The one downside to the way blogs work
A blog is simple, the newest content is on top. Which is of course, the one downside to how a blog works. Basically, unless someone decides to click through your past archives, or check out all your categories, it is very likely that a new visitor will never see more than your most recent few posts. The goal is obviously, they will subscribe and see all future posts, but what about those posts from a year ago? There is always the “popular post” widgets where you can feature top posts, but what if it was really old, before you got a lot of comments? It wouldn’t be considered popular, therefore wouldn’t show up. I feel bad for old posts…especially the ones that are still relevant, really interesting, but most people will never see them.
So, in an effort to bring to light some oldies but goodies, I wanted to feature 4 of my favorite posts from more than 6 months ago (that I believe are still completely relevant!):
- Why I’m a nerd …and totally okay with it!
- Creativity in airports
- Do you know your creative breaking point?
- What is your “Mount Everest”
How can your new readers find your old gems? Do you have an old favorite post you want to share with your readers?
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