Hello, readers. I never thought I’d do a post that has 1k follows in its title. Not only because that is a milestone that wasn’t even on my radar when I started, but also because I think it’s tacky. But, here we are.
I want to take this opportunity to give a shoutout to all my followers, my dearest readers and the generous souls who leave comments that make my day. Thanks a million for the smiles.
I also realised that, being a private person, my followers don’t know me on a personal level, even after a hundred posts. So, through this post, I’m going to touch upon my blogging journey.
Why blog?
1. I used to crucify my writing (to the point where I’ve thrown many notebooks in the trash once I filled them up) and I wanted to commit to putting it out there
2. I wanted to become a versatile writer, in terms of exploring myriad themes, styles, literary devices and genres. I thought actively engaging with other phenomenal bloggers would be a great step in this direction
3. I ardently desired to make people think and feel
Blogging tips I didn’t follow:
I mention these, not to discredit these tips, but merely to encourage you to do things your own way. There are no ‘rules’ you should feel pressured to follow, that is not in alignment with your personality and your blogging aims.
1. Find a niche
Since my focus is on expanding my comfort zone, I didn’t want to restrict myself. I’ve had the kindest readers who’ve been receptive to poems, terribly tiny tales, listicles, short prose etc.
2. Social media is the key
Since I’m a millennial who is social media free, I’ve never had those platforms for blog promotion and I didn’t deem it necessary to create them. This may change in the future.
3. Exchange is essential
There are many readers who follow me without ‘liking‘ a single post ( it confuses me till date). Perhaps, they expect a follow-for-follow. I read most of the posts in my followed sites feed and hence don’t partake in this shallow exchange.
4. Post dailyΒ
I certainly posted daily in the age of Daily Prompts. But, it’s wise to let your post breathe for a while so that more people across the world get an opportunity to see it. With more likes, you’ve a better chance at appearing on the reader’s feed and gaining visibility.
5. Stats is your guiding light
For the longest time, I hadn’t even noticed the stats section. I’m still tech handicapped that way. Irrespective, I’ll never tailor my posts solely based onΒ likes.Β I blog for my satisfaction and let my authentic self through. Even if all the numbers vanished tomorrow, say due to a technical default, I’ll still keep writing as I’ve been since I was four (mostly about cats on mats that play with bats).
I do understand the positive side of these tipsΒ (so kindly refrain from pointing them out in the comments). My only goal here is to assert that there is no definitive rulebook for success in this platform. Instead of stressing over Dos and donts, I want to empower you to do things that best serve your interests.
My warmest thanks, again, to everyone who’s been a part of my journey.
The WordPress community has filled my heart with its generous and unflinching support. It’s truly gratifying to hear your delightful, intellectually stimulating and encouraging views. I salute every blogger here and every artist in the world.
You don’t need to be an artist to breathe life into art. We can keep all the art around us alive by merely being aware of it. Thank you!
Copyright Β© Roshni Ramanan
Nice work. I like the part about having your post βrestβ
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Thanks for writing here, Stacey. I’m glad you do! Good luck π
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Sometimes I think I should have allowed likes without the person logging in, but I was scared of trolls. Iβm nearly at 2k followers and Iβm stunned that my words reach so many.
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Congrats and thanks for sharing that. I don’t have that option enabled either. Sounds like a great feeling. Good luck!
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Congrats!!
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Thank you! Happy, happy blogging π
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Congrats!
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Thanks a lot!
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This helped a lot as a new blogger! And congratulations!
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Hello. I’m happy it did. Thank you for writing here. I wish you the absolute best with your blog!
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Thankyou very much
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Congratulations!
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Thanks a ton. Have a good day.
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Youβre welcome!
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Daily posting is my failure. Wish I had more time. Thank you so much.
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Good luck! Thank you for writing here.
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I love this post! Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and wisdom with us. Definitely for for thought.
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Oh I’m so happy you do. That’s so very kind of you. Thanks a lot! I had a good time writing it. Happy weekend π
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If everyone would follow the same rules where would we be. If everyone would be the same where would success lead to. What is happiness anyway in a world of today.
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Great thoughts! So true. Perception is reality and I hope you find your happiness in blogging. Thank you very much for sharing your insights and good luck!
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My happiness is in my heart and I leave it there. Blogging is nothing special.
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That’s the best place for it to be in π Power to you.
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Stay who you are and share it with whoever passes by.
Congratulations with your followers. Don’t eat all of them in one time. haha x
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Hahaa thank you so much. I certainly will.
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I have one question. Is really posting daily better? Iβm really new to blogging. Iβm doing one post per week. How do you find so much inspiration to share daily?
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Unless your personal goal is to blog daily, I don’t deem it necessary. Once a week sounds ideal and sustainable. I think letting your post breathe will give you more traffic, increasing your stats and visibility on WP’s reader page.
Good luck with doing what works for you. Happy, happy blogging βΊοΈπ―
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Thank you so much!
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Hi Rosin, I haven’t heard anything about your working poetry lately. hope you have not given up your work, as it was an inspiration to many other up and coming young and older poets. Trying to make their way
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Hello, Behan. I know I’ve been slacking off lately. A new post is surely coming soon. Thank you so very much for the reminder and the wonderful words!
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Hi Roshni, am looking forwards to your new post on line, hopefully it will be as good as you other works of imagery poem’s.
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Hi thank you so much.I hope so too!
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Congrats
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Thank you so very much! Have a blessed day.
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Most welcome
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Congratulations! π
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Thank you so very much ma’am!
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Congratulations on 1000 followers! It might be a little tacky to post on such milestones, as you say, Roshni. But my the same token one can argue celebrating one’s birthday is a little tacky.
I seldom take blog advice — it all seems oriented towards getting more readers. I wouldn’t mind having more readers, but that’s not my goal, and so the advice is of little use to me.
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Thank you! Haha that’s true. I’m a big birthday person, so I get your point.
I appreciate you sharing your thoughts. True. Most of my blogging goals have to do with me, so I do what works for me.
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You’re a gem, Roshni! Thank you for sharing some of your flashing facets with us.
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You’re incredibly kind, Paul. Thank you for your lovely comment.
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Many many congratulations π for this triumphβ¦ Good to know about your writing journey which you shared in this post and the best part I liked is that you write for your satisfaction. Keep that spiritβ¦ Once again congratulationsβ¦. Keep writingβ¦ Keep bloggingβ¦. Best wishesβ¦ πππ€
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Hello. Thank you so very much for the read and the lovely words π I endeavour to always write for the same reason.
Thank you. Happy blogging to you too!
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Thanks and happy blogging to you as well… π
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Congratulations girl π Those were some truly useful and inspiring tips for blogging. Thanks for your genuine advice.
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Hey, thanks a bunch. I’m happy they made sense to you. Enjoy the ride!
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Roshni, this is a great post! Congratulations on 1K followers. And, what you wrote about being authentic and doing this for you—-that is incredible and Self-honoring.
Thank you for visiting my blog. Nice to meet you. π
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I take that as a high compliment. Thank you so very much for being here.
Have a wonderful week ahead βΊοΈ
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Congratulations and keep up with the good work π
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Thanks a lot! Happy blogging βΊοΈπ
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Thank you so very much! βΊοΈ
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Congratulations! Gone through the tips you shared. Wonderful..
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Many thanks! I appreciate the read and comment.
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Congratulations to you, how wonderful!
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Thank you so very much. Have a great day!
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You are very welcome indeed!
You enjoy day and weekend ππ
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Congratulations.<3
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Congrats Roshniπ₯..happy blogging βΊ
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Thank you so much. I really appreciate you writing here. Have a blessed day! π
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Congrats
Ohh you just got a follower.
Go check
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Haha thank you, Suyash. I appreciate it. Welcome to stumble upon serendipity!
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Congratulations π. I believe many of us have followers who don’t even like our single post, I felt consoled while reading you also in that company. Happy to be connected with you. Happy blogging π·
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Thank you so much π I’m glad we could bond over that. Happy blogging to you too π»
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Congratulations…. I enjoy your writing.
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That warms my heart. Thank you so much. Happy, happy blogging!
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Thank you so much. π
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I appreciate your sharing your “points” and other thoughts on blogging and how it works for you. I have often felt “Liking” was not enough and I make a comment of some sort. I also appreciate when someone does the same for my posts.Connections make it feel worth doing / giving / receiving / sharing…..
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True. Comments are the best part of the social experience here, for me as well. They certainly go a long way. I still remember the wonderful comment you left on a poem I wrote on dolls.
Thank you for sharing and may you make many more connections here!
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Thank you
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Congratulations.
When I first started blogging, there were no bloggers’ tips back in the day.
So I just basically developed my own style of blogging and have been doing it ever since.
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Thank you so much!
I appreciate you sharing that.
I’m so glad that you led with your own style and have a successful blog today.
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Congratulations and keep blogging ππ
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Many thanks to you. That’s the hope! Happy blogging βΊοΈπ
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Congratulation π wish you more progress! thank you for the valuable advices π
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I’m elated that you found the post useful π Thanks a ton! Have a great day π
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Same to you π
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Congratulations on achieving 1k!! β₯οΈπ
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Thanks a ton for taking the time to say those sweet words. I appreciate them β€οΈπ―
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congratulations! where is the party?
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Hahaa thank you so much. My blog is the party π
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Congrats Roshni, this is a great accomplishment!
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Thank you so very much, Joey. I appreciate you saying that. Good luck blogging!
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1000 follwers, congratulations
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Thank you so much for writing here. Happy blogging π
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Thanks
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Wish you many more great moments with blog. A good 4 digits mark and congrats the same wish you more followers ahead and smiles for the next thousand follows soon in advance. Cheers. Nice post and happy days ahead with blogging. Cheers π·β¨πΏππΊπΉ
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Aww thank you so very much for taking the time to share these incredibly sweet thoughts. I’m very grateful! I appreciate your lovely wish.π Keep killing it with the cool posts and photos ππ
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Congratulations for your achievement π.
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Thank you for being here. I sincerely appreciate your kind words ππ Have a blessed day ahead!
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My pleasure βΊ
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Great going. All the best π
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Thank you for the read and comment. Good luck to you too πβΊοΈ
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Congratulations. Its a first step towards something big!
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That’s terrific of you to say. Hearty thanks, Amartya! I’m taking your encouragement with me.
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Hehe. Good to knw that. You will go a long way!
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Ohh dear
Heartily congratulations for this milestone !!
Keep going mate βοΈ π―
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Hey, Nirant. Thanks so very much for being around always and the encouragement. I really appreciate it πβΊοΈ Have fun!
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Pleasure to be part of your success !!
Enjoy !!
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That’s sweet. Thanks again ππ
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Congrats on your milestone…May there be many more thousands..Good luck..KEEP WRITING..
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Thanks for being an enthusiastic ( I mean, overzealous) follower (I mean, stalker) π Jokes apart, thanks a bunch, buddy!
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Yes, couldn’t agree more on these.
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I’m happy that you do. Thank you for reading!
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Pleasure
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Many Many Congratulations mam πΉπΉπΉπΉπ
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Thank you so very much, Shubhamππ And please call me Roshni π
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ππ Am so sorry…kya kare aadat se majboor h ππ
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Haha don’t worry about it. I totally get it. I go back and forth in addressing people too π ( my hindi sucks so you’re stuck with my reply in English)
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and my english sucks ππ
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ππ You’re doing just fine
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Congratulations ππ
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Thank you so much, Ananya π»
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My pleasure!! π
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Congrats! I also don’t want to limit myself on a box. No specific niche for me as well. I go as I please π
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That’s so great to hear. Yeah I think it’s cool to try our hand at everything in a cool platform like this. Thanks much! βΊοΈ
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By the way, you are doing a great job. Keep it up! π
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That’s so heartening to hear and generous of you to say. Thank you so much. Happy blogging π
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Congratulations, my dear. May you hit more milestones. You are a writer to reckon with. Wishing you happiness and success. π€π
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That means so much coming from a phenomenal writer. Thanks a lot for your benevolent wishes. I wish the absolute best as well β₯οΈπ
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I am humbled you think so…I am just an ordinary scribbler. Thank you for your best wishes and you are so welcome. β€οΈπ
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I totally mean that. I take so much inspiration from you committing to writing everyday and coming up with creative perspectives with every piece. Stay amazing! ππ
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Bless you my dear! πβ€οΈ
This is what keeps me going. π
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Wonderful day to you too
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Great going Roshni, wishing you more of such success π
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That’s so incredibly kind of you. Thank you so much. Have a wonderful day!
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π Roshni, I would like to congratulate you on gaining one thousand followers.
When it comes to blogging advice, we need to have the wisdom to know what works for us.
And, do have yourself a wonderful day!
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Thanks a ton for taking the time, Renard π
Agreed. To each their own.
Thank you. You too!
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Congratulations on achieving a mark π
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Thanks a ton for your sweet words, Moushmi π
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Always a pleasure π
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Congratulations π
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Thanks a lot, Ramyani. I appreciate you being here π
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It is my pleasure β€οΈ
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