My goal was never to get a Tim Ferriss-sized audience. It was primarily for personal expression at the beginning and then gradually grew over time.
The blog was the 2nd largest in its niche and lead to me making a TON of friends, one of whom I was later best man for at his wedding. I also ended up getting sweat equity in a business and learning a ton due to that blog. Moderating comments was little to no burden and even if its traffic were 10x more, moderation would still have been a trivial task.
It was a huge success in terms of ROI from my perspective. Having accounts and user-generated content on that site wasn't "betting on myself not to succeed". It enriched my life.
The blog was the 2nd largest in its niche and lead to me making a TON of friends, one of whom I was later best man for at his wedding. I also ended up getting sweat equity in a business and learning a ton due to that blog. Moderating comments was little to no burden and even if its traffic were 10x more, moderation would still have been a trivial task.
It was a huge success in terms of ROI from my perspective. Having accounts and user-generated content on that site wasn't "betting on myself not to succeed". It enriched my life.