KiddleDad's 50th Blog Post

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after 50 posts... you can do it, Mom!

This post marks the 50^th KiddleDad post. I’m amazed, since when it started I thought that I might very well fizzle out after four or five posts. But no, parenting is a treasure trove of humorous events. If you can write 500 words about the eating of oatmeal, there is seemingly endless supply of topics that can be covered.

One thing I have learned in 50 posts is that you can’t just create content; you have to market it if you want people to read it. So I’ve put in place a digital marketing campaign that I summarize as: post it on Facebook. I also have advanced analytics that tell me exactly how many people have read each posts, so I know what topics and what marketing attract the most attention.

I know, for instance, that after 50 posts I have roughly 100 page views. Given that Andrea reads the draft before it is posted (to remove all Pope jokes and curse words), and that I read it one time once posted to make sure it formatted okay, that means I have one person reading my blog – My Mom.

Therefore, in honor of my 50^th post, I called my Mom last night to get a list of her favorites. Here they are:

1.       A Case of the Yucks

2.       Buy High, Sell Low

3.       Ummmm… errrrrr…

That’s right, my Mom couldn’t think of a third. When asked to conjure up even a single memory of another post, she was stuck. Apparently the other 48 posts, which I know she dutifully read, have not made much of an impression. Looks like I shouldn’t be working on a book deal soon. (In fairness to Mom, she’s had a lot of heavy things on her mind lately).

What are my favorites, no one in particular asks? What, you want me to choose, like choosing my favorite child amongst my children? How can I possibly? Actually it’s no problem. Some were truly inspired, others I just mailed in. Here are my favorite 5, in order:

1.       Crime and Punishment

2.       The Brown Badge of Courage

3.       May The Cheese Be With You

4.       Kiddie Capitalism

5.       Captain America and Iron Man Share Wardrobe Tips

The other thing you might not realize is that I get paid to do this blog. Those ads for Irritable Bowel Syndrome at the bottom?  I get paid just for showing those to you. I get paid even more for clicks. So far, I’ve made a whopping $2.32. Would it kill you to click on a darn ad, Mom?

Hence my shameless plugs above to get you to go read old posts. Every view is worth like half a cent. So please – go back and read those old posts and a bunch more. Scroll and click randomly. Share the ones you like with your friends. Make this thing go viral. It’s worth like ten bucks to me – I’ll buy your kid an oatmeal.