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The death of classical music is not only an old topic, but broad as well. Looking at a few recent posts on classical music blogs, the discussion appears to be focusing more on specific aspects of classical music’s supposed morbidity.
Anne Midgette (blogging at the Washington Post’s Classical Beat) wonders whether the classical CD business is dying, and in response British music commentator Norman Lebrecht wrote that ways of communicating about classical music are disappearing.
Thanks to Mona Seghatoleslami at WV Public Broadcasting for this guest post.
At WV Public Broadcasting, I’m responsible for the blog Classically Speaking. We started the blog in April 2008, and we’ve gradually been increasing our traffic. In March, we had 1006 page views and 789 unique views, according to Google Analytics.
These numbers aren’t just a way to feel good knowing that a lot of people are interested in reading what we have to say. Eventually enough Web traffic can also be turned into online advertising and underwriting, justification for grants, and other good things.
I was given a mission: with the help of fearless Operations Assistant Bob Powell, double the blog’s monthly traffic by the end of the summer. We did it in two months — here’s how.