Comments on: How long should a blog post be?

By: Lizzy

Lizzy — Wed, 06 May 2009 09:32:45 +0000

I believe that long blog posts that include lots of content are likely to be easier to manage on a day to day, week by week basis.

I find that in order to write a blog article I have to get into the zone, this is difficult and I often find myelf procrastinating before doing it. Once in the zone however I find that the words tend to flow quite easily and I can produce decent length articles with decent content. By doing this I believe I reduce the need to post frequently

Just my own experience.

By: Martin Reed - Blog Author

Martin Reed - Blog Author — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:23:11 +0000

Paul – I agree; unbroken text can be very off-putting!

W Levan – That’s the whole point; it is impossible to say what readers want as every reader is different!

Robin – I agree

Thomas – I love the analogy! Thanks for the great comment!

By: Thomas

Thomas — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:14:20 +0000

Yeah its hard to put any number of keywords on how long a blog should be. I just usually tell friends to write till the feel satisfied. Its like a dinner, you eat till your good and full, someday you may only eat a little, some days you may eat alot (especially if it is pizza) but good content is the key…no MSG!

By: RobinGaver

RobinGaver — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:32:28 +0000

Breaking up the text is very important. If you have 3 different things you want to say, divide them into 3 blocks, so it is easy for the reader to get one opinion at a time.

By: W Levan

W Levan — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 03:37:28 +0000

The post should be long enough to be relevant to the reader. Post that are too short become fluff pieces. Posts that are too long defeats the purpose of reading a daily blog. I think readers want concise and revealing information in the 200-400 word range.

By: Paul Mover

Paul Mover — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:01:42 +0000

I often find that breaking the text up with images, using bullet points and paragraphs is a good way of making the content as readable as possible. There’s nothing worse than a wall of text.

By: Martin Reed - Blog Author

Martin Reed - Blog Author — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:30:43 +0000

Keith – I like that you consider content before word count. Your priority should always be on your content!

By: Keith Gill

Keith Gill — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 14:33:10 +0000

When deciding the length of my posts i decide on the content first and then try to convey the substance within about 300 to 550 words. On the other hand, you can write a long, interesting post about a simple incident, that you could have summarized in 100 words

By: Martin Reed - Blog Author

Martin Reed - Blog Author — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:02:15 +0000

Earn – Yes, I think expression is an art and writers need to be able to express themselves adequately without restricting themselves to artificial limits. As long as the article is concise, and covers all the points needed, no minimum or maximum word limit is needed.

By: Earnblogger

Earnblogger — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:37:16 +0000

In my view, quality is the most important thing. In 100 words also you can give some quality information, that a 1000 words long article may fail to deliver. On the other hand, you can write a long, interesting post about a simple incident, that you could have summarized in 100 words! So, here come the use of writing skill and the art of expression. Normally, people prefers to read short, listed articles. But it doesn’t mean that there are no readers of long articles. As a blogger, I would say that Blogging is all about expressing thoughts and sharing information. So, no limit can exist in terms of length of blog posts!