I will start using them…

Henry
http://spanishto-go.com

“Find your “niche” and become a slave to it.”

And also be sure to not choose a niche that is already saturated ;-)

“Make posts over 100 words, around 200 words and usually not more than 400 words.”

Of course it depends on the type of post you are writing. If you write detailed tutorials like I do then it’s impossible to write a short post. (Btw isn’t this post over 400 words? :-)

“Regularly post.”

I’ve hardly posted lately and my traffic is up more than 500%. So writing every day isn’t necessarily going to bring you good results. I would say that writing quality posts that are SEO optimized is far more important than quantity.

“Pick a simple theme and then test, test, test.”

Although I agree with the testing part (does it ever end) a “simple” theme isn’t always your best choice if you have a lot of content like I do. A nice looking site also doesn’t hurt to attract repeat visitors.

“Paragraphs no longer than 10 sentences.”

Personally I would never write a paragraph anywhere close to 10 sentences. Viewers are in a hurry and long paragraphs are a complete turnoff. Readers will generally scan only the first and last sentences. The rest is considered fluff and will be ignored by most.

“Here today, gone tomorrow: remember your post is not a bestseller in process. Write it and move on.”

Sometimes when we write a post we forget to optimize it for the SERPS. I’m always going back to my better posts and tweaking them for optimum performance. Like I said earlier good quality posts will bring you more traffic over the long term.

“Use Google Reader. Leave comments.”

Although Google has a nice social aspect to it, because I have so many subscriptions it crashers my browser. So only a heavy-duty desktop application will do what I need it to do.

“Have a minimal sidebar. Most the “flair” out there is so distracting and lame.”

Agreed, too many bloggers have useless widgets such as showing what the weather is in your home town. But the sidebar/footer is a useful place to put your best posts, reader’s comments etc. So don’t neglect it.

“Measure success on your own terms” and “Blogging is not instant gratification”

So true.

Hope that helps and cheers!