Another moment of celebration has arrived. I have reached 10,000 subscribers in 2 years. In this post I will tell you everything I have not done to achieve this.
Carlos Bravo1
When I launched this blog I made one of the basic mistakes of many bloggers. I didn't use the email subscription to build up the famous "list". This blog has been running for 6 years now but I only implemented the possibility of receiving my content beyond Feedly 2 years ago.
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Contents
1 The 10,000 subscriber milestone has been surpassed
2 How could I have doubled this figure?
2.1 Not having been focused on the blog
2.2 Lack of weekly goals and follow-up
2.3 Prioritize usability over conversion
2.4 Lack of hooks to attract new subscribers
The 10,000 subscriber milestone has been surpassed
I have something to celebrate. When I wrote this japan telefonnummer post I was about to surpass the 10,000 subscribers barrier. By the time you read these lines I will have already surpassed it. It took me 2 years to reach this figure when I thought I could do it in just over 1.
Regardless of whether you have achieved it in more or less time, this figure clearly shows something very simple that I can't stop repeating. Persistence has its rewards. It's not what you can do in a given 24 hours that matters, but what you are able to repeat in weeks, months and even years. Everything else is a waste of time. If you want to achieve something important, have the necessary patience and invest the necessary effort to achieve it .
How could I have doubled this figure?
Despite having reached an important figure, I have fallen short of what would have been possible. I have not made much effort to achieve it, which is both a good and a bad thing. These are the main points that have prevented me from doubling the figure achieved:
Not having been focused on the blog
The blog is a tool and not an end in my case. I prioritize daily posts in my weekly routine but I hardly invest resources in promoting the content or doing other types of activities that could help me generate more traffic.