DO…

You’ve got to follow to be followed.

You’ve got to genuinely like and comment on other’s posts.

You’ve got to be actively engaged.

You’ve got to share on every platform you can share on.

SEO. Your tags are important.

Your featured image draws people in.

Inform and entertain. One or both, but both is better.

Don’t…

Follow blogs just to follow and never look at them again. Follow the blogs that interest you.

Have a bunch of spelling errors. You will have a few but at least double check before you post.

Falsely represent what your blog is about. Titles are important, but the title has to accurately indicate what the writing is about.

Link to your blog post gratuitously on someone else’s blog.