What are the keys to having a successful blog?

What makes you want to read certain blogs? What are some topics that you think would make a blog successful? How does one get more people to watch their blog?

Best advice: DO WORK.

Since I've only learned what I know beyond that from websites, I'll give you a few links that I found very helpful:

Bloggers guide to SEO (serch engine optimization):

http://www.seobook.com/bloggers

How to attract links:

http://www.copyblogger.com/increase-web-traffic/

List of successful blogs (innovate based on others' success:

http://www.collegedegree.com/library/college-life/top-100-productivity-and-lifehack-blogs/

Good luck on getting this off the ground!

write about a topic that relates to everyone in some kind of way. it can be funny or serious. your choice