This really depends on the blog. If it's a person who is making their living off of a newsletter, then readers = content.
I'm not saying that there are no blogs without readers, and somewhat awkwardly was trying to make the point that an author taking steps to create an engaged audience may be doing so as a condition of continuing to write. This is obviously not universal. My personal blog has not many readers. I still write. I don't ask them to subscribe.
>> If you're just coming for a single article and you'll never return again, that's understandable and your prerogative
> not only is it my prerogative, it's the norm.
This quote cuts out the only point of that sentence: even if someone is visiting a blog with the sole purpose of leaving and never returning, there is no standing to be upset when the author providing them with content at no cost simply asks if they'd like to subscribe. This violates basic notions of reciprocity and seems rather...childish, frankly.
This is not to imply that there's any expectation that someone should subscribe. I rarely do.
This really depends on the blog. If it's a person who is making their living off of a newsletter, then readers = content.
I'm not saying that there are no blogs without readers, and somewhat awkwardly was trying to make the point that an author taking steps to create an engaged audience may be doing so as a condition of continuing to write. This is obviously not universal. My personal blog has not many readers. I still write. I don't ask them to subscribe.
>> If you're just coming for a single article and you'll never return again, that's understandable and your prerogative
> not only is it my prerogative, it's the norm.
This quote cuts out the only point of that sentence: even if someone is visiting a blog with the sole purpose of leaving and never returning, there is no standing to be upset when the author providing them with content at no cost simply asks if they'd like to subscribe. This violates basic notions of reciprocity and seems rather...childish, frankly.
This is not to imply that there's any expectation that someone should subscribe. I rarely do.