[gpjt]

That's an excellent point! Every author needs to know they're not posting into a void.

[uallo]

I run a tiny blog. Every now and then, I check the server logs. Specifically, the user agent strings. While crawling feeds, most feed readers adjust their user agent string to include how many of their users have subscribed to that specific feed. That way, I know that at least 9 people on this planet see my posts. Myself included, that's 10! :)

[dasil003]

if you put a link in your profile here you might get 11

[ctxc]

HN does not do reply notifications, so please send your blog over - my contact details are on my profile. :)

[opyate]

You won't see this, but try

https://www.hnreplies.com/