How Long Should Your Blog Post Be?

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Is this a question you ask yourself before you write a post? I have heard people asking this and i don’t understand why you should limit the length of your post. The post length should not be in your consideration when you are drafting your post.

The best blogging rule you need to know is “there are none”. People can tell you, you need to write a long post consist of thousand words or you should write a shorter post maybe 500-1000 words. The fact is “It does not matter”. Most importantly:

Are you getting your message across?

You can be as long winded as anyone could be writing a long post or you can write like Seth Godin who is famous for his short post. The questions is; are you packing enough details to get your message across to your readers?

You need to write your post with purpose. What are you trying to achieve with your post? What do you want your readers to do after reading your post? These are the things that matter, not the length of a post.

Is your writing flow limited by the post length?

Post length limits your creativity and your writing flow. If you pre-set a target post length, it gives you additional pressure to meet it.  In fact why should you set a target of how many words you are going to write. Let your writing flow naturally.

Write it with your heart, listen to it, write what you have to say. Focus on the message you are getting across.

Long doesn’t mean it’s good

I am sure you have read post written by Glen Allsop, they are long and they are good. This also gives people a misconception you need to write superb long post. Glen’s post is well-like by thousand of his readers because he pack them with details and information. You just can’t stop reading them.

When you have plan to write a lengthy post with few thousand words, make sure you do your research and get your facts right. It’s also advisable to include formatting and images in your post in order not to bore your readers.

What should be your ideal post length?

There is no definite answer on this. Sometimes it becomes a habit when you write naturally. Most of my post hover around 700-1000 words and this is the post length i am comfortable with. Occasionally i have a few post which is shorter but it has no effects on the number of comments.

One of the reason i find it pretty hard to absorb when i am reading a long post and i tends to scan through unless i know the blogger pretty well. This mindset is built in me and i somehow always come out a post which is less than a thousand words.

Conclusion

Stop caring about your post length from now. Throw this question into the mist. Write your post based on the criteria mentioned above. Write for your readers and nothing else but your readers.

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