1. Have a strong theme to focus on
Be it a topic (economics, TV show, politics, my life, repairing microwaves, etc.) or location (My house, my street, my town, my city, etc.). This will allow you to build up an audience of like-minded people.
2. Post about three/four major posts per week
Any less and your blog probably won't build up a loyal readership, any more and discussions on a particular post will get lost.
3. Try to post every day
Even if it's just a few lines about something unrelated to your main theme.
4. Make it conversational
The advantage of blogs is that they can be more of a conversation between the writer and their readers than more mainstream media, so make your writing personable (maybe include a few lines about your day, or an anacdote, or even what's going on around you while you're writing).
5. Reply to people in the comment threads
You don't have to reply to everyone, but try to particpate at least once in each comment thread.
Trying to keep up with three blogs in this way is not at all easy... :-(
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