Is anybody out there??

When you are new to blogging, you go through many emotions, most of them are in the 'fear family'. Things like being afraid to post something that nobody agrees with, having typos, getting a link or track back from a 'Big Dog' Blogger who hates you...get the picture? Then you realize that the world doesn't come to a screeching halt to stop to read your latest post. That thought starts you down the 'whats the use' track. You begin asking yourself useful questions like, "Hey, how many people actually read this stuff anyway?" or another favorite "Why should I keep doing this"? You start to track your stats, and wait for your rankings to go up, and you may even feel depressed when you log into Technorati and see that 'no blogs link here' next to your blog. But hopefully underneath that feeling of being the unpopular kid in school, you keep doing it anyway. Why? Because you actually like it! You get a chance to express yourself, and be creative. And so you forget about all of the 'metrics' and you just keep on doing your thing, always keeping your ideas fresh and thinking of what you can do to help your clients and prospects. I have recently learned that there are a lot more people out there than you realize, who know who you are and what you are about. The cool thing is, you never know who will be influenced or inspired by what you are building, but I do know that if you quit, you will never have the chance to find out.