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Bloggers: Yes, you can write a post in 20 minutes

By Jim Connolly | July 27, 2012

blogging, blog tips, content marketing

Yes, you can learn how to write a blog post in 20 minutes. It won’t be particularly creative, but if speed is what you’re looking for, 20 minute blog posts are really easy.

However, here are a couple of far better alternatives to ‘fast’ posts:

  • You can also learn how to write a blog post worth reading, but it could take 40 minutes.
  • Better still, if you’re only going to blog once or twice a week, how about learning how to write a great blog post that people will want to comment on and share. That could take you an hour or more, though.

The need for speed?

The blogger whose focus is on how to write fast posts, is missing the point. After her post is written and published, it will fly or flop based on the value it delivers. People don’t care if it took her 2 minutes or 2 hours to write it. Their concern is whether the content is worthy of their valuable attention and worth sharing.

In short: Don’t aim to write 20 minute blog posts. The Internet is already full of them. Instead, aim to write useful posts. There is always a high demand for useful, valuable information. THAT’S what your readers and future readers are looking for!

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