# How I Made 13k+ Blog Views In Just 3 Months!

Hey buddy👋, I am going to brag a little today and show you how I made 13,000 + blog views with 5 badges, trended number 2 for a week plus the tools that I use.


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I joined in March but the real writing journey began in late August when I decided to start blogging and vlogging at the same time. These would run concurrently whether I liked it or not.

At first, I was like this guy in making the decision to write:

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#### The 3-Months Roller Coster Journey:
Before I begin, I want to take this moment to appreciate @hashnode for the amazing community and the fact that I had to custom map my own domain for my blog. 
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I am proudly part of Hashnode and forever Team Hashnode. I am constantly marketing and spreading the word here in Uganda to my fellow devs and encouraging them to write especially here.

I won't dive into why you should consider Hashnode, there are many reasons mentioned in this  [blog](https://catalins.tech/why-hashnode-is-different-than-other-blogging-platforms)  by  @Catalinpit but what stands out for me is the domain mapping and the already available community of readers.

### The Stats 〽:
As you can see in the picture below, I have garnered over 13,000 views with over 20 followers and over 30 blogs with the highest blog having 5,800 + views which happened to be my third  [post](https://blog.octachart.com/my-journey-as-a-self-taught-programmer)  actually😮!

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### The Tools I Use 🛠:
Let me share with you the tools I use in order to achieve and write my blogs. These are very basic tools anyone can learn online and get going in just a second. 🚀

#### Graphics 
🔹 [Canva](https://www.canva.com/)  <br>
🔹 [REMove bg](https://www.remove.bg/upload)  <br>
🔹 [Tenor](https://tenor.com] <br>
🔹 [Be Funky](https://www.befunky.com/features/collage-maker/)<br>

#### Social Media Sharing:
One I can't fail to do is social media posting and I have got some following and good readers through:<br>
🔹 Reddit <br>
🔹 Hacker News <br>
🔹 Morioh <br>
🔹 Twitter -Follow me  [here](https://twitter.com/AfroBoyUg) 🙂 <br>
🔹 Linked In <br>
🔹 Whatsapp Statuses <br>

I also vlog about some articles: Follow me on  [YouTube](https://bit.ly/AfroBoyUg)  😋

So, I usually make sure that I share my post to all those channels every time I do one because it helps drive traffic to my blog and get many referrals too. **Do This Too, Don't Just Post Your Blog!**

Other tools are usually reading materials where I reference my sharing and what I have learnt over time and these could be official docs, tutorials and articles from different sources.

### The Advice📌:
Just like Johnnie Walker keeps walking, just keep writing friend. Sometimes you seem not to have content but surely I tell you, content is always there for example I have a blog  [series](https://blog.octachart.com/series/kotlin-python-series)  of Kotlin for Python Devs which forces me to keep writing about it over time.


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I love this tweet by @TheAnkurTyagi, It makes a lot of sense and summarises almost everything that I wanted to write in this blog and therefore we are done here! 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Blogging is great skill for a developer.<br><br>- You learn by doing.<br>- You learn faster.<br>- You got a lot of connections &amp; leads.<br>- You can work on different tech stacks<br>- It’s a great form of self-expression.<br>- It encourages creativity. <br>- It helps to connect with your Imagination.</p>&mdash; Ankur💻🎧💪 (@TheAnkurTyagi) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAnkurTyagi/status/1459135368389869579?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 12, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Just Blog but cross-check with official resources. <br>
Bye 👋 ! Happy Coding, Happy Learning & Happy Blogging 🚀🚀

**Ronnie Atuhaire 🤓**