Comments on: Post Length – How Long Should a Blog Post Be? http://www.gaylabaer.com/post-length-how-long-should-a-blog-post-be/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:31:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Gayla http://www.gaylabaer.com/post-length-how-long-should-a-blog-post-be/comment-page-1/#comment-173 Gayla Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:36:01 +0000 http://gaylabaer.com/post-length-how-long-should-a-blog-post-be/#comment-173 Agreed. Content does trump all. I do think it's important to try and get your message across in as few words as possible while keeping it interesting, engaging and entertaining. I'm sure I've passed on lots of valuable information simply because the writers were rambling. Agreed. Content does trump all.

I do think it’s important to try and get your message across in as few words as possible while keeping it interesting, engaging and entertaining.

I’m sure I’ve passed on lots of valuable information simply because the writers were rambling.

]]> By: Pat Steer (Gaelen) http://www.gaylabaer.com/post-length-how-long-should-a-blog-post-be/comment-page-1/#comment-172 Pat Steer (Gaelen) Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:09:08 +0000 http://gaylabaer.com/post-length-how-long-should-a-blog-post-be/#comment-172 "I believe if you can answer the key “Who? What? When? Where? Why? and How?” in under 250 words, that’s all you need. At the end of the day, you need to monitor your stats, communicate with your readers and determine what works best for you and your blog." I'd say the most important comment in those two sentences is the 'need to...communicate with your readers.' When I can do that in 250 words or less, cool. When it takes more than that, cool as well. Average time on site - 5 minutes. Average pages per site - 4. Average post length - somewhere around 800 words. Blogging is simply not one-size-fits-all when it comes to post length recommendations, Gayla. Content trumps all. .-= Pat Steer (Gaelen)´s last blog ..<a href="http://patsteer.com/2010/01/do-the-sounds-of-your-own-wheels-make-you-crazy/" rel="nofollow">Do the sounds of your own wheels make you crazy?</a> =-. “I believe if you can answer the key “Who? What? When? Where? Why? and How?” in under 250 words, that’s all you need. At the end of the day, you need to monitor your stats, communicate with your readers and determine what works best for you and your blog.”

I’d say the most important comment in those two sentences is the ‘need to…communicate with your readers.’
When I can do that in 250 words or less, cool.
When it takes more than that, cool as well. Average time on site – 5 minutes. Average pages per site – 4.
Average post length – somewhere around 800 words.
Blogging is simply not one-size-fits-all when it comes to post length recommendations, Gayla. Content trumps all.
.-= Pat Steer (Gaelen)´s last blog ..Do the sounds of your own wheels make you crazy? =-.

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