[docsuser3]

Great questions which I ask my self as well from time to time.

I write without the intend to generate much engagement. But sometimes you are the first to write on a small topic or problem and then people find your site and link it in forums. That definitely feels nice because you see that you are able to help others without much effort.

When I receive emails it is often regarding specific implementation details on my work or stuff that I referenced. Others are just sending a note that they found something really helpful or liked some of my photography. And then there people who think that you really enjoy solving their problems for them.

In general I like any interaction with anyone who wants to discuss topics that I wrote about. It is not that common that two people have exactly the same problem or have an interest on the same topic AND they make the effort to write an email about it to someone. I learned quite a lot from others this way.

However for my personal peace of mind I never view the Webserver statistics to see the number of page views. I did that in the past but it changed my motivation to be rather extrinsic and my mood to be rather pessimistic. I ditched social media exactly because of this toxic quantification of my personal work. I recommend to you the same because, especially in the beginning, the number of page views that are not yours will be 0. That is something that should not bother you.

For anyone who is interested, here is my small Hugo based site: https://ayeks.de/