I was most of my own visits

As anyone who knows me is aware, I have more than a couple of projects going at any one time, but over these 16 years, Birchtree is the one constant that has never gone away. I pushed hard for several years, trying to gain traction. This was back when Twitter was the old Twitter we all miss, and I would try to get into the fray and (probably annoyingly) tag people I looked up to, hoping they’d read what I wrote. But I was constantly writing – I was trying to write sensationalist headlines and share hot takes that would go viral, and for a long time, it just didn’t work. I was getting single-digit hits to my blog every day. Some days, I’d hit double digits, and then have to remind myself that I was five of those visits. Oof. - Birchtree is 16

I get this. I pushed for a number of years. I released books, and people even liked them, one is still available. I had courses and many other things hoping to make writing my full-time gig.

Clearly it hasn't worked yet. I program full-time and write on the side, which is fine with me now. A bit of extra cash when people buy something is nice.

I'll keep writing and if people want to support it great. If not, keep reading and I'll keep writing.