I haven’t explored the reasoning behind my recent RSS drop, but it has to do with the new theme I launched on this blog. Ever since the new theme went up, my RSS numbers dropped by about 40-50 subscribers. So, I’m not sure if the previous theme somehow inflated RSS numbers or if this one screwed something up. Either way, I’ll check it out.

Recently though my traffic numbers have also been decreasing. I used to get 120-140 uniques/day consistently, but now I rarely get over 100 uniques. Most of the time it’s like 70 uniques or so a day.

One reason why my traffic has dropped is because I’m not putting myself out in the “community” like I used to. I’ve lost some interest in reading blogs. I still read the blogs of my friends, but I never go out of my way to find new blogs to read. I just get sick of going to blogs now and only seeing Paid Reviews. I don’t care if people do them (I’ve even done a few myself), but you can’t expect everyone to read them. The ‘Make Money Online’ blogs were just better 2 years ago then they are today. Maybe because there is really only so much you can say before you start repeating yourself.

When I do visit blogs, I never comment anymore either. I used to make a habit of commenting on like 10 blogs every single day. Not only would that get your name out there, but it gives you a free link back in the comment and on the Top Commentators lists.  Commenting is very beneficial to new blogs and established ones. I think not commenting has really hurt me the most.

Another reason why my traffic has dropped off some, is because the content I do post just isn’t that interesting to read. People come back to read fun and helpful posts. Mine are usually just ramblings about something.

I’ve got a lot of thinking to do, ya know? Like, what to do with this blog? Keep it? Revamp it? Let it die? I don’t know, but I need to figure it out soon. This blog just isn’t cutting it anymore.