Does this even mean anything?
That’s the question I found myself asking when, on October 9, 2026, I got the following email:
Hi Amol,
My name is Anuj Agarwal, I’m the Founder of FeedSpot.
I would like to personally congratulate you as your blog ComposeMD has been selected by our panelist as one of the Top 20 General Knowledge Blogs on the web (2026 Edition).
20 Best General Knowledge Blogs to Follow in 2026
You can also add your website link and other social media handles to get more visibility in our list. Continue
I personally give you a high-five and want to thank you for your contribution to this world. This is the most comprehensive list of Top 20 General Knowledge Blogs on the internet and I’m honored to have you as part of this!
We’d be grateful if you can help us spread the word by briefly mentioning about the Top 20 General Knowledge Blogs list in any of your upcoming post.
Please feel free to reach out with any questions.
Best,
FeedSpot
It’s 2026, which means there’s a high risk someone is stroking my ego and/or looking for money. There’s also a high risk AI was used to create the message, but the use of singular nouns where the plural form was warranted seems to rule out that possibility.
Anyway, let’s dig.
FeedSpot is a content aggregation platform, allowing users to interact with their favorite blogs, news websites, YouTube channels, podcasts, RSS feeds, social sites, and so on in one place.
Apparently, the company generates revenue in a handful of ways:
- Content creators can pay for sponsored placements, higher-ranking positions, badges, etc. In fact, the Continue link in the email seems to serve as not-so-subtle bait for these paid features.
- Marketers and PR professionals can pay for access to FeedSpot’s massive database of content creators which includes contact information.
- Regular users can pay for ad-free reading and other such upgrades.
- Ads.
All of the above leads to a few questions.
Is FeedSpot monetizing content that itself is not being monetized?
Is my site still a general knowledge site?
Is the old ComposeMD logo better than the new one?
Isn’t it somewhat flattering to be on the same list as Knowable Magazine, Big Think, and Mental Floss?
Am I not falling for the ego trap?
Regardless, this is the blog post/advertisement that FeedSpot requested.
But, again, does this even mean anything for me?
I have no idea.
Nor do I particularly care.
Because for better or worse, whether or not there’s external validation, the blog is here to stay.
