How much readership would I lose if I were to stop blogging for a while?
I was having a conversation with Beth Snow recently where I mentioned that I was planning to keep blogging like there was no tomorrow. She mentioned that I *already* blog like there’s no tomorrow (yes I admit it – I do post frequently!). I am happy and honored that I do have a fairly steady readership, and have countless times wondered what would happen to said readership were I to stop blogging (if not altogether, at least for a long period of time). I *have* tried (unsuccessfully) to have longer period of non-blogging but right now I’m enjoying it so much I find it hard to do.
Would my readership be badly hurt if I took a break for a while? Not that I want to, or that I care much about stats (which really I don’t – as Rebecca once said, “I am a student of the DaveO school of !@# stats, make art“). I guess what I am trying to say is that I don’t feel precisely compelled to write often. I write content frequently because I love sharing what’s going on with my life and my own ideas. But I do sometimes wonder if the hummingbird needs a break. Just some thoughts. Don’t pay too much attention. Sometimes I just use my blog to ruminate ideas and think out loud. I sometimes come back to these “food for thought” posts and just recap what I posted. Of course, if you have suggestions, by all means, drop me a comment 
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Do what makes you happy, but try not to burn yourself out. Take time for you – that way the creative and interesting content keeps flowing and you don’t end up blogging because you simply feel obliged to.
Just do what you want….nobody is expecting (or paying) you to blog 24/7 (at least I think) so do it when you have something to say…not just for the sake of filling out a self-imposed post quota. You can also save ideas as drafts and wait until you have a couple in the hooper before posting. No point in stressing over it….it’s supposed to be fun!
Raul,
You could always start using Twitter Tools, a WordPress plugin, and send all your tweets to your blog in a daily digest. I’ve been doing that for the past month or more. A few of my readers have joined Twitter as a result of that.
Cheers – Al