The count for the past 24 hours won't be over until 9 a.m. It's 5:30 a.m. as I write this, and I've had over 325,000 unique visitors so far. That sounds to me like way more than 50% bots. That's closer to 90-95% bots. And it's not fun anymore. It really does feel like flies gathering on a corpse. Well, if I want to control the bot problem, the AI god says that there's one thing I can do about my situation:
You can make your Blogger (Blogspot) blog private by navigating to your Settings, selecting Reader access under the Permissions section, and choosing either "Private to authors" or "Custom readers."To get your blog securely hidden from the public, follow these steps:
- Sign in to your Blogger account.
- In the top left corner, select the blog you want to make private.
- From the menu on the left, click Settings.
- Scroll down to the Permissions section and click on Reader access.
- Select one of the following privacy settings:
- Private to authors: Only the authors and admins of the blog can view the content.
- Custom readers: Only specific email addresses that you invite will be able to access and read the blog.
- Click Save to apply your new privacy settings.
If you selected "Custom readers," don't forget to click Invite more readers, type in the email addresses of the people you want to grant access, and send the invitations. Those readers will need to accept the invitation and sign into a Google account to view your blog.
I might do this. Stay tuned. Meantime, if you want to have access to the blog after I privatize it, then I need to be able to send you an emailed invite, so please write your email in the comments if you want to be part of the exclusive club with access to the blog. I'll wait at least 24-48 hours before I do anything, and I'll likely repeat this announcement at different times of day to catch the largest number of real, human readers.
If I do this, I expect my daily numbers to drop from 325,000 to about 10. If that. I doubt I've built up a loyal fan base after 24 years of blogging. The price of introversion.
Note to all of you years-long "lurkers" out there who read and never react: If you don't give me your email address, you will be shut of this blog forever.
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