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Shorter attention span while online. Most glance at a topic, click and want to get the kernel (koko) of the story. Once that is digested, they go on to look for the next story. Its a race to gathering the most information in the shortest time possible.

mokoshalb:
Yea, for example i can't read the story u wrote beyond 5 lines...

What a shameful thing to say

Sphilip1:
Have you noticed? Bloggers these days seem to be writing shorter and shorter articles, with many of the longer ones artificially inflated with images. So what’s up with this trend? And why is it starting to dominate the industry?

According to the experts, readers want simple easily-digestible content, that can be quickly read or scanned.

There is stiff competition online. Writing shorter posts gets your point across quickly without giving visitors a chance to leave.

Realize that people have choices. With 80 million other blogs to choose from, I know you could leave at any moment (see, there goes someone now). So that makes blog writing shorter and faster and more exciting.

So is short the way to go? Maybe. There are indeed advantages to writing short posts which include:

the ability to write more frequently. Drafting long articles takes a lot of time. When you write less per article, you can easily crank out a few more.

Also, new visitors from search engines are looking for specific information. If they see a shorter post, they are likely to scan it for their search terms. But if they see something longer, they might just return to the search engine that sent them there.

A greater number of comments per article.

****** Very very important **************

But before you decide that short posts are for you, you should be aware of the benefits that you can have by writing longer posts.

Forget The Experts: Why You Should Go The Distance

Some of the most important reasons to write long articles include:

long articles are better link bait.
many topics cannot be adequately covered in short articles.
search engine optimization is arguably easier with longer posts.
long posts help you to build credibility.
quick ideas can be better shared in a different format such as Twitter.
sometimes visitors are looking for depth.

And if you are concerned about losing potential readers because of the length, be sure to structure your post so that it appears shorter. You can do this by using headlines, lists, and images to break up an article into smaller sections.

So what do you think? Are you conscious of the length of your posts? Do you care? And what do you think readers prefer?

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1. They have nothing to write about.
2. They have no audience.
3. They have no niche.
4. They are crowd chasers.
5. They don't believe in their contributions
6. Etc.

Those who love short post
1. Don't know what they need.
2. They are the crowd without a direction.
3. Their presence is only in number.
4. The only impact they have is mostly negative since they expect nothing good in return.
5. Etc

No time

ShakurM:
See you, they are managing laptop's battery. Nepa no even flash light and fuel money...hiannn

This is the best answer... Cause I am affected

ShakurM:
See you, they are managing laptop's battery. Nepa no even flash light and fuel money...hiannn

Lol!! that's very true, considering the state of infrastructural developments in the country, coupled with the long stories everyday by our leaders that never yield success, nobody is ready for any lengthy articles...

God be with us.

The best thing for any blogger now is to start using Google analytics.
There is no one almighty rule for blogging.

Analytics tells you your bounce rate, visitors behaviour, impact of the kind of sources of your visitors etc. Analytics also shows you your sitemap and web crawler statistics etc.

You are able to determine through analytics whether long or shorter posts are for you.

xnsandrxns:
What a shameful thing to say

how old are u..?

Long posts still rocks. Check my signature

but google is busy kicking against it

How do I link my blog to Google tnx

www.nomadicnegro.com does it the long way every time and surprisingly the followers have been returning to devour more.

its a blog that tells the story of a novice traveller as he journeys though places

Writing shorter or longer post depends on the niche and the writer. If it's a news article, the writer just go straight to the point. For some niche, it requires longer post, but most readers don't have that time to read. Some Nigerians, for instance, don't like spending more than 5 minutes reading a particular post. They just want the main jist and you can't waste their time, otherwise they move to the next page. Having discovered that, bloggers write to suite their audience.

wakes:
I just thought of doing 10 short posts this morning to link to my pillar(longer) posts. This too is wisdom.

Really wise... link juicing to authority pages can help strengthen the shorter posts.

bizgenius1:
i guess not everyone likes to read long post..

Hmmmm

I see

Short stories is the key now in blogging

soulpeppersoup:
1. They have nothing to write about.
2. They have no audience.
3. They have no niche.
4. They are crowd chasers.
5. They don't believe in their contributions
6. Etc.

Those who love short post
1. Don't know what they need.
2. They are the crowd without a direction.
3. Their presence is only in number.
4. The only impact they have is mostly negative since they expect nothing good in return.
5. Etc

I greet you!!!

Recession caused it.