Humble suggestion.

By Paula Light

Everyone should start by checking out Light Motifs, which by amazing coinkydink happens to be mah blog.

I'm serious.

I don't just babble about any old thing (contrary to how it may appear at first glance). I try to entertain mah peeps with a variety of subjects and mix up how I approach things. I'm careful with the inside jokes, and I always try to make new readers feel welcome to comment. When I began Light Motifs, I decided to avoid the blogwars I'd previously encouraged on my old blog because even though they give you a big comment and visitor boost for a while, the fighting turns off new readers. Blogs need new readers or they die. You can't count only on existing readers because they can disappear ... and then what?

One thing I don't do that you're "supposed to do" is acknowledge every comment. I'm too busy (no, really) and many times there's really nothing to say in return. People don't seem to mind it at all, so I would strike it off the advice list for established bloggers. (It's not a bad idea for new bloggers.)

I also keep posts short, though not necessarily sweet. :)