Interact, if you want an interactive community

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You as a blogger may simply want to put your thoughts, experiences and activities out there for others to happen upon (or not) and to read (or not).  But if you want to monetize whatever it is you blog, then 6 Strategies for Launching a Successful Blog speaks to fundamentals of blogging as a business.  One of those is creating an interactive community:  In my experience, social media - Google+ and Twitter, in particular - is the best platform for doing this.  You can certainly promote your blog on social media, but I find too many bloggers focused more on promoting than on interacting.  So if you are truly intent on an interactive community, then participate in discussions, respond to others' blogs and posts, and ask questions that you're genuinely interested in.