/09/13/come-back-home/
Next few posts again had a dry spell. hardly more than 5-6 people stumbled upon my blog.
But after https://sakshivashist.wordpress.com/2012/09/24/engulfed/ – I never saw a post with a single digit like!
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Even now these poems are the only ones which remain with minimum clicks and hits :
– buck up ! –
a heart not-so-strong
~ no more love ~
a victory story
*tick-tock*
It goes on-n-on…
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Since the blog began it has been viewed by 14000 people from the following countries :
- United States
- India
- United Kingdom
- Canada
- Australia
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- United Arab Emirates
- Singapore
- Qatar
- Belgium
- Netherlands
- Germany
- Indonesia
- Malaysia
- Kenya
- South Africa
- Egypt
- Italy
- France
- New Zealand
- Romania
- Sweden
- Thailand
- Mexico
- Brazil
- Saudi Arabia
- Nepal
- Nigeria
- Ireland
- Algeria
- Spain
- Kuwait
- Switzerland
- Bangladesh
- Morocco
- Norway
- Russian Federation
- Poland
- Denmark
- Greece
- Finland
- Turkey
- Viet Nam
- Austria
- Ukraine
- Serbia
- Sri Lanka
- Republic of Korea
- Hong Kong
- Mauritius
- Slovenia
- Portugal
- Lebanon
- Czech Republic
- Taiwan
- Jordan
- Albania
- Slovakia
- Costa Rica
- Israel
- Japan
- Zimbabwe
- Iraq
- Argentina
- Jamaica
- Tunisia
- Maldives
- Hungary
- Palestinian Territory, Occupied
- Oman
- Bulgaria
- Libya
- Lithuania
- Estonia
- Colombia
- Armenia
- Latvia
- Puerto Rico
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Ghana
- Georgia
- Croatia
- Yemen
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Malta
- Chile
- Mongolia
- Venezuela
- Luxembourg
- Guatemala
- Grenada
- Sudan
- Bahamas
- Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Lesotho
- Bhutan
- Moldova
- Guam
- Isle of Man
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bolivia
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Micronesia
- Panama
- Myanmar
- British Virgin Islands
- Rwanda
- Kazakhstan
- Ecuador
- Uganda
- Vanuatu
- Cambodia
- China
- Nicaragua
- Suriname
- Guyana
- Belarus
As of 2011, there are 195 independent sovereign states in the world, about 60 dependent areas, and five disputed territories – as listed by UN.
Which only means I have Miles to go before I sleep.
Miles to go before I sleep.
Sakshi Vashist 
Congratulations! 100 post is amazing, I hope I reach that goal some day 🙂 Congrats again! xxoo
Thank you 🙂
You’re welcome! 🙂
Congratulations…you go girl!
Thank you 🙂
People kept telling me that I should write, so I thought….why not…I will start a blog and see what happens. So last May, almost a year ago now, I opened a website through WordPress. It’s been a lot of fun.
I found out that, one of the wonderful things about having a blog is…..I am finally learning World Geography! I got a few likes from countries that I never knew existed. There is an island named Reunion?! And I couldn’t help but wonder, when I got a like from the “Isle of Man”…..hmmm…WHERE is the Isle of Woman? 🙂 I love meeting all the other bloggers and seeing photos from all around the world. Keep blogging! Sleep or awake, the miles will be a great adventure.
hehe 😀 yes…indeed… Geography was one of the good things 🙂
thank you for droppin by and all the best for your journey 🙂
Reading your post about starting your blog inspired me. I look at my blog which is not very old and at first there were no likes or views.
However you were the first person to read my blog and after your comments and likes it gave me a since of power. That I could do this. Now I get new followers, likes, and views. Not a lot but as I said it is still young but knowing how you started and what you thought touched home for me. Thank You Very Much for being my friend here and fellow blogger.
Blessings
I think, everyone starts the same way 🙂 nobody gets instant success..
Congratulations, Sakshi!
thank you 🙂
🙂
Congratulations 🙂 You work is awesome 😀
Thank you! 🙂
congratulations Sakshi and yes many more miles to go! It has been always great to read you and being working with you! Thanks.
Thank you Soumya 🙂
Congratulations and best wishes for more successes to come. I am a two and a half month blogger and I can never forget you since you were the first one to come to my blog and show a like. Many thanks.
Sure and thank you for dropping by too 🙂
three big cheers from Australia! Hip ray! Hip ray! Hip ray.
Awesome effort.
Thank youuuu 🙂 😀
Congo. You’ve come a long way and deserve all the applause. You such a powerful blogger who has a strong and beautiful command over the language. Blogging is indeed a beautiful journey.
Cheers
Amazing! Congratulations!!
Thank you 🙂
Congratulations Sakshi … 100th post even after such a humble start … awesome 🙂
I am sure you still have miles to go from here … so I will be looking forward to the post, when you have covered all 195 countries of the world 🙂
All the best!!!
Hopefully by my 200th post 😉
Well done
Thank you!
Congratulations. Pleased to see many more hundreds to go.
ALL THE BEST.
Thank you so much..
Congratulation Sakshi. Continue your good work. When I started my blog in January I had the same reception, I had to wait a while before I got someone visiting or liking my posts but I never gave up and now after 4 months I like it so much I have 4 blogs. I never thought I would be writing so much. I am addicted. I never gave up and that is the attitude. So you see everything is good, you never gave up and now you have all these followers liking what you write. I am happy for you. Again congratulations. Write, write what you feel and what is in your heart. See you!!!
Felicidades!Keep up the excellent work! Me gustan mucho tus poemas!God bless!
Congratulations! I can identify with your initial reluctance to start a blog. Wishing you many more posts 🙂
Thank you so much 🙂 I guess that reluctance is pretty common, ain’t it?
Congratulations Sakshi!
thank you Rachna 🙂