Yakezie.com - Topic: What are you posting Guidelines

Pauline on What are you posting Guidelines

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 12:50:02 +0000

I don't have strict guidelines either. Most of my posts are around 800 words with some up to 1200-1400. I try to limit at 1500 max because I want it to be an easy and entertaining read. One picture at the start of the post, more if it is relevant or saves a paragraph of explanation. That's about it!

Jen @ Master the Art of Saving on What are you posting Guidelines

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:30:04 +0000

I don't really have any guidelines. I say what I want to say without worrying about adding fluff to meet a word count quota. I add pictures when I find something awesome or have the time.

For longer posts, I think it's good to break things up a bit. Whether through the use of headings, images, quote format or horizontal lines.

I think the most important thing is to say what needs to be said and not kill the reader's eyes.

First Million is the Hardest on What are you posting Guidelines

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:52:55 +0000

I don't really have guidelines for my posts either.

I try to make sure all my posts are at least 500 words long , which usually isn't a problem. After that my main focus is to write something that's coherent and as interesting as I can make it be. Once I finish writing I go back and format/add images to make it a little more visually appealing to the reader. It's certainly not a scientific process I have by any means!

Ryan @ Planwise on What are you posting Guidelines

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:47:55 +0000

Money Counselor said:

I'm supposed to have guidelines?? Oh dear...

ahaha!

Well I guess you don't NEED too. But if you are trying to have an end goal/strategy with your blog there are things to think about when writing your posts and how you structure it.

This is all starting to make sense for me too. A good site to check out for this kind of stuff is copyblogger.com

There is just tons of information - hard to sift through what you really want/need to know. This is why I like asking the community of people who can just give it to me honest and simple.

Money Counselor on What are you posting Guidelines

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:45:27 +0000

I'm supposed to have guidelines?? Oh dear...

Ryan @ Planwise on What are you posting Guidelines

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:22:08 +0000

Edward,

Thanks for your feedback! Appreciate it.

Edward Antrobus on What are you posting Guidelines

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:49:01 +0000

In general, I am trying to write longer posts than I did last year. I used to write between 300-500 and now try to do at least 600-800. If I am mentioning a specific company around mid-way through a post, I will try to include some sort of image, but I really haven't found quite the proper way to do it yet that looks organic. I generally don't do research ahead of time. I start with what I already know and think about the topic and if I need to look something up, I do so then.

Ryan @ Planwise on What are you posting Guidelines

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:07:39 +0000

Hello guys and gals,

I haven't been busy on here but wanted to try and get some straight and honest feedback from you all.

We are taking a new direction with our blog and added a lot more structure to it as it was a bit more loose before.

I want to know what kind of guidelines you create for yourself/blog when writing something.

How long do you research a topic, how many words per post, if over x amount of words do you break it up with a photo.

Things along those lines. I'm sure I missed some, but hopefully you get the idea.

Thanks in advance for anyone who is honest enough to do this!

Cheers,