Beyond Phototips

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May 8, 2008

1000+ RSS Feed Subscribers for Over a Week!

by Susheel Chandradhas

We hit 1000 subscribers a couple of times last month. But RSS feed subscription numbers are not absolute. They fluctuate often, sometimes going down, sometimes going up, based on daily feed views (not acutal subscriptions); so I preferred to err on the side of caution before making this announcement!

I decided to use the benchmark of 1000 subscribers over a period of one week; and we just managed to achieve that with your help (8 days now, actually)!

Wow, I’m thrilled about your support! For a blogger who does not post all that often, you’ve shown me a great deal of it. Thank you!

With a Little Help From my Friends

Through our transition from Photography Tip to Beyond Phototips, I’ve had some support from some wonderful bloggers, Brian Auer from Epic Edits Weblog and Umesh Gopinath from Whitespace have been a continual source of motivation. There are others too, but too numerous to mention, and some without a blog for you to check out… However, If you’re one of them, you know…

The graph below shows the steady increase in RSS subscriptions from when Beyond Phototips used to be Photography Tip till the 6th of May, 2008.

The large jump that you see from around 230 subscribers to around 550 subscribers in November 2007 is mainly attributed to Brian’s post about his favourite photography blogs and their RSS feeds.

You’ll find Beyond Phototips listed there at 31 under the name “Photography Tip“. This was before we moved from the blogger platform to an independent domain. BTW, Brian’s site comes up as a “Highly Recommended RSS” addition to your feed reader.

Whats coming…

My work as a Web Designer / Photographer does not give me much time to write for Beyond Phototips, but it is enormously encouraging to see this kind of support for whatever little that I do write. I suppose its also a good reason to try to make some more time in my schedule to write a bit more.

I’m going to take this opportunity to let you all know that I’m working on a new series of posts that I hope will be revealing to some, and engaging for all of you. What is it about? Check your feed reader one of these days, and you’ll find out!

Thanks for the great times so far, but I’m curious to see where this goes in the future. I hope you choose to stick around for the ride!

About RSS Feeds

If you’re wondering what all the fuss is about RSS subscribers, here are a couple of links to help you out, also do remember to come back and subscribe to the Beyond Phototips RSS feed, once you’re done. You could also sign up to receive our posts in your email.

RSS in Plain English (Recommended Video)
Getting Started with RSS

Also, do remember that your feedback means a lot to me. If you ever want to request a post about a particular topic, do leave a note in the comments, shoot me a mail (at susheel <at> beyondphototips.com) or catch me online at my twitter account. While I cant promise that I will write about it, I certainly will try to fill that request.

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4 Comments, Comment or Ping

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j

The best thing about being subscribed to blogs is that I get posts from photography feeds about blogging. Stick to photography. No one cares that you have 1000 subscribed readers.

May 8th, 2008
Susheel Chandradhas

J,

I’m not a hardcore blogger. My posts are few, and often far between. That, and the fact that over 1,000 readers still think that its worth subscribing to this blog is something that I’m honoured about.

This is a thank you to all those who have stuck with Beyond Phototips and been patient despite my posting schedule. Once again, Thanks Guys!

May 8th, 2008
Brian Auer

Congrats Susheel! Looks like you’ve been maintaining a steady growth pattern for many months now — that’s always a good sign!

May 9th, 2008
Susheel Chandradhas

Brian,

Thanks. Yes, I have been most fortunate for that growth.

Blogging has been quite rewarding from the standpoint of growing contacts and “possibly” helping others find an interest in photography. I have no Idea where its going, but cant wait to see!

May 10th, 2008