What should i know before starting a blog?

[MB]

I mean what should be an approach before and after starting a blog and increasing its web traffic.

I know the most important thing is patience and regular update.
But major things and problem that i could face for it to get started and running.

[Gagii]

Analyse the market opportunities and competition on your blog niche. Prepared a perfect road map to make it best. Make healthy and content full blog before launch it. Use .htaccess file for better security.

Must read about SEO on moz.com before start the blogging. Choose best CMS platform for blogging like: WordPress. You should write like you are talking one-on-one with your reader. Your blog should be a reflection of the unique person you are and not a copy of all the blogs you admire. Beauty is attract to everyone so keep your blog easy on the eyes. Create new blog network for new blog.

Here are some more things You should know but I think you already have best about blog.

[radhika]

Study the page you are writing for. Get tips from the internet,focus on the line of thought - start writing keeping a basic title( Creativity does not help here) in mind. Tweak the title a little after forming an opinion on the content only if necessary. Feed in the keywords at appropriate places, without disturbing the flow of your writing. If it is increase in traffic is the main criteria, it is advisable to seek expert SEO advice first

[john]

When writing a blog you should be topic specific. Any article you write in your blog, see that the content is related to that topic

[Richard]

Your blog should be specific to the topic. It should be precise, informative and must have appropriate keywords at appropriate places. Make sure that the use of keyword in no way hampers the content flow.

[Naomi]

Here's some resources you may find helpful:
http://www.rss-specifications.com/10-tip...oggers.htm
http://strongblogs.com/7-traffic-tips-for-bloggers/
http://www.rss-specifications.com/blog-post-ideas.htm

Good luck!