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Six Quick Tips for Writing Short Blog Posts

Six Quick Tips for Writing Short Blog Posts | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

Some people give me a hard time about how long my blog posts are (you know who you are). They tell me I should break my posts into smaller posts, or suggest I consider a 500-word post for a change. I deserve the razzing, particularly when I publish a couple of 3,000-word posts back-to-back.

In the absence of column inch or word limit restrictions, I’ll use as many words as I need to get my point across. It’s not that I don’t know how to write short posts, it’s just not my preferred style. If I’m limited to 140 characters (for now at least), I’ll use 140 characters. If I decide to write a 500-word post about how to write shorter blog posts, I can do it.

To prove my point, you’re actually reading that 500-word post I mentioned. Here are six of the most-helpful tips I’ve come across for writing shorter blog posts...

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Jeremy Porter offers six short tips for writing short blog posts.

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A Rabble-Rouser’s Rules for Writing Kick-Ass Closing Paragraphs - Copyblogger

A Rabble-Rouser’s Rules for Writing Kick-Ass Closing Paragraphs - Copyblogger | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

You don’t want your post to fizzle out with a few drab sentences. But how can you come up with something truly inspirational?


... Your job as a blogger is not simply to write tutorials.


Your job is not to share tips and facts and advice.


A useful tip that’s not implemented is like a riveting book that’s never opened. It’s forgotten and useless.You’re not simply a blogger. You’re a mentor for your readers, a chief of your village, a leader of your tribe.


Come on. Fire up your tribe. Jump-start their actions.


Your readers are waiting for you.

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Do it right. Or risk losing your readers.

wanderingsalsero's curator insight, February 28, 2014 4:15 AM

a short article but still some good points.

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How a Simple Blog Led to Writing for Forbes, Mashable, TechCrunch (and 7 Tips to Help You Do it Too!) - @ProBlogger

How a Simple Blog Led to Writing for Forbes, Mashable, TechCrunch (and 7 Tips to Help You Do it Too!) - @ProBlogger | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

I’ve had the privilege of my writing being published on Forbes, Mashable, TechCrunch, Time, Fast Company, VentureBeat, Entrepreneur, and several other publications, and if you aspire to see your writing in mainstream publications like these, perhaps there is something in my story that will help you get there.


The writing I’ve had published has brought me speaking opportunities, a book deal, and more than 1000% growth for my business. I’ve been able to interview and network with my marketing and business heroes, all in the last two and a half years. Prior to that, my writing had never appeared in a mainstream publication. I was just a guy nobody had heard of, posting here and there on my blog, with a small handful of readers. This is the story of how everything changed. ...

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Bloggers take heart! Josh Steimle shares some blogging inspiration.

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