I had a blog for almost 2 years. It was my online journal of sorts. I've closed it and am thinking of beginning a new one.
It's very time consuming, or was for me, as I posted almost EVERY DAY. However, it's rewarding and I met friends all over the world. I still stay in touch with many that I've never met and probably never will, on a daily basis.
I didn't delete my blog because I want to print it out , as it was my journal. I put lots of photos. People really don't want a lot of words, they want photos with a few words or important information. I used Google Blogger, but if I do it again, will go to Wordpress. I had 200-300 hits per day from all over the world. Lots from EU, AU, CAN, US.