Comments on: Are super-short posts good for your blog? http://www.blogherald.com/2007/02/28/are-super-short-posts-good-for-your-blog/ The leading source of news covering the blogosphere, Web 2.0, new technology, and related topics. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:26:59 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: ¿Son mejores los posts cortos? http://www.blogherald.com/2007/02/28/are-super-short-posts-good-for-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-180303 ¿Son mejores los posts cortos? Wed, 11 Apr 2007 14:04:42 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/02/28/are-super-short-posts-good-for-your-blog/#comment-180303 [...] Es evidente que los posts cortos facilitan la lectura, e invitan incluso a comentar. Yo lo he comprobado en mis propias carnes con post como el de Gran día que me costó unos 2 segundos y que fue uno de los más comentados: 30 respuestas. Pero según esta reflexión hay algunas razones más, y tienen su lógica. Ahora sí que os pediría la opinión, así que, ya sabéis, a comentar, que en realidad la pregunta es para tratar de mejorar el blog… [...] [...] Es evidente que los posts cortos facilitan la lectura, e invitan incluso a comentar. Yo lo he comprobado en mis propias carnes con post como el de Gran día que me costó unos 2 segundos y que fue uno de los más comentados: 30 respuestas. Pero según esta reflexión hay algunas razones más, y tienen su lógica. Ahora sí que os pediría la opinión, así que, ya sabéis, a comentar, que en realidad la pregunta es para tratar de mejorar el blog… [...]

]]> By: Short posts = more popular? | The Blog World http://www.blogherald.com/2007/02/28/are-super-short-posts-good-for-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-179770 Short posts = more popular? | The Blog World Sun, 08 Apr 2007 18:10:05 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/02/28/are-super-short-posts-good-for-your-blog/#comment-179770 [...] Shorter posts are actually really helpful for your site. Shorter posts mean more people can read your site faster, it can be easily referenced for tag backs. A lot of websites have been picking this up, including the BlogHerald. Shorter posts = Highly Targeted Content! You get a lot more posts out of it which is plus points for your blog for a lot of companies for you to sign up. The more posts the bigger your blog looks for adsense, payperpost and a variety of other places that rate how long you’ve been blogging and how many posts you have etc. [...] [...] Shorter posts are actually really helpful for your site. Shorter posts mean more people can read your site faster, it can be easily referenced for tag backs. A lot of websites have been picking this up, including the BlogHerald. Shorter posts = Highly Targeted Content! You get a lot more posts out of it which is plus points for your blog for a lot of companies for you to sign up. The more posts the bigger your blog looks for adsense, payperpost and a variety of other places that rate how long you’ve been blogging and how many posts you have etc. [...]

]]> By: confused http://www.blogherald.com/2007/02/28/are-super-short-posts-good-for-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-171175 confused Fri, 02 Mar 2007 20:03:45 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/02/28/are-super-short-posts-good-for-your-blog/#comment-171175 People are so concerned about increasing traffic and getting linked that sometimes they're loosing sight of the goal. Give us something valuable to read without pandering to search engines, people with short attention span, the 'digg culture', and whatnot. Michael Gray's article is based on assumptions: "I think so", "if my suspicions (…) is true", "Chances are that"… Hey, what if you're utterly wrong? My latest blog post is 896 words long because in this particular instance I needed several hundred words. Yet, given the complexity of the subject, there is nothing to remove from this post, the content is accessible, easily scannable and to the point. It may bore you to death but in this case you have nothing to do on my blog. People are so concerned about increasing traffic and getting linked that sometimes they’re loosing sight of the goal. Give us something valuable to read without pandering to search engines, people with short attention span, the ‘digg culture’, and whatnot.

Michael Gray’s article is based on assumptions: “I think so”, “if my suspicions (…) is true”, “Chances are that”… Hey, what if you’re utterly wrong?

My latest blog post is 896 words long because in this particular instance I needed several hundred words. Yet, given the complexity of the subject, there is nothing to remove from this post, the content is accessible, easily scannable and to the point. It may bore you to death but in this case you have nothing to do on my blog.

]]> By: Al Gates http://www.blogherald.com/2007/02/28/are-super-short-posts-good-for-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-171124 Al Gates Fri, 02 Mar 2007 16:07:25 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/02/28/are-super-short-posts-good-for-your-blog/#comment-171124 I have no time to read long posts....which seems to be the norm in marketing products, and I really like short, to the point, posts... Short is sweet. Long is sour. Al www.cybercoaching.ca I have no time to read long posts….which seems to be the norm in marketing products, and I really like short, to the point, posts…
Short is sweet.
Long is sour.

Al
http://www.cybercoaching.ca

]]> By: Sprague Dawley http://www.blogherald.com/2007/02/28/are-super-short-posts-good-for-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-170951 Sprague Dawley Fri, 02 Mar 2007 01:56:12 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/02/28/are-super-short-posts-good-for-your-blog/#comment-170951 Depends on your goal. If you want to monetize by maximizing traffic, go for pithy soundbites. But targeting may be better in the long run -- building a smaller audience of better quality who will stick around to read longer pieces... Depends on your goal. If you want to monetize by maximizing traffic, go for pithy soundbites. But targeting may be better in the long run — building a smaller audience of better quality who will stick around to read longer pieces…

]]> By: J. Angelo Racoma http://www.blogherald.com/2007/02/28/are-super-short-posts-good-for-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-170791 J. Angelo Racoma Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:57:10 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/02/28/are-super-short-posts-good-for-your-blog/#comment-170791 I prefer using header tags like <h3> to separate points whenever I write lengthy posts. That way readers with short attention spans can simply scan and skim through whatever they find interesting. But having a short attention span myself, I admit I sometimes lose interest halfway through a long post. I just read the first three paragraphs or so, skip some points, and go directly to the conclusion. My bad. I prefer using header tags like <h3> to separate points whenever I write lengthy posts. That way readers with short attention spans can simply scan and skim through whatever they find interesting.

But having a short attention span myself, I admit I sometimes lose interest halfway through a long post. I just read the first three paragraphs or so, skip some points, and go directly to the conclusion. My bad.

]]> By: Webomatica http://www.blogherald.com/2007/02/28/are-super-short-posts-good-for-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-170787 Webomatica Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:25:20 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/02/28/are-super-short-posts-good-for-your-blog/#comment-170787 Gee, that seems a bit brief to me (especially because I seem to be a wordy blogger) but I wouldn't deny it. I think really targeted, concise information will win out over something overwhelmingly long and essay-like. Especially in the time-strapped lives we lead. Another thing I've noticed is some bloggers make judicious use of bold to highlight important points - added text formatting helps break up a big wall of text. See, there I go, I have trouble even typing a short, concise comment... :) Gee, that seems a bit brief to me (especially because I seem to be a wordy blogger) but I wouldn’t deny it. I think really targeted, concise information will win out over something overwhelmingly long and essay-like. Especially in the time-strapped lives we lead.

Another thing I’ve noticed is some bloggers make judicious use of bold to highlight important points – added text formatting helps break up a big wall of text.

See, there I go, I have trouble even typing a short, concise comment… :)

]]> By: Jeremy Steele http://www.blogherald.com/2007/02/28/are-super-short-posts-good-for-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-170769 Jeremy Steele Thu, 01 Mar 2007 02:34:39 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/02/28/are-super-short-posts-good-for-your-blog/#comment-170769 I have found that multiple short posts (50-100 words) per day tends to result in more traffic. I have found that multiple short posts (50-100 words) per day tends to result in more traffic.

]]> By: Maki http://www.blogherald.com/2007/02/28/are-super-short-posts-good-for-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-170758 Maki Thu, 01 Mar 2007 01:07:24 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/02/28/are-super-short-posts-good-for-your-blog/#comment-170758 I like short posts. Seth Godin is an absolute master at dishing out insightful guru-style posts which leave you wanting more. I like short posts. Seth Godin is an absolute master at dishing out insightful guru-style posts which leave you wanting more.

]]> By: James Simmons http://www.blogherald.com/2007/02/28/are-super-short-posts-good-for-your-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-170746 James Simmons Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:28:38 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/02/28/are-super-short-posts-good-for-your-blog/#comment-170746 It would be interesting to find out if short, sound-bite style posts have less acceptance by certain audiences. I wonder how well the tech crowd responds to these types of posts versus people in, say, the world of fashion. It would be interesting to find out if short, sound-bite style posts have less acceptance by certain audiences. I wonder how well the tech crowd responds to these types of posts versus people in, say, the world of fashion.

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