Comments on: Jealousy in Blogger – a stat whore’s take.

By: Seal Of Awesome (1) | Good Books And Good Wine

Seal Of Awesome (1) | Good Books And Good Wine — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:15:00 +0000

[...] Pam at Bookalicio.us, however, has a completely different take in her post Jealousy In Blogging- A S…: ‘I have my own set of successes that I want to meet and as I meet them there are more. I am an over achiever fish with rainbow scales.’ [...]

By: Anita

Anita — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 00:04:32 +0000

Hi, this is my first time here, found you via Well Read Wife on twitter and her blog post about jealousy. It’s a very curious sin, jealousy. I’m a 3 year blogger, more for fun and sanity than for fame and I’ve only recently realized how many dedicated diligent book bloggers there are out here.
My jealousy is more about wanting to learn more, but not because I want the only piece of the pie, just to inch a bit more of it.
Great Post, I’m looking around more now!!

By: Katy

Katy — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 22:17:23 +0000

♥ I love this Pam. I agree with you.

By: Pam

Pam — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 21:54:56 +0000

Mandy, I will go have a look at your post!

By: Mandy (The Well-Read Wife)

Mandy (The Well-Read Wife) — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 20:01:17 +0000

I love this post so much for so many reasons. i wrote my own post on the topic last night bc I was so inspired by your and Amy’s posts. I was inspired because while it seems like gossip/snarkiness is discussed a lot (especially on Twitter), our own insecurities are often overlooked. That’s what made these posts so special. Thanks for sharing. i love your blog and always look forward to hearing what you have to say.

By: Stacey

Stacey — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 17:45:38 +0000

I think it’s fine to be jealous in “Aw! Lucky! That’s awesome!” sense but I don’t think it’s good to be so jealous that it actually gets you really upset.

I’d be jealous of anyone who got a free iPad or a book that I REALLY want to read, regardless of whether they’re a blogger or not.

I also think it’s fine to care about stats. “Good” stats are a compliment, in a way, so I’m always a little sceptical when people say they don’t care (and it always seems to be the ones that DO have a lot of followers that say that!).

By: Jealous Much? Slaying My Inner Fame Monster

Jealous Much? Slaying My Inner Fame Monster — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 06:36:25 +0000

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By: Pussreboots

Pussreboots — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 02:44:10 +0000

I am happily a small fish right now. I have been a bigger fish in the past but the size I am suits me for now.

By: Pam (@iwriteinbooks)

Pam (@iwriteinbooks) — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 01:05:05 +0000

Super post, Pam. I’m a mini-blogger with small goals even at two years running. I still love my numbers even if I’m at 100 not 2000. ;O) The world of publishing has always been interesting to me because the world of printed word has always excited me. For that, I love reading, blogging and reading bloggings. I love everyone’s different take on this though I do have to say that while different in perspective, your post and Amy’s are the best I’ve come across. Thanks for the great words of wisdom and perspective. :O)

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 00:55:10 +0000

I’m definitely not one for blogger jealousy. There are plenty of readers and visitors to go around, even for blogs that get 2k or 200k unique hits per day.

I want to see bloggers with good blogs succeed. As much as I like traditional media, I prefer reading blogs. We have no guidelines we have to abide by, we have no editors we have to run our content past (although I wouldn’t mind having a proofreader on hand for my typos), and we have no advertisers that we are required to appease.

Yes, I like seeing my stats go up, knowing that I’m not always talking just to myself. But, I haven’t gotten to the point where it’s become that crucial to my success.

I’m still happy with the idea that someone has read my reviews or content, likes what I’ve had to say, and leaves me a comment. For now, to me, that’s success.

But I’m definitely going to check out that other blog you mentioned above, because I had no idea the latest brouhaha was about blogger jealousy and I am curious about these free iPads.

(And yes,I would totally love to see one of your business cards!)