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I will not spend more than (#) minutes writing a post.

We're all busy moms, so we have to place limits on how long it takes us to blog or else we will linger in compose mode far too long.

How long do you give yourself to write a post? How long is too long?

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Permalink Reply by Rachel_L on August 22, 2008 at 11:12am

I write most of mine in advance, so I may take a couple of days tweaking it. If I'm writing something for immediate publication, I won't take more than 30-40 minutes (hubby starts getting jealous!).

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Permalink Reply by Alyssa on August 22, 2008 at 11:59am

I would say 30 min.

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Permalink Reply by Maternal Spark on August 22, 2008 at 12:44pm

If I have an article type post I'll take as long as I need to make it good. If it's just a 'here's what happened today' post I'd say about 20 - 30 min or so.

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Permalink Reply by Mutha Mae on August 22, 2008 at 1:53pm

I'm with the others. About 30 mins.

The video blog entries take about 30 mins. 5 mins of talking, then the rest is spent edited, attaching my opening and closing graphic, and adding to YouTube.

Video show posts take weeks to complete.

Mae

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Permalink Reply by Kristin on August 22, 2008 at 6:01pm

Oh goodness. I have not mastered this skill called "blogtime limit." It is something that I need to do because my darling children have started crying when I get on the computer....ugh.

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Permalink Reply by Jennifer Sabin on August 23, 2008 at 8:40pm

I figure if I can't get my thought out in about 30 - 40 minutes than it is too much for one post, or my brain is too tired and I need to revisit the subject later.

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Permalink Reply by Jenni on August 23, 2008 at 9:23pm

It's funny...I probably write so much of it in my head during the day doing other things that it actually doesn't take too long to sit and type it out!

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Permalink Reply by Jennifer Sabin on August 23, 2008 at 9:34pm

Now that you mention it... I do that a lot too. I really need to start jotting down all my blog ideas as well. So many just slip away like a vapor...

Jenni said:

It's funny...I probably write so much of it in my head during the day doing other things that it actually doesn't take too long to sit and type it out!

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Permalink Reply by Jenn on August 24, 2008 at 4:17pm

Depends. When I'm at work and I bring my laptop I will usually leave it up and add to it or otherwise tweak it when I have a few minutes so it is a work in progress for a few hours. Otherwise l try not to spend more than 30-40 minutes at one time!

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Permalink Reply by Elizabeth on August 25, 2008 at 8:46am

Around 30 minutes. I write my post for the next day at night - I've found it's just easier that way.

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Permalink Reply by Ali on August 27, 2008 at 10:42am

I don't really have a limit but there are times when I sit down at the computer to start a post and I realize it's just not happening. Sometimes that realization comes after 5 minutes, sometimes 55 minutes.

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Permalink Reply by Jessica on August 28, 2008 at 10:01pm

I don't put a time limit on things, but my posts aren't incredibly long or anything (on either of my blogs). It takes about 10 minutes at the most for me to type it out if I don't have distractions/interruptions. If I'm multitasking, I just keep saving a draft of the post and work on it when I can.