Read, feed and pass it on
NS May 11th, 2009
I’ve just been browsing my stats page and have noticed that I have three times as many regular readers as I do subscribers. Does that mean that the majority of you just have my site bookmarked and visit on a daily basis? I am flattered by those who have committed to faithfully checking in every day but it does add a certain element of pressure to ‘perform’!
If you’d like to be notified when I’ve updated, all you need to do is subscribe, either in a reader (Google, Bloglines, Netvibes, Yahoo, etc..) or via email. You can do all of this by clicking on the buttons up there under Feed The Addiction. Here’s a quick guide on how they work if you’re new to the world of RSS. I resisted RSS at first but now, after using a reader to keep up-to-date on all the blogs I read, I couldn’t imagine going back. It makes blog reading much easier, quicker and simpler. You can always subscribe by e-mail as well, if you’re really just not into the idea of RSS.
You may have also noticed the ‘Share this’ and ‘Twit this’ buttons at the bottom of each post. Clicking on these allows you to automatically pass on something I’ve written to others, on Facebook, Technorati, Digg, StumbleUpon, et al. Even if you don’t use those sites to read blogs yourself, Id’ appreciate a click if you’ve enjoyed the post or found it useful in some way. And if you’re on Twitter, the Twit This button will allow you to share a post without having to shorten the URL yourself.
Thank you all for your loyalty, no matter how you get here. And if you’re new, welcome! I appreciate the time taken to read my musings and welcome feedback, even if it’s to disagree with me or tell me I spelled ‘occasionally’ wrong again (I have a strange mental block about spelling that word correctly). I hope you will continue to enjoy your thrice-weekly (or thereabouts) dose of Noble Savage. One shot of me has been known to cure the common cold and hair loss so I’m rather useful, really.
In short: don’t forget to tip your waitress!
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- Comments(5)
I have the very same problem with ‘occasionally’. Usually two s’s!
yeah, im guessing you get a lot of me on there, youre in my bookmark tabs and i think im a bit ocd so i have to click on everything on there. i think i like not knowing too, like oooo i wonder if theres a new post!!!??? sad i may be but ye know. sorry if you feel pressurised!
I enjoy your blog immensely although have been weak at commenting lately b/c we had a nasty flu bug in my clan for a few weeks. Totally knocked me out – almost literally!! You’re in my google reader and I couldn’t live without that thing
I have to confess to being a bit of a luddite which is why I’m not a subscriber but I do check for updates often as I enjoy your writing. I might try the RSS thingy now, thanks for the tutorial.
Yeah, that word, is it double ‘c’, double ‘s’ or perhaps double ‘n’. No they’re all single,…. no all double…..can’t tell you how many times I’ve looked it up but just can’t remember.
@depresso – Yep, that’s usually what I do too. There must be a mnemonic device we can use to remember. Hmm…
@Nikki – Nah, not feeling pressure really, just thought I’d make sure that people were aware of how the subscription thing-a-ma-bobs worked in case they hadn’t realized. I would never take away the thrill you get from checking in randomly.
@Shannon – Hope you’re all feeling better! Nasty flu viruses can really knock you for six. Agree about the reader, I was dubious at first but now couldn’t imagine doing it the ‘old-fashioned’ way. lol
@Siobhan – No pressure! But it really does make it easier and quicker to check the blogs you read, which is always a good thing for us time-crunched mothers of small children (and all the other busy folks out there). Give it a shot and see what you think.