Do blogs have rules?

I know, it's been awhile. I've probably broken the number one rule of blogging ... or are there rules?

Well, if I want people to read my blog and if I want people to keep coming back, then there are probably a few things that I should keep in mind.

Technorati, one of those blog tracking organizations, estimated in 2007 that there were about 61 million blogs and about 175,000 new blogs being created each day. So let's see, by October 2009, that means we now have how many? Answer: more than 61 million blogs.

What can I do to ensure people read my blog? That leads us to a rule - 1) Post frequently

What else can we do?
2) Keep it interesting - not only through well written and relative copy, but with eye-catching visuals and links to interesting stuff - like news items or other blogs.

Anything else? Other basic blogging principles include, keeping your blog:

3)Honest
4)Conversational
5)Open, two-way communication
6)Unselfish, and sometimes maybe even
7)Opinionated

And
8)Spelling and grammar should be strong

Can you think of others? (That's encouraging open, two-way communication)

Oh yes, and back to my first question - my last post was in June. That will keep them coming back!

Until next time, happy blogging!