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More power to all those folks who're trying to earn a living as bloggers (typically, they are blogging about blogging, lol). I dumped adsense from my main blog a long time ago because I realized how futile it is to chase traffic and 1% click-throughs. I'd rather just post what's on my mind than think about my 'audience'. According to feedburner, I have 40 some-odd 'fans', and google analytics puts the number closer to 200 regular repeat visitors, but afaict there are 4 or 5 people who really read all my posts. [c'mon, lurkers, show us some love with a comment or two] With 70 real hits a day, 1% click-through rate and 10 cents a click, adsense doesn't even buy me my coffee.

All that said, some sure-fire hits for drawing traffic:

1. APPLE SUX
2. Controversial posturing
3. ???
4. Did I mention APPLE SUX?

One real conclusion that can be drawn from the 1000 true fan debate is that whatever you decide to do, be sure you're passionate about it. I can't imagine what it would be like to be a struggling artist who doesn't have a real passion for their work.