In Praise of Short Blog Posts | The Brainzooming Group

In Praise of Short Blog Posts

Published on September 17, 2010 by Mike Brown in Blogging, Brainzooming - All Posts, Communication, Implementation, Strategy

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For whatever reason, it seems that recent Brainzooming blog posts have gotten longer.

Sorry about that.

I made a commitment some time ago to keep the typical Brainzooming blog article length at 300-400 words, with efforts to write more blog posts in the 100-200 word range.

Your time is precious, and I sincerely appreciate the time you share to read as many of these daily posts as you do.

Let me know what you think. Is shorter better for you? – Mike Brown

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http://www.theeverydaymanager.blogspot.com Jonathon

Shorter is better. Bullet points work. Cut to the chase, say what you have to say and move on. Thats my philosophy. Alternatively – a picture tells a thousand words…
http://www.AlexGPR.com Alex Greenwood

Seth Godin keeps his pretty pithy and short. I, on the other hand, tend to write long. I need to work on that, too.
http://www.mode2design.com Dean Meyers

Short may be sweet, but there’s nothing wrong with a long post when the topic warrants it. Sometimes I’ve read your long posts a few times, and sometimes I’ve just skipped the short ones. Paraphrasing Elmore Leonard , I’d suggest that when you write, leave out the stuff people won’t read. That should be good enough criteria for the length of your posts.
- Anonymous
  
  Great standard (leave out what people won’t read), Dean. I need to get better at anticipating that!
Ama

Yes!
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Vinkoe

@brainzooming Your blog has incredible content and always worth my time. You cover some complex topics and I have always appreciated the meat that you provide. Brevity is king, but I think the topic dictates the depth.
- Anonymous
  
  Thanks Vince! I don’t always stick to the shorter limit, but having the limitation in my mind when I write does force (I hope) some good decisions about taking out what I’d like to write vs. what really needs to be written.
- Mfoley
  
  “Brown”-noser!
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