Every now and then a new blogger will ask me for advice on how to get more notoriety in the blog world.  Many more popular bloggers than I have written much on the subject, and they're not hard to find using the power of Google.  Instead of repeating their advice, I'd simply suggest you go hunt them down.  Despite 3+ years of blogging, I can't say as I've been nearly as successful as I'd like.  But there is one piece of advice that I'd like to share with new, up and coming bloggers, since in all my years of blogging, I really only think I made one mistake.

Never... ever... under any conditions... start your blog name with a W... or a Y or a Z for that matter.  Pick a name that starts with A, B or C.  You'll thank me later.