I should re-phrase that, “I Talk Too Much“. Have you ever proof read your blog posts or articles just to find that they are so long you could hardly stay awake? Ok, perhaps I’m not that bad but I do have a tenancy to get very long winded. To the point, at times, when I’m sure most will lose interest before getting the message. That’s the risk we take when we turn a simple blog post into a short story. Everyone is in a hurry and we don’t want our readers to start clicking away due to information overload.
I’m as guilty as this as anyone. In fact, just between you and me, I started writing a post yesterday for the Extreme Ezine and it went so long I decided to break it up into an ecourse. It should be ready by next weekend.
I’m taking my friend Sire’s post Blogging! It’s All About Presentation to heart. Number eight’s ‘Keep It Short‘ is something I’m striving for. I think I did ok with this post. Short and Sweet is my new motto.
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It’s good to see that someone is actually taking notice of me
, and why haven’t I seen this blog before. Where have you been hiding it?
Thanks for the LinkLuv Brian.
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My pleasure Sire, good content like yours must be shared. I’ve had this blog for a while. It started out as ThatsRightISaidIt.com but I started all over with this domain. I was really getting carried away with the old one
I have far too many sites and now I plan to launch another one next year. In fact, I’m considering giving eZinePress.com away in my next contest because I don’t have the time it deserves. We’ll see how it goes I guess. Thanks for stopping be and commenting, I appreciate it.
Keeping it short is good. People don’t have a lot of time these days to be reading long winded posts etc..
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It’s true Gerri, and it’s hard to find the time to write those long posts too. Thanks for taking the time to comment. It is appreciated.
Yes Brian,
You did OK with this post – that is why I read it – LOL
But, you are right. If a blog post looks really long, then I will often “take a pass” on it (unless the title is particularly compelling).
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You’re right John. Unless the title, I mean author (me), is particularly compelling – LOL
Say Brian, before you go and give the site away, perhaps you should try and sell it. The cash may make a better prize and the experience will make a good post.
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Yes i talk too much,
Not real sure if it’s a wast of time or not. On one hand there is the time factor, I don’t proof read or edit comments. On the other hand I want to make sure that people realize I do know what I’m talking about, for the most part. LOL There are always valid points and additions to what I say.
I really do try to get my point across with a short post. Maybe blogs should start a charter limit like Twitter. Then i would have to keep it short.
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