Or you could write things that are "googleable". Solve a hard python problem? write about it, found a bug in a framework? Blog about it.
People searching for those things will find it. It'll never make a "splash", but the tail is longer.
This makes sense to me. I don't read any programming blogs on a regular basis; I never have. I read individual posts that I find in web searches when looking for specific information. I couldn't care any less what the rest of the blog is about (though if I like one post, I may well read a few more while I'm there).
That is what the blog post I linked to in my other comment is basicly suggesting to start with. Post solutions to specific problems and other non-opinion things that will get found via google searches. Then when you feel more comfortable start posting more opinion type articles.
Regardless, I think the writing practice is valuable and you can build up a stable of articles to give to people when they ask your opinion on something.
People searching for those things will find it. It'll never make a "splash", but the tail is longer.
This makes sense to me. I don't read any programming blogs on a regular basis; I never have. I read individual posts that I find in web searches when looking for specific information. I couldn't care any less what the rest of the blog is about (though if I like one post, I may well read a few more while I'm there).