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15 Questions for Independent Blog Self-Reflection

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MuelNova
MuelNova
Pwner who wants to write codes.

Inspired by "15 Questions for Independent Blog Self-Reflection"

1. How often do you update your blog?​

A. Weekly

B. Several times a week

  • C. 1-2 times a month

D. Once every few months

I feel it's quite random. Sometimes I post several times a week, sometimes once every few months.

2. When was your blog last updated?​

A. This week

  • B. Last week

C. Last month

D. Last quarter

Coding changes count as updates.

3. Are your blog posts original?​

A. I insist on originality

  • B. Partially borrowed

C. AI helps me write

D. I copy from others without attribution

I really hope I can write something completely original. But unfortunately, I'm not at that level, whether it's for technical articles or general writing.

4. Do you think your articles are helpful to others?​

A. I aim to inspire others

B. They have some meaning

C. It's a daily/weekly journal

  • D. As long as I'm happy with it, who cares

I write for my future self to read (and deep down, I want others to read it too).

5. When was the last time you changed your blog theme/platform?​

A. Last week

B. Last month

C. Last year

  • D. Honestly, I've used the same theme for years

I used to love tinkering, changing themes and frameworks all the time. But after switching to Docusaurus, I haven't changed it.

6. When was the last time you tinkered with your blog theme's code?​

A. Yesterday, coded until dawn

B. I tinker with it every week

  • C. Once a month

D. Once a year

When I get a sudden urge and don't know what else to do, I like to tweak my blog theme, fix bugs, and adjust details. Last time, I added an acceleration animation to the homepage and a small button to remove redundant animations.

7. Do you do secondary development on your blog theme?​

A. I just configure and use it, no fuss

  • B. I tweak it from time to time, try new things, change images, change fonts, it's great

  • C. I remove the theme author's copyright information, change the style, and feel good about myself

D. I change it beyond recognition, but keep the original author's copyright information or give credit

I copied my homepage, but I think I removed the copyright information. (x

Let me add it here: yui540/Cowardly-Witch: "The Cowardly Witch Cast a Spell on the Website." (github.com)

This Japanese developer's front-end work is really fancy, basically using CSS to create many animation effects.

But I drew the SVGs myself. It was my first time, and they turned out okay, haha :D

8. How often do you open your own blog to admire it?​

A. Several times a day

B. Once a week

  • C. Whenever I feel like it

D. I usually look in the mirror, not at my blog

9. What are your recent feelings about your blog's domain name?​

A. I want to get a .COM domain

B. I wish the domain name was a few characters shorter

C. I just switched to a double pinyin domain this year, I'll see next year

  • D. It's fine for now, no new ideas

I think unless there's a physical limitation—like .gal is no longer available for registration—I won't change my domain name again.

10. Do you check your website's traffic statistics every day?​

A. Several times a day, I got 100 more PV today

B. I review it weekly to see the traffic trends

  • C. I check it when I remember

D. I don't have traffic statistics, it's all meaningless

I have Google Analytics set up, but I rarely look at it. The source is basically (direct), which is myself, sad.

11. Have you made money from ads on your blog?​

A. Yes, enough to cover the hosting costs

B. Yes, but the effort outweighs the income

  • C. I haven't considered making money from blog traffic

D. I refuse ads to ensure a good reading experience

No traffic, so no monetization.

But I'm really someone who doesn't know how to monetize traffic.

12. Why do you primarily browse other people's blogs/websites?​

  • A. To learn from the knowledge they share

B. To copy their content

  • C. To see how they decorate their blogs and copy them, I feel theirs are always better than mine

D. I don't like reading other people's blogs, I just write whatever I want

I love prying into other people's lives.

13. What's your first reaction when you see someone share an article?​

A. Wow, that's a great domain name, how did I not think of that

B. Wow, this website is so fast, the lazy loading of images is so smooth

C. Wow, this platform/theme is great, I want to copy it/ask where they got it

  • D. I look at the content of the article

Content is always the most important thing.

14. What aspect of a blog do you think is more important?​

A. Domain name

B. Server

C. Theme

  • D. Content

Same as above.

15. What new things have you gained from blogging recently?​

  • A. My knowledge has expanded

B. I've made new friends

  • C. My writing skills have improved

D. I've monetized my knowledge

I have to say, my writing skills have improved from a third-grade level to a fourth-grade level.

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