Blog Content: Wordy or Worthy?
May 5, 2008
Are my blogs wordy or worthy?
Maria Schneider, in her Writer’s Digest blog, The Writer’s Perspective by Maria Schneider, talks about keeping blog word count to a limit of 300 words or less.
GEEZ, Maria! That seems so short!
It (wordiness, that is) was actually listed as the #10 tip in her previous blog titled, 20 Tips for Good Blogging (I blogged on this article too under the same title…for easy referencing).
This time, after receiving many complaints from her readers, she goes more in depth about why a word limit is necessary. Her recommendation has logical significance behind it: avoiding fluff and keeping your readers from hitting the snooze on your blog. 
Anywho…I like details, not too many details, but enough to explain and define my subject matter. My blog discusses eLearning/Instructional Design specific content, so defining and detailing is necessary for clarification and differentiation of terms.
I recommend taking into account Ms. Schneider’s professional advice. She is one of the more informative and knowledgeable writers/bloggers out here in our cyber world.
Entry Filed under: Technical Writing. Tags: grammar, Technical Writing.
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Amber Stilson | May 12, 2008 at 7:02 am
Wow that was amazing
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edutechgeek | May 31, 2008 at 8:49 am
Thank you! Now that I think about it, 300 words, actually is not too bad. Most of my post, the longer ones, come to that limit.