Cobbsity

Cobb is a mature blog, and I am very happy with it except for one thing. It's not popular.

Popularity is all relative, of course. I am very pleased to have made it to Large Mammal status, but I think my stats need to be goosed. In order for me to sustain interest in blogging, I'm going to have to get higher in the 'sphere. Here's what I'm going to do.

I'm going to ask you all, especially those of you who already have, to put some nice quotes in the comments section. And like all the bloggers who have heretofore been more shameless than me, I will pick and choose the most popular of you, blogwise, and then stick your quotes somewhere near my banner with links to you. And I'll return the favor, if I like you.

Secondly, I'm going to do more trackbacks and references to blogs that I think are making interesting points. First stop, Blogcritics.

Thirdly, I'm going to buy advertising here and there. Why? Because I think I'm worth it.

Fourthly, I'm going to keep writing in this same original, socratic and yet not-too-jargony style.

I'm going to keep up the cartoons, for sure.

What I'm not going to do is become a shameless self-promoter, although I will participate in other people's comment sections. I'm also not going to advertise on my personal blog. I'm not going to chase around for me too things to say.

I also wanted to say thanks to new readers for your kind comments. You are the ones who have spanked me into this new direction.