This is a great read and very helpful. The no-nonsense approach is appreciated while the length is perfect for such a subject. There is a lot to say on the matter.
I particularly like your point about content in general
...people can comeback to it months or years after and that's when you know you've done something that has value
This post has it in spades, thank you for taking the time to put it all out there.
It's the sprinkles on top of the vanilla introduction to blogging on Hive. Glad you like it :>