Thoughts 26 Aug 2007 08:20 am
About me page
Who are you? What do you do? What are you talking about? What will you be talking about? What gives you the right to talk about anything? What are you doing here? Why are you doing it here? Who the hell are you?
This is from a blog written in 2005 on Lorelle on Wordpress.
The author maintains that you need an about me page to tell people something about you and to set the tone for the blog.
My favorite statement; “You got a blog because you had something you wanted people to read.” –No I didn’t. At least I don’t think I did, the mind plays tricks, and I cannot for the life of me, remember why I started this.
I find I don’t care if people read this or not. –Odd, when I look at the number of posts I’ve made.
This blog has no particular agenda, no message. I occasionally post information that I think somebody else is interested in. But, on the whole it’s just a place to vent, make observations on the human condition and occasionally pass on a link or a site that I find interesting.
A friend who has a great deal more knowledge on the subject of blogs and blogging than myself, tells me that I have perhaps as many as 200 dedicated readers.
This data is available if you know where and how to look. Whether this data is presorted and analyzed or you have to do this yourself I don’t know.
All I know for certain, is that a couple of hundred people, out of the millions that are online don’t even make the proverbial drop in the bucket.
This does however give me a certain comfort, knowing that I’m not the only one who’s so easily amused.
Perhaps an About Me page is a good thing. It tends to humanize the author and give people something to identify with.
This is something for me to consider. Especially since the person looking over my shoulder is starting to become rather insistent on the subject. I told her I’d do it if she’d write for me. –Sure got quiet around here.
A final question; Why in the world would I want my “vast number of readers” to know just how boring I really am?