What I think is it is very essential that you read others’ blog posts and leave insightful comments. Some people leave generic comments on every post. I never prefer someone to do that. Write meaningful comments. When you read others’ posts, you get many ideas and you also get familiar with different writing styles. It’s also a very good learning and evolving method. Success in blogging comes only by developing a good network with fellow writers. Interaction is the key to success in blogging.
The problem with "blogs" apart from being misused from its original purpose, is that as communication platform is way too vertical. I have to "go to your blog" to read you, rather than go to a place where we could share a common subject (such as this forum or the reddit like sites).
I mean, you expect me to "follow" gazillion random blogs out there? Not gonna happen. This model cannot scale up. This is also the fundamental reason some "social media" is also wrongly designed. Only "super stars" might get enough attention to get followers, but there cannot be a million super stars. And if you start following everyone, you will read none.
As a informational service (not like internet cares) blog meant: Bio Log. It was supposed to be your diary experience written in a site.
Honestly, i rather people stopped making "blogs". It is incredibly hard to make YOU make ME read your blog. In practice i'll just ignore them, like most of social media. If per chance you write something really interesting, then perhaps by search engine magic, i might come to your site for that specific thing once. And you will be very lucky. Many blogs are even cheating others, doing the equivalent of a retweet.
So in principle i don't visit blogs. I'm more topic/subject focused, not people focused. And who are you to want me to focus in you anyway? Sorry, my time is not infinite, blogs (and most social media) are. Its like Facebook, keep scrolling down, you will die of old age before the thing ends (or maybe the company closes first).
