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Post edited 5:26 am – August 29, 2011 by aaronhung@

In your everyday life when you go out, how many do you think has blogs or websites? maybe 5 out of 10 people? I've seen blogs that are quite successful and was wondering if there are people like that among us, at our workplace(wait, they wouldn't be working at our workplace), at the mall maybe? Maybe 5 out of 10 is a little much because we'd all be rich right?

I would say fewer than that even… Out of all family and friends that I have, I know of only 2 others that have a blog.  Also, with Facebook being as prominent as it is, it's almost an outlet that replaces a blog for a lot of people….they socialize, post pics, update their status, write notes, etc… For me it's not nearly enough and wouldn't reach enough people, but I bet it fulfills a similar need for some people.

Yeah, I only know my co-worker's wife who blogs about weddings and that's it.  Off subject, i don't want to create another post and spam. Do you guys check your Google Analytics more or your Host Account Stats? I think the Host Account stats are a lot more accurate, it's got EVERYTHING I love looking at it hehe.

oh man what a stimulating question . . . my guess is less than 1% of the people we know

The answer depends on the specific question. A website for a small business is a necessity in many lines of work, so let's exclude that.

In terms of personal blogs or personal websites, I'd estimate somewhere less than 1%. In the US, 1% would put the total number at around 3 million (counting all ages). Seems too high to me, but it's an interesting question. I think that the answer might vary a lot by age group. For example, the % would likely be a lot higher among people in their 20's vs people in their 50's.

Personally, I don't know any friends/family with blogs, off the top of my head. I'd say the response to my blogging has been surprise, and a bit of curiosity. However, nobody has been like "Wow, that's GREAT!". I suspect that there's a view that it's a waste of time based on how much effort I put into it. Most people have been nice and not said anything like that to me, but I can sense that from a few people. Which means it's just their loss, as they don't know what they're missing:)

I have two cousins, both writers, who also have blogs, though they are not in it to make money.  It is more a place to rant for one of them and a place to write about her love life for the other.  :)

I know of one other person only on account that a mutual friend told me about her blog. I know very few people who would be willing to put in the time commitment.

Do you get encouraged everytime you see new comments and want to post even more? that's how I feel :D

AaronHung said:

Do you get encouraged everytime you see new comments and want to post even more? that's how I feel :D

Yes! :)