Blogging about Blogging

The Hotel Parrot, he would only talk when there was no one in the room. 

I have passed the five year mark of not missing a day of posting.  In the first decade of blogging, I blogged when I thought of something, or when I felt like it, with very mixed results.  I met some wonderful people, several of whom have remained friends despite dropping out of blogging.  A few years ago I did some reading on developing social media networking - for work.  A few things I learned along the way:

• Create content on a consistent basis.  Some blogs post weekly, or two or three times a week.  Consistency builds readers. 
• Comment on other blogs and more people will comment on yours. 
• If you reply to comments, people will be more likely to comment. 
• Use photos or graphics.  Text only is lost on the visual readers.  
• Ask a question to engage your reader. 
• I create content ahead of time, and schedule posts.  I try to be a week ahead, and posts get moved around.  
• Try to stick with a theme, I try to stay positive, upbeat.  Obviously travel is a recurring theme for me. 

What is your best tip for blogging?