Monthly Measurement
It has now been 2.5 years since I retired MileNerd.
Crazy, right?
Obviously, I’ve written a post per month since then. A bunch of you guys didn’t want me to go away and, dammit, I dig you too. So this was my way of not disappearing completely. Writing a few post-retirement words on whatever subject leaps into my head each month.
That said…
I received an automated message about needing to switch the provider for all MileNerd email subscribers. And it got me thinking…
In the pre-retirement days, there was never any question about whether this blog was wanted. The 100+ emails from people each day made it pretty obvious. But those readers came for miles and points. And I’m curious if you guys are getting much out of this anymore. I’m not asking for extra pats on the back. I won’t ever need another person to tell me I was the best writer of the miles-and-points bloggers. Heard that enough over the years. Also, that’s basically like telling a sports car that he’s faster than a broken down Yugo. Thanks, but I know. What I’m unsure of is this…
Does it matter to you if I stop writing these monthly entries?
Honestly asking. I’m just trying to figure out if this is something I should continue doing. I never ask for feedback and obviously disabled the comment section from the start…but this one requires your input. Very simple. If you want me to continue these post-retirement entries, just drop a line. If it doesn’t matter either way, then don’t.
You can use my email address if you have it, the contact page on the blog, or the old MileNerdcontests AT gmail.com.
Look, I know it’s hard to get people to take any action (even for a one-sentence email). Certainly not my style to ask. But I need to get some feel for this answer. If the posts aren’t worth a 5-second email from enough people, then I can scale this back even more. I’ll have a better idea of the thought process next month. Thanks for any help you can provide.
(If you do subscribe by email, just know those alerts could be disabled by July so you may need to come to the website manually)
