LOL I expect angry emails from your wife, at some point! In all seriousness, some good has come out of the site. It has inspired some folks to start learning, some to practice more, and others to return to learning after they'd given up on playing guitar in the past. I get all sorts of wonderful feedback and comments. People email and make good use of the contact button. I'm not sure why people leave so few comments on the site. I haven't figured that out yet. They'll respond here, or on Voat or Phuks. They'll use the contact link. They'll even use a direct email. Even stranger, from my perspective, a surprising number of them communicate almost entirely by PM. As in, I'll have submitted an article that they liked - and they'll respond by PM to say that they appreciated the article and then share their thoughts with me. I haven't yet figured that one out. I should make it clear that I don't mind. It does increase my workload, but not by a huge amount. It's easier for me to have everything in just a single place and getting responses by way of private communication means I sometimes have to duplicate my effort - but I'm okay with that. I really don't mind. It's just strange. Sometimes, it's understandable that they'd send their message privately. Sometimes, it's a lack of confidence and they think they are asking a stupid question and they're just a beginner. But, the reality is that many people are "just" beginners and their question is valid and a chance for me to give an informative response - that might help other beginner guitarists. But, they ask 'em in private. I also get a lot of questions about what motivates me. I get asked how long I've been playing. Someone once asked to buy the site, but I'm pretty sure they don't speak English very well. Someone once asked if they could copy an article and post it elsewhere - without giving me credit. I'm glad they asked and I really don't much care, but that was a bizarre question. The site gets a lot of traffic. Well, it gets more traffic than other similar sites and gets exceptional traffic numbers considering what it is and its age. (It's nothing like the traffic levels that Poal has, nor would it ever be - thankfully.) In the past 30 days, there have been about 5,300 visitors. I'm pretty puzzled about the reasons why people don't just comment there and in public. I pretty much approve every comment that won't result in my hosting company giving me the boot. There haven't been many, but I even approve negative comments. I don't mind. And, as said, I don't mind that they PM, email, or use the contact link. I don't mind that they leave their comments elsewhere. It does add to my workload but that's okay. I never, ever submit something to one of the aggregation sites (such as this one) unless I am able to respond to questions in a timely manner. I always ensure that I have an hour after submission, just to address any questions or comments. (I figure it's the polite thing to do and that submitting without any intent to respond is in poor taste.) But, it's been (mostly) enjoyable. The writing experience has been fun. The feedback has generally been pretty awesome. The encouragement has been wonderful. The boost to my ego is also appreciated. I don't see myself as a particularly good writer but people argue that with me and I suppose they're possibly right and that I'm just unable to recognize it. I see myself as more of a 'willing writer.' I might even see myself as an 'eager writer.' I don't really see myself as a 'proficient writer' and I'm not even particularly good at it. People like my writing style. That was pretty hard to come to grips with, actually. I still struggle with it. I've mostly come to accept it and people will enjoy what they enjoy. I'm glad that they do enjoy it. I'm happy to entertain and inform. I'm happy to inspire. I'm happy to create. I'm happy to be productive. I'm happy to be useful. I'm happy to provide a service that people appreciate, even if I don't always understand why they do so. It is you people who give me those things, and I appreciate them. I appreciate the audience and the interaction with them. In many ways, the writing and performing have a great deal of similitude. In both cases, I'm afforded the opportunity to entertain and inform. I'm put into the public eye and held accountable for my performance. I provide a service that people value. It (generally) makes me pretty happy. I should really do something different with regards to the daily posting. That has started to wear on me a little, but I'll figure something out. You should write an article! LOL I'm not kidding! You should write a weekly article!