>I guess I was getting at the fact that 99% of people won’t consistently hit high reader numbers. So to pick this as your goal, or starting point for an article, is dangerous because it just leads you to stop writing at some point.
Oh, but I don't even think the numbers have to be "high" for this advice to apply.
Like I talk to bloggers who don't really have a strategy except to just keep writing and submitting to HN or reddit, but they don't get traction, so they get discouraged and give up.
The point I'm hoping to get across to those bloggers is that they can find readers if they think through from the beginning what topics they want to write about and what channels allow them to reach readers that match. That technique works even if you just want a few dozen people to read your posts.
Oh, but I don't even think the numbers have to be "high" for this advice to apply.
Like I talk to bloggers who don't really have a strategy except to just keep writing and submitting to HN or reddit, but they don't get traction, so they get discouraged and give up.
The point I'm hoping to get across to those bloggers is that they can find readers if they think through from the beginning what topics they want to write about and what channels allow them to reach readers that match. That technique works even if you just want a few dozen people to read your posts.