My Love/Hate Relationship With an Old Monday Playlist
It’s a double-edged sword
Back at the beginning of May, when I had only been on this site for about a month, I wrote an article with the cumbersome title “Ten Awesome Songs About Monday That Don’t Suck Like Monday Sucks.” I wrote it mainly for all the wage-slaves with the same long commute I endured for so many decades, trying to brighten what is otherwise always the worst day of the week. You can check it out below.
I didn’t expect much of a response, given that I only had a handful of followers, was new on the site, and was not writing about how to get rich by writing about how to get rich. The results were about what I expected for the first two months, but at the end of July it got hot. Out of nowhere, the views jumped significantly, which I loved. What I didn’t love so much (the “hate” part of the title) is that 95% of the reads were from non-members. It’s nice to be read, but some of the shine comes off when you’re read but not paid.
Apparently, Google has latched on to the article, because ever since that day in late…