I was supposed to watch TheBloggess speak at an event in LA a month ago.
Jenny was to be a featured keynote at a convention I was attending, and I was pretty excited. I emailed her and told her I would wait until after her session and give her a solid open-mouth kiss. Also, take a photo.
Unfortunately, she had to bail due to a scheduling conflict. Bitch.
But instead of shanking her with my Leatherman as I camped out at her local Walgreens watching from one aisle over as she bought heavy-flow pads, I decided to get back at her in a more civil and mature way.
I am stealing her audience.
Well, “borrowing” is a better word. Her audience really loves her. I know this because nearly every day one of her fans emails me and tells me they found me through her website. And they should, because I’m one of her sponsors. Best money I’ve ever spent (and continue to spend).
I was averaging around 30 pageviews a day before Jenny (TheBloggess). Just yesterday I almost hit 1000.
Currently I’m ranked #1 on Google for “funny blogs.” That helps, too.
But her fans are the BEST fans ever. And the ones that come over to my site, well, they actually READ. The average Bloggess fan stays on my site nearly four minutes and reads over three pages of my crap.
They’re super loyal, they communicate with me, and they also love Jenny.
But the best reason I owe TheBloggess a huge lady-reacharound is that I found Jessica through her.
You’ve probably read my Thanksgiving Trilogy stories (if you haven’t, go soak your head. Nobody says that any more – let’s bring it back!). I met Jessica through my site, and we spent the holiday together and she even hung out with my family.
If years from now, Jessica and I decide to marry, Jenny Lawson may just get an invite (no plus one).
You could, and should, pre-order TheBloggess’s book on Amazon right now!
