He and I share the dubious distinction, it seems, of being quite opinionated authors of weblogs with very small audiences and no broader notice (sorry, Ed!)...

I think that's a fair and honest take, although probably more appropriate for unfutz, because Follow Me Here attracts roughly four or five times as many visits as I do.

I had this conversation with a friend the other day: with all the myriad weblogs out there, what makes one successful, attracting attention and visitors, and others not so much? I didn't have an answer, really. Obviously, I hope it's not entirely about quality, but surely that must play a part. Perhaps luck and timing and connections and serendipity and groking the Zeitgeist and attitude and salesmanship do too.

I wish I knew what the magic formula was, because I'd plug in some of the factors and juice this baby up -- if doing so wouldn't imperil my amateur status. In the meantime, I suppose Eliot and I are constrained to continue writing about the things that interest us, and hoping that someone else in the blogosphere (sorry, Eliot!) cares enough to read what we write.