BLOGBloke: Leave Out the Parts that People Will Skip
Blog Bloke
· 2 years ago
Let me be the first comment and welcome you Darren to the house of Blog Bloke.
I totally agree with your conclusions... less is more and quality is better than quantity when it comes to writing.
Now if I can only figure out how to narrow a post down to one-liners like Scoble and Dave Winer do and I'll be an a-lister for sure ;-).
Thanks for the great post. Cheers!
...BB
Darren Rowse
· 2 years ago
thanks for the opportunity to contribute.
Kathy Frederick
· 2 years ago
I'm notoriously verbose. Less is more, but less is hard! I'm practicing my editing more than ever, and I'm thrilled if I can cut 20% of my content and lose nothing in the process.
If anyone thinks writing short blog post is difficult, try writing a story at OneSentence.org.
Juggling Frogs
· 2 years ago
This guest post and the reconciliation it represents makes me very, very happy.
May you both know every success.
April
· 2 years ago
I wish bloggers would publish less, I find it difficult to keep up with everything. Which is why I've had to slash a lot of my RSS subscriptions - I wasn't getting any work done!
Aaron
· 2 years ago
Yup, I struggle with this every time I post!
I believe 100% in my writing ability and know that if anyone takes the time to read every word, they will get the message.
However, when "every word" turns into a post that takes more than just a few minutes to read, people start dropping off.
Ah, the dangers of being a motor mouth... :)
hak
· 2 years ago
I write for a living and can be incredibly concise for work that involves a paycheck. My blogzine, however, can be a different story.
I'm also trying to trim off the fat and just leave readers with the meat.
hak
Pat B. Doyle
· 2 years ago
Good reminder! I tend to be kind of wordy too. If I just take the time, I can usually cut out a lot of extraneous words.
Susheel
· 2 years ago
I could do with a dose of under-dosage in my own blog... I'm taking this advice.
...interesting, I've always thought the more the better...in terms of frequency of posts as well...but in the end, I have to agree it really comes down to quality content
Blog Bloke
· 2 years ago
Thanks for dropping by and the great comments everyone. Since I'm ill right now and can't write as often as I would like, I guess I will have no problem following this advice. :)
Cheers!
Brian Clark
· 2 years ago
Great quote... seems I've seen it somewhere before.
Good also to see you two have kissed and made up. :)
Blog Bloke
· 2 years ago
Does that go for you and I as well ;-)
Thanks for dropping Brian.
Dana
· 2 years ago
That is probably my biggest struggle. I have tried to trim a bit and add some visual things to help draw people through.
But I'm working on it!
Susanna
· 2 years ago
One technique I learned in songwriting also works for regular writing: remove as many words as you can. You're left with a core of meaning and shorter sentences that are easier to read.
Kuanyin
· 2 years ago
Yup...said the same thing on a post recently about building blog abs. We need to take a break sometimes, re-consider what we're posting, and this way our blogs will be bettah!
I have been following this sort of principal - trouble is I am hardly writing lately :-) Sometimes I get the feeling that it has all been said before and there is nothing new or different I can contribute.
Exactly my point Sue! There are just too many sploggers out there recycling information that's already been said and done. They make me ill and it's a game that I refuse to play.
Scott
· 5 months ago
Of course, what a great site and informative posts, I will add backlink - bookmarked this site. Regards,
JerseyMic
· 4 months ago
I agree. I try to keep my own posts on my NJ open mic blog concise. It's hard sometimes to keep back some of the full-fledged details, but you have to hope that anyone seriously interested would ask for more.
Cats
· 2 months ago
Your blog is so informative. Keep up the good work!!!!
All Comments
I totally agree with your conclusions... less is more and quality is better than quantity when it comes to writing.
Now if I can only figure out how to narrow a post down to one-liners like Scoble and Dave Winer do and I'll be an a-lister for sure ;-).
Thanks for the great post. Cheers!
...BB
If anyone thinks writing short blog post is difficult, try writing a story at OneSentence.org.
May you both know every success.
I believe 100% in my writing ability and know that if anyone takes the time to read every word, they will get the message.
However, when "every word" turns into a post that takes more than just a few minutes to read, people start dropping off.
Ah, the dangers of being a motor mouth... :)
I'm also trying to trim off the fat and just leave readers with the meat.
hak
Thanks, Blog Bloke & Darren!
Susheel
Cheers!
Good also to see you two have kissed and made up. :)
Thanks for dropping Brian.
But I'm working on it!
It's good news to see the happy collaboration!
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