Advance Posting

I feel compelled to make a brief entry about my tendency toward posting blog entries in advance.

At the end of the first paragraph here, I write:

> The investing world hasn’t heard from me since.

Followers of this blog had actually been reading consistent posts through Groundhog Day of this year. My regulars probably also know that over the years, I typically post twice per week: Mon / Thurs or Tues / Fri (with an occasional tweak due to market holidays). In doing five stock studies per week for most of 2023, I had more than enough posts to meet my quota of two. I therefore kept posting farther in advance even though many weeks I’d publish an additional post on what should have been a day off. My entry dated 2-2-2024 was actually written 10-26-2023.

When I post is of no real consequence as long as I get the posts done. I appreciate my loyal readers coming along for the ride but ultimately, the blog is to hold me accountable for my projects and work. The last post illustrates what critical importance it plays to that end; without the blog, I might as well be—dare I say—retired??

Were this for my readers, then it would be fair for me to charge a small fee (somewhat reminiscent of the group proposed here except as a blog subscriber you would not be required to contribute content). I have used methodology discussed in this blog to make money for myself and you could surely do the same.

My blog is not monetized, however, and never has been. Not only do I make zero money from its maintenance, I pay a pretty penny between registering the domain name, subscribing to web hosting services, etc.

This will be a shorter post as I have no more to say on the matter. I’m also giving myself a slight break since I just got off the schneid. Despite being shorter, it fulfills my quota of two per week: a huge accomplishment not realized since last October! I remain 10 posts behind, but only readers who keep up with the blog live will notice because entries made in the near future will be backdated to fill in the holes (i.e. “posting in arrears” as opposed to “advance posting”).

To coin a phrase, it’s much ado about nothing.