No analytics
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There are many analytics and tracking offerings for blogs. I don’t want any of them.
In this umpteenth iteration of my personal blog, I realized from the start that I would be much happier by not having any anxiety related to trying to figure out how many visitors I have.
It’s such a peace of mind to write just for the sake of writing.
A public blog is not a journal, yet it plays its own role in the grand scheme of things.
The world would be a happier place if we cared less about numbers; or, at least, certain numbers, such as Instagram / Twitter / TikTok followers, or story views, or blog post impressions.
The obvious and most sensible exception is when(ever) you have a business or a brand. Then it is important to stay in the know, when your revenue depends on it.