500 Posts … Now What?
February 2, 2009 by Lillie
Welcome to Post #500 here at A Writer’s Words, An Editor’s Eye. Since I started blogging in June 2006, my goal has been to post three times a week. However, my actual schedule isn’t quite so structured. A glance through the archives shows that I’ve written as few as six and as many as twenty-seven posts in a month.
My goal continues to be three posts a week. I’ll post less when I’ve swamped with work and more when timely events dictate.
I don’t really know how many comments I’ve had. When I moved my blog, I lost all nested comments, which were typically my responses. The number shown in Liz’s Comment Count Badge is what is here now; hundreds of comments just disappeared into cyberspace.
When I saw Brad Shorr and Luke Gedeon reach 100 comments on a single post, I wondered if I would ever reach that milestone. In looking back in the archives, I discovered a post with 111 comments, ironically on the post that announced my blog was back from the move.
In my first post, I said I would be writing about projects I’m working on, giving writing and editing advice, and sharing information about electronic and small press publishing. Those are still important topics, but I’ve added others. I’ve written far more about my own life and my own faith than I expected to when I started.
Recently, I’ve started hosting authors, and I’m looking forward to having an author visit about once a month. I’ve written a number of series and aim for a series every month or so.
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Congratulations on post #500 Lillie. Survey duly completed but whatever you write is cool with me!
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Thanks, Joanna—for the congratulations, for taking the survey, and for being such a loyal reader and friend.
Congrats on the 500th post! That is a milestone to be proud of, many bloggers start strong but fizzle out before they get there.
I do like the idea of a once a month author visit. It is always good for discussion to get more people involved with their thoughts.
Jenny,
Thanks for the congrats and for the feedback. I’m glad you like having author visits monthly.
thats a lot of work, how much time do you think you spent writing 500 posts?
derl,
Most posts take about an hour or so; some that require a lot of research take several hours. So I’ve probably spent somewhere between 500 and 1000 hours … plus many more hours approving and responding to comments.
Congratulations for 500 posts .. Thank you carry on ….
Very soon it will become 1000…
Web Design Dubai (if you typed YourName@Kaywords, you would get your keyword link, and I could address you as a real person),
Thank you for the congratulations. At my planned rate of 3 posts a week, it will take another 3 years to reach 1000 posts.
A big applaud for Lillie for the achievement of 500 posts…
Keep up the energy and I’ll be here keep supporting you!
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wilson,
Thank you for faithful support!
500 posts over three years is a good achievement. I like your post because I have set similar targets for myself. Sometimes writing posts tends to eat into you and you want to just give up. But you hung on and 500 is no mean achievement.
Having done all the hard work hope you bear the fruits that you set out to seek.
500 posts..now continue please…
Congratulations indeed!
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Goa (if you wrote YourName@Keywords, I could address you as a real person, and you would still get your keyword link),
Thank you for the congratulations. I’m glad this post encouraged you. My blog is for fun and friendship, and I am certainly having fun and making friends so it is worthwhile.
Congratulations, Lillie! Looking forward to land here once you reach 5000
Took the survey as well, hope it helps you.
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Alina,
Thanks for the vote of confidence, and thanks for taking the survey.
500 posting?wow its a great.congratulations for that.
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ipanks (if you wrote YourName@Keyword, I could address you as a real person, and you would still get your keyword link),
Thank you for the congratulations.
Wow, 111 comments! Something to aspire to!
Congrats on #500. It’s looking mighty pretty up there.
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Morgan,
The funny thing about the 111 comments on a post—when I saw a couple other bloggers get 100 comments on a post, I thought I could never do that. I didn’t even notice that I had already done it—and without trying to, without asking for comments as the other bloggers did.
Thanks for the good wishes.
Well done Lillie. Now what are your plans for the next 500?
Thanks, Harvey.
As I said, I’m going to keep posting as I have been, taking into consideration anything I get in the survey. I hope readers will take the survey so I know what you are most interested in reading.
500 posts in a impressive feat. I have one blog with 133 posts and 1500 comments and I was pretty proud of that. It is amazing how one grows as a writer and blogger over the course of 500 posts.
Keep up the great work!
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Ryan,
You should be proud of your blog. You mentioned “one blog” so that sounds like you have more than one blog. If so, you might be surprised at how many posts and comments you have in total.
I’ve heard that a writer doesn’t become really good until she’s written a million words. I’ve written half that many in blog posts alone.
Hi Lillie, I read maximum of your posts and comments i found that you are replying to each and every person commenting on your posts, I never seen this on any blog.. Really very nice job..
congratulation for 500+ post.. carry on…
snv,
I know other bloggers who reply to all comments, but I also know many don’t. Thanks for the congrats.
Lillie,
Many, many congratulations on your 500th post! What a wonderful milestone!
Stopped by the other day and actually tried to comment on this post, but Internet Explorer wasn’t cooperating and wouldn’t let me do it. Planned to return later and never managed to get around to it.
Just want to say that I love your blog and (just like all your other readers) am looking forward to your next 500 posts! Keep up the excellent work!
Warmly,
Jeanne
Jeanne,
Thank you for the congratulations and for being a loyal reader and commenter. Like you, I sometimes find it difficult to post as much as I intend because work gets in the way. But I do intend to write 500+ more posts.
Glad to hear it, Lillie!
Sometimes I wish there were 48 hours in every day, Jeanne. But if that were the case, we would probably have more to do.
So true, Lillie! What’s that they say about the task often swelling to fill the time allotted for its completion? Well, I think it would probably work the same way with the number of tasks swelling to fill the time allotted for their completion. So, I’m with you–I don’t think 48-hour days would help us much.
Yep, Jeanne, I think that’s just the way it works.
Congratulations on the hitting the big 500.
It’s funny how time flies and how posts just accumulate. One day you’re posting your first entry. Not soon after you hit 100, then 200, then 500. Good luck with the next 500. 
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Thanks, Allan. Time does fly.
Wow, 500 posts! That’s a great milestone for you, Lillie. I hope I can achieve that, too.
Great job!
Anna
Thank you, Anna. If someone had told me I was going to write 500 posts when I started, I probably couldn’t have imagined it. However, just writing them one at a time, it hasn’t been so hard.
You have made a long way, Lillie. I admire you for your untiring passion to have this blog to where it is now.
Congratulations!
Chris
Thank you, Chris. More than anything, I blog because I enjoy it.
Congratulations! 500 is no small feat!
Thanks, Sally. The nice thing about blogging is that only a little several times a week really builds up.
That is an impressive goal for sure. It just goes to show your strong dedication to your site and your readers. Are you going to shoot for 500 more?
David,
In the ten months since this post was written, I’ve written approximately 150 more posts so I think I’ll make the next 500.
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