(posting on someone else's blog or website, promotional writing, reviewing, critiquing, etc.), grab it. The more experience you get, the better. Once you are established as a bloggist, you can be more discerning. If you were to ask me which of the above 10 steps is the most important for a successful blog, I could not answer. That would be like deciding which religious holiday is the most sacred, or what tastes better, brownies or cookies. But I can tell you that from my 10 Steps to a Successful Blog, #4, #8, and #10 were the most helpful for me. Which of these steps will be most helpful for you? Let me know once you get started. In September 2008, Emily Finkelstein started her blog, Dance Diary , writing about her experiences in ballet school and more recently as a professional dancer. Since then one of her short stories has appeared in the anthology published by the Canadian Authors Association, Montreal Branch, and she's written promotional articles for Montreal businesses. Emily has given seminars and workshops on blogging and she was recently awarded a government grant to develop a book based on Dance Diary. Emily writes in her Montreal Plateau apartment and travels home to Toronto often to visit her family.