Does a blog have to be one topic to be popular?

[Fitness4Life]

or can it be a bunch of different topics depending on what you experienced in those diff days?

And how often should u update a blog?

[Kee]

UPDATED:
A blog can be a bunch of different topics. Whether a blog has a niche focus or broad one has little bearing on its popularity. These posts may help you reach a decision regarding your blog content though:

"Developing Your Blogging Identity"
http://www.dailyblogtips.com/developing-...-identity/

"How to Find your Passion (& What You Should be Blogging About)"
http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/...ing-about/

"To have a Niche Focus with Your Blog or Not? Tips on Making the Decision"
http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/...-decision/

"How to Develop a Niche Blog Content Plan"
http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/...tent-plan/


People are more likely to follow blogs that are updated regularly, so at least once a week is a good goal.


It's good to take your time to develop a blogging identity that will keep you motivated to write. Improving upon your writing and expressing yourself clearly should be your first priority. Popularity is not just measured in total number of unique page hits or number of followers. You should look for ways to retain readership, beyond a one-time visit. Just visiting and commenting on other blogs helps (popular ones or not). Yet marketing your blog effectively will take time and effort, just like with developing blog content. Check out the following posts for some ideas:

"Why My Blog Gets No Comments"
http://www.dailyblogtips.com/qa-why-my-b...-comments/

"Daily Blog Tips (Website Traffic Series - 20 articles, see links at bottom of the initial post)"
http://www.dailyblogtips.com/website-tra...galleries/
http://www.dailyblogtips.com/website-tra...promotion/
http://www.dailyblogtips.com/website-tra...ig-events/

"How to Find Readers For Your Blog"
http://www.problogger.net/how-to-find-re...your-blog/

"Kick Your RSS: Jumping on the Syndication Bandwagon"
http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/...bandwagon/

"Search Engine Optimization for Blogs - SEO"
http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/...for-blogs/

"Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Tips for Bloggers"
http://www.problogger.net/search-engine-...-bloggers/

"Using Social Media Sites to Grow Your Blog’s Traffic"
http://www.problogger.net/using-social-m...s-traffic/

"21 Ways to Make Your Blog or Website Sticky"
http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/...te-sticky/

"9 Things to Do to Make Sure that Your Next Blog Post is Read By More Than Your Mom"
http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/...-your-mom/

"How Not to Promote Your Blog: Top 10 Broken Promotion Strategies"
http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/...trategies/

"Three Simple Actions that Doubled My Website Traffic in 30 days"
http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/...n-30-days/


NOTE: Some web sites or forums have guidelines (like Yahoo! Answers) regarding advertising and/or posting external links. Posting against site rules can get you classified as a spammer and/or banned. So, posting your blog link "everywhere" without restriction is not an effective strategy. Again, see the links above for more productive methods.

You may want to post future questions about blogging in a subcategory of Computers & Internet > Internet OR the Computers & Internet > Programming & Design category.