Two months after taking the blog plunge I’ve hit the 1,000 view mark. Not bad at all. PRVoyaguer isn’t going to revolutionize the social media scene. But I think I’ve built a small following and certainly learned a great deal.

Here are some general reflections:

• I realized my early postings were far too long so I’ve been cutting back from an average of 500 to 250 words. I think this also fits the online format better.
• I’ve hit my blogging comfort zone. I can write a quick post five times faster now (yes, it helps when they are half the length). And I’m not brodding over every last word.
• I’ve kept focused on building good content and avoided the bells, whistles, twitters, etc… I may tackle them in the next few months. I also need to explore more ways to increase readership.
• I’m still using mainstream media too much to gather up a lot of my potential subjects to discuss. Julie Rusciolelli has an interesting thought on this topic. In the future, I’ll try to comment more on news/columns from online sources.
• My most popular blog by a mile was on PR strategies for Super Bowl ads. That one landed more than 200 views and I still haven’t figured out why.
• I’ve kept to my three posts a week commitment – well sort of. A little generous rounding up is needed (23 posts/7 weeks = 2.555)
• I haven’t kept my promise to comment on other blogs three times a week. I’ve made about 12, and received 12 on my own blog. So a fair trade, but something to work on.
• I’ve enjoyed myself — a great opportunity to put on my PR thinking cap on issues outside of the office.