Are long blog posts a turn-off?

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Permalink Reply by Heather on December 19, 2008 at 6:26pm

I read some of your posts, and I definitely recommend breaking the posts into several short paragraphs.

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Permalink Reply by HilLesha on December 20, 2008 at 12:01am

It depends on what it is about. However, I usually like when things are kept short, sweet and right to the point. :)

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Permalink Reply by Gin on December 20, 2008 at 12:20am

Most of the time...yes, unless the topic, or the title, or the first paragraph got my attention.

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Permalink Reply by kristi on December 20, 2008 at 1:14pm

If it was my first time visiting your blog I would walk away from a post like that...but if you have already captured me as a reader and I like your style I'd definitely hang around. I have little time and like to hit a variety of blogs in one sitting so too many words with no pictures definitely turn me off.

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Permalink Reply by Kailani on December 20, 2008 at 10:42pm

I tend to prefer shorter posts unless it's a topic I'm really interested in.

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Permalink Reply by Rhonda on December 21, 2008 at 12:00pm

I think it depends on the information being presented. I tend to skip over long posts on personal blogs, but will read a longer post if it is on a subject matter that I am curious about. On my blogs, the length of posts varies quite a bit. My travel blog seems like it is usually going to have longer posts because there is a bit more material to cover in a post. However, my money saving blog will usually be shorter posts because it's usually just a short note about a money saving opportunity. One thing that turns me off from long posts is if they are one big paragraph. I need to see proper punctuation and paragraph structure to keep me interested in reading.

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Permalink Reply by forgetfulone on December 23, 2008 at 2:48am

It depends on how well I know the blogger, if that is their typical style, and a few other things. Short and sweet will help you retain readers, but if you are mostly journaling, then it shouldn't matter.

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Permalink Reply by Karen on December 23, 2008 at 1:24pm

Yes, I don't read long blog posts. Here's an example of a blog that keeps it short and sweet.

http://likemerchantships.blogspot.com/

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Permalink Reply by monika on December 23, 2008 at 5:45pm

really all depeds. if it is something that interests me, dont really care how long the post is BUT the post MUST have pictures ...lots of em hehehe. what i normally do with long posts is, unless a subject of my interest, skim-read. go to good part:) i dont normally do long posts unless necessary.

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