[ryanmarsh]

If this was a form of cancer I would be Stage 4 and getting my affairs in order.

So after years procrastinating on a book, doing research and taking notes but not publishing one word I started blogging. I’ve only written 4 blog posts and they get decent traffic. I was surprised. I’m trying to apply “do the work” to other areas too.

[sdinsn]

> I’ve only written 4 blog posts and they get decent traffic.

Do you mind me asking how you are getting traffic? Are you writing on your own personal website or on something like Medium?

[ryanmarsh]

See my other comment in this thread.

[shadowprofile76]

also honestly curious. any specific efforts to get traffic or did you just post away and let traffic come organically?

[badpun]

I wonder about this. Let's say I create a really good blog about some niche subject, but I don't promote it in any way, so that no one links to it or even knows about it. In such case, if no page on the Internet links to it, will it even by indexed by the Google Search?

[sdinsn]

> if no page on the Internet links to it, will it even by indexed by the Google Search?

Probably not. To fix this problem, you create a sitemaps.xml on your server and then give Google/Yahoo/etc. the link to it.

https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/156184?hl=en

[ryanmarsh]

I'm just using Medium. I think their recommendation engine must work pretty well.