By Joshua Wilkins Everyone is blogging these days, and it's surprisingly easy to do. It seems like everyone has a blog these days. Though, in order to have a truly successful blog, you must begin with a real strategy. Apply the advice and techniques from this article to help you design the blog that will be right for you. It is important that you don't over-do your use of keywords, imaging and plug-ins. If you do, your blog could get removed from the major search engines, negating all the hard work you've done so far. Instead, write in a way that sounds natural and smooth. Remember you've got a life beyond blogging. If you don't take a break, you run the risk of burning out. Schedule some leisure time, from short walks, visits with friends, or even short coffee breaks. Taking a break like this allows you to return to your blog with a fresh perspective so you can write some outstanding content. Make sure that you are not overusing any keywords, plug-ins, ...