The Value of Blogging
As a blogger I am often asked “What is the value of blogging?”. Until yesterday this was a question I couldn’t answer. Then I stumbled across a thing called SiteIndices where I found the answer, at least for this blog. Here is what SiteIndices says:
Obviously I’m delighted with the spectacular achievement of being in the top two million websites globally.
I was initially surprised that they had arrived at the value of $8,865 but I then realized that this is just based on the revenue it generates through advertising.
Of course the true value of this blog must also include the intrinsic worth of the scientific and cultural insights it offers, as well as the wit and wisdom displayed by its author. When those factors are included, the estimated worth would not be $8,885, but something substantially lower.
In the Dark 
March 27, 2023 at 1:37 pm
Will you now pay for wise and witty comments? Or at least pay VAT on them?
March 27, 2023 at 7:03 pm
Well IMHO ” the intrinsic worth of the scientific and cultural insights it offers, as well as the wit and wisdom displayed by its author” are by far the most rewarding value of Blogging. I don´t mind being seen and read by only 500 or 5000 , blogging is mostly taking pleasure of creating a page of our own, far beyond tweets and likes.
March 28, 2023 at 10:22 am
…the sheer joy of being able to say in a forum that anybody can read exactly what you think of pompous pontificating politicians.
March 28, 2023 at 5:44 pm
10/10 for alliteration.
March 30, 2023 at 6:12 pm
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