Dante Optimism

The Worst Year of Dante’s Optimism

I mean, you saw this coming. We’ll talk about the worst year in terms of views for this blog. We’ll exclude 2018, for obvious reasons.

No, I have to admit, I thought 2011 would be the worst year. That was when I first started my blogging journey. I had no idea what I was doing. But, in 2012, things went downhill as I didn’t even get half of the views from the year prior.

2012 was, indeed, the worst year. And I have no idea why.

Still, 2011 and 2012 combined didn’t get me 1,000 views. Christ. I mean, c’mon, dude. 2018 already has more views than those two years combined. And 2018 is trying to avoid being the third worst view year. Like, dang!

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The Best Year of Dante’s Optimism

This might make me sad, but I want to talk about the blog’s best year, in terms of views.

That year, was 2015. It barely beat out 2014. Ever since 2015, each year has gotten a LOT worse for the blog’s performance even as my love for it grows. For instance, 2016 saw 2015’s views drop by more than half. And 2017 dropped even more.

So, what’s the deal with 2015, and why did things drop?

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The worst post on this blog

Yesterday, I looked at the most viewed post on this blog. When I went o look at the least viewed post, I found a 19-way tie. 19!? Sheesh.

At first, I was going to rank those posts from how much they suck. But then, I noticed a nice number of those posts were from the same series, which means that there was a particular kind of post that simply didn’t get any love.

For me, it’s a little concerning, since this series is more reflective of the blog you see today. It’s some sort of sequel to the greatest and most viewed series on this blog. Yet, people didn’t want to look at them.

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Looking at the most viewed post on this blog

So, 2011 was an interesting year. That’s when I started writing this blog. Now, seven years later, and many posts written, I see that there is one post that has dominated the blog’s views. And it was published in 2013, the year the blog started its rise to power.

What’s interesting is this post was a sequel post. The first post actually has pretty poor views, so I still have to wonder why this one is the clear winner. Is it because people really do like sequels? I really don’t know.

When I tell you what this post is, you’ll probably agree. I’ve sort of told you what kind of post consistently gets the highest views. Quite honestly, this series is the largest series I’ve ever done, and it has carried this blog year after year. My optimistic stuff doesn’t sell well compared to this.

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Love: Love Yourself

Another entry in the Love series. I’m not sure why this wasn’t in the initial run of the series, but it’s time to talk about loving yourself.

You know, I briefly mentioned in my soon to be unpublished book, Interpretations & Illustrations that if you can’t love yourself, how can you love others, and how can you expect others to love you? It’s quite a mouthful, but it’s so true.

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The Optimistic Report Vlog

It’s a special announcement! The Optimistic Report is a weekly series I have here on this blog. I usually post like 2-3 positive or good news and a couple of other stuff.

Well, I’m doing another version of that on YouTube. Take a look at the intro video as I explain in greater detail. Make sure you subscribe as well! The series will run on the same day as here on the blog.