Figures. Numbers. Stats. It's not really what this blog is all about. However, I did see some interesting analytics earlier this evening that give you an idea of how blogging is still big business in 2025 - thirty years on since the first online journals started appearing in the mid 1990s. The main taleaways from the gen I was reading may even give succour to some of the bloggers who regularly, and indeed irregularly, feature in my sidebar. OK, lets have a look at the scores on the doors:
* The latest data shows there are approximately 600 million live blogs worldwide.
* Blogs account for nearly a third of all websites.
* Bloggers publish 7.5 million posts daily.
* 60% of internet users read blogs.
* There are 31 million bloggers in the U.S. alone.
* Blog posts with between six and 13 word headlines tend to drive more traffic (ditto blog post headlines with a semi colon in them). Hence today's headline!
* There is no single best blogging frequency, but consistency is key. Some bloggers aim for weekly posts, while others may post daily or multiple times per day.
I love writing and I love writing blog posts. It's why I'm still doing it after nearly 16 years. If others read it, that's great. If they don't, well, they don't. Quite simple, really. It's more about me getting my thoughts down on paper. When I first started I had no idea that several years later I would be using it almost as I would a reference book: it contains names, events, dates, times etc. that if I'd not written down at the time I would probably have clean forgotten by now. Does it make me money? No. (I did flirt with advertising a few years ago but the feel of the blog changed, so I dropped it.) Does it bring me joy? Yes. Very much so. I've met so many amazing people since I embarked on this web log in 2010. So I can't imagine a time when I wouldn't want to write. Ipso facto, I can't imagine a time when I wouldn't still want to blog. It looks like you're stuck with me, I'm afraid.
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