I was shocked the other day to see that my Three Poems I Hang On My Wall post got a full circle. I think the community really does direct the success (or not) of 'self-promotional' posts. If the post inspires discussion or the community likes the content, they will share. I have other blog posts that have one dot (probably, some even with none).

There is a part of me that sometimes wants to feel guilty over self-promotion and putting up posts to my blog. What saves me from that is a combination of factors, which vary widely, but one of them is definitely the community support I have received here, from users like you, lil, and humanodon and thenewgreen and others. I'm glad that people enjoy my original content - or in honesty, they enjoy some of it. If I didn't have hubski to post to, my audience would be even more limited. I'm not making any money off my blog; it's just what I want to do, "when I grow up." I want to be a writer and the only way to succeed is both by writing, and by getting others to read your work.

Tags I think really help. For instance the #poetry tag is quite a success, in my opinion. I haven't followed #writebetterdamnit but it might be worthwhile.

I really enjoy the original content I get to see, both on Hubski and because of Hubski. I'm really grateful for this post, mk, and I'm loving this discussion.