Too many blogs are just too long.
A 2000 word essay on someone’s barely thought through political views or their description of their trip to the shops is more than I can bear to read.
Short posts tend to be little more than the written equivalent of reading a newspaper’s headlines out loud.
Is it possible to have an interesting blog with short posts only? I thought I’d have a go. I’ll stick to one rule on this blog – posts of no more than 100 words.
Let’s see how long before I lose interest.
Richard
7 responses so far ↓
Corinne Davies // 19 November, 2007 at 12:08 pm |
Hi there, wasn’t sure how to best contact you so I’m using the comments
We have just started an exciting project: setting up a new Kiwi blog directory, called Kiwiology.
The aim of Kiwiology is to collect and promote New Zealand blogs, blogs by Kiwis, about Kiwis and about New Zealand.
Why? Because Kiwis are awesome!
We are really excited to have your blog as part of Kiwiology, and if you visit the site you will find your blog already listed.
Hopefully though, you might have 2 minutes to check:
1. That you like your listing and it reflects the content of your blog in a way that you are happy with,
2. That your blog URL and feed URLs are current,
3. That we have listed your blog in an appropriate category.
We’d love to get the low down on what you think about Kiwiology and look forward to your suggestions.
Drop us a line if you’d like to make changes to the way your blog is listed!
Cheers,
Corinne Davies
Kiwiology – the New Zealand Blogosphere
http://www.kiwiology.com
mail@kiwiology.com
Munchster // 11 June, 2008 at 11:13 pm |
kudos! i’m sure u’ll do well.
am told if after 5 clicks on a site a user is not captivated they’ll just abandon it and go to another. but with no more than 100 words in a blog u’ll capture more readers for sure.
all the best!
from,
a new neighbour, Munchster
jason brown // 9 July, 2008 at 12:03 pm |
greetings o 100 one!
brill concept, well done – my own blog is always muuuch more long-winded than that.
One similar thing I have done is break my pieces up into three paras per screen, or between sub headings.
This way, readers get a mental break between onslaughts of verbosity but your way seems a lot more likely!
Richard // 9 July, 2008 at 10:39 pm |
Thanks Jason.
It’s a less restricting concept than I initially thought but does rule out any really serious content.
the linesman // 26 November, 2008 at 3:34 pm |
Hi. I am a reader of your blog, and I have recently started my own blog consisting of portrait drawings of New Zealand politicians. I was wondering if you would be so kind as to link to it at the address listed above.
cheers,
the linesman
uroskin // 11 December, 2008 at 2:00 pm |
Doesn’t look like your principle of 100 words max apply to the comments box.
Richard // 11 December, 2008 at 10:01 pm |
If I hadn’t specified ‘100 word posts’ when I wrote my rule I would have broken it in the first week!