How do you define a successful blog?

I think a successful blog is an active blog. When someone has passion and update their blogs regularly, that shows that they are truly enjoying it. When they enjoy it, the readers and visitors will definitely enjoy coming in too and might bookmark the blog site. This is more valuable than say, active promotion of their blogs. Because active traffic means that the users are there for a reason, bookmarking the blog because they enjoy reading. That is one of the best methods ever. And when the blogger sees an active rise in the number of visitors, he/she feels so happy because it feels like a recognition to have your stuff being read regularly. You are right, it doesn't necessarily have to equate to very good earnings. As long as the person enjoy blogging, and do it from their heart and soul, it's good enough already. I have never regretted finding blogging and my only wish was I had found this passion sooner.

One day, perhaps, when the computers have made a tally of all the blogs and the social scientists have defined the parameters of what a successful blog is, then we can probably say our blogs are successful, or not, ha ha. But a blog is a web log. That means something personal or private that had been made public through the net. People might come to read your blog and appreciate it but not comment on it. I just recently learned that my daughter's friend had been reading my blogs. And she had been touched by some of the stories I related. She never commented though. She just told my daughter about it. Knowing that I was able to relate to someone is success enough for me.

I define a successful blog as a blog that you enjoy to do. No matter who reads it or if anyone reads it, it doesn't matter because you enjoy doing it. I enjoy my blogging. I find it fun. I write about pregnancy, my diaper cakes and babies. :)

I think the measure of a blog's success depends on what your goal is when you start it. If you are hoping to make money from it then that is the measure because you can see in a monetary sense how successful it is. If your goal is to publish information or have a forum for your own writing then the measure of success in how much time you spend doing what you wanted to do.

I consider my blogs successful because I enjoy them, and the few who do read them also enjoy what is imparted on them. I also love reading numerous blogs by others. Success, to me, means many things, above all, do you love doing what you're doing? Karen

Hi Scheng. Congratulation for you. I do have blog but I think no one have read it before. For me, I think to define a successful blog, it should nice design, interest content, and the most important is many people agree that the blog are good and have the interest to come again. Haha I fail to do that, but I will continue to learn and enjoy the blogging life. Have a nice day for you.

I never really thought of a blog as successful or not. Hmm... interesting. Now that you got me thinking, I think a successful blog is one that give out information that is useful. And readers following that information, and then achieving similar or better results than before they read my blog, then that is a successful blog!

i have three blogs. they are attracting good traffic, but not enough to make a decent extra income for me. i think that income is not a measurement of success for a blog. i think it should be influence on the readers. when i receive comments that they like my blog and enabled them to do something or inspired them to act, then that is a successful blog for me. i am still aspiring to have such a blog. i am building mine to be like that.

I am quite attached with my blog, but I have been slacking on updating my blog for the past few weeks and just recently trying to post entries regularly. I think a really successful blog has many followers, readers, unique visitors and many people will link back to your blog unless you only write for yourself and you feel content with what you have done, then, it's also a self-achievement in blogging. It means it depends on which direction you want your blog to be.

My blog is collecting dust. I had one years ago but I don't update it any longer. It was more of an online journal. At the time, monetizing on blogs wasn't widespread yet. I don't presently have an active blog right now but I'm thinking of creating a website for something.

I dont earn money from my blogs but I still love to blog. it gets my thoughts out. I am a terible riter but it still works.

a successful blog if your blog benefits many people, many people will share onyour discussion and not mainly on the earnings you will earn.

A blog would be tag as successful if its high in traffic and if the visitor would be a regular reader. Of course the blog should be interesting in order for the reader to be a constant reader.

Is it just me or does no one reply to blogging section blogs? because I don't have anyone replying to my thread at all like this one... anyway, how do I define a successful blog? Well, unlike you, I believe that a blog should have readers, even if it has crappy and bad content. The reason why I say this is because the only reason why you are creating a public blog is so that people can view your blog. If no one comes to see what you have got to share, then it is a failure. If you have bad and crappy content and there are still readers, then obviously your content isn't as bad as you thought. :P Currently, my blog is a failure, but I am hoping that it will be successful one day. :)

When it comes to the definition of a successful blog, it seems that there are no apparent answers to your question. For most bloggers, I think making money is the main motivation for blogging, so earning much more money may mean how successful a blog is. Of course, high ranking, huge traffic and great recognition are all the definition of successful blogs. In my opinion, successfull blogs should be blogs that are able to change the life of their readers. What's more, a successful blog means that it can bring the visitors a whole feeling of life and help them enjoy a better life.

Successful blog would be the one with the most traffic, like same here ive just got myself my own blog http://elrener.blogspot.com/ . since its still new i dont really get much traffic. But soon i gueess :D