[Angie10]

Where possible, we try to steer well clear of controversy although we know that's what attracts the masses. But to do so would be to detract from the very reason we set up our blog - to make my country more visible by celebrating all good things about it, my fellow countrymen and our rich culture and history.

Your blog is very nice and it shines a spotlight on a beautiful part of the world.

So sorry, I don't know how I missed your comment, cmoneyspinner! IThank you, I truly appreciate it

But what I was going to say is we've tried the nicey nicey thing and it didn't quite work. I guess people find that boring We now tackle controversial topical issues and turn them into opinion pieces from time to time. I think that's actually helping improve our overall stats as well.

[cmoneyspinner]

Where possible, we try to steer well clear of controversy although we know that's what attracts the masses. But to do so would be to detract from the very reason we set up our blog - to make my country more visible by celebrating all good things about it, my fellow countrymen and our rich culture and history.

Your blog is very nice and it shines a spotlight on a beautiful part of the world.

So sorry, I don't know how I missed your comment, cmoneyspinner! IThank you, I truly appreciate it

But what I was going to say is we've tried the nicey nicey thing and it didn't quite work. I guess people find that boring We now tackle controversial topical issues and turn them into opinion pieces from time to time. I think that's actually helping improve our overall stats as well.

Your blog inspired me to create a Tumblr blog focusing on Africa. I'm doing nicey nicey and also sharing controversial articles. My late husband often listened to a lot of African music. Some music is for entertainment. But some of the words in the songs paint a graphic picture of politics and events that are taking place in Africa. Kind of like our sixties protest music here in America.

[Mika]

I have not tried this but I think publishing on controversial topics draws traction and you get a lot of views. However, this does not mean you start publishing misleading content.

[Angie10]

Ever since we started tackling controversial topical issues, we've observed a spike in our stats! However, these types of articles take a lot of time, research and thought, so it takes time to put them together. As such, we aren't able to churn them out as often as we'd like to ** deep sigh**.

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Your blog inspired me to create a Tumblr blog focusing on Africa. I'm doing nicey nicey and also sharing controversial articles. My late husband often listened to a lot of African music. Some music is for entertainment. But some of the words in the songs paint a graphic picture of politics and events that are taking place in Africa. Kind of like our sixties protest music here in America.

Oh, that's fantastic to hear! Way to go