How I did it: I asked!  When it comes to finding out who your subscribers are, subtlety does not work well.  You can look at your "cheers received" tab to get an idea for who's most consistent in cheering you but that's no guarantee.  The easiest way to do it is just to adopt this goal, post a question and see who bites.  Some people will tell you they're subscribed to you and others will still lurk anonymously in the shadows.  It's their choice and their right.  I still have no idea who most of mine are.

Lessons & tips: It's okay to be curious, but don't overly obsess about it.  Subscribers come and go as they please.  It's easy to feel discouraged when you lose one...or two, or three, or four...but don't let it bother you too much.  Just be yourself, pursue your goals and don't let your fear of alienating one or two people keep you from writing about what's important to you. 

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Oct 19, 2008, 11:25PM PDT | 1 comment | 9 cheers