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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Which only means I have Miles to go before I sleep.
Miles to go before I sleep.