Comments on: Cutting Back on Posting Frequency

By: Best Blog Posting Frequency | Men With Pens

Best Blog Posting Frequency | Men With Pens — Fri, 22 May 2009 10:02:11 +0000

[...] too. We ourselves struggled with the question back when we moved down from daily posting to posting three days a week. Hell, we worried about taking a break from blogging and even made an event of [...]

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What Grocery Stores Teach You About Free Content | Men With Pens — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:02:46 +0000

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By: laura jeanette

laura jeanette — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 05:06:01 +0000

I wish more bloggers would do this. My reader currently has more than 200 unread posts. There's no way to read all of them, so I end up skimming most. Thanks for thinking of your readers. laura jeanettes last blog post..Instead of Blogging â€¦

By: James

James — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:05:06 +0000

*gasp* THAT’S why we weren’t getting taglines anymore! I was sad. I missed you. Glad you’re back lol

By: Hunter Nuttall

Hunter Nuttall — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:41:46 +0000

Yes, yes, a thousand times yes! I subscribed the first time I found you guys, then eventually unsubscribed just because you post too much for me. There are so many blogs out there, and your posts take way longer to read than most because of all the great comments. Unsubscribing was the easiest way to fix the problem.

I later came back, but I wasn’t reading every post. When my reader shows too many posts for any one blog, I might pick a couple of headlines that look interesting. Or I might just click “mark all as read.”

Because you’re cutting back on your posting frequency, I’m actually going to be reading more of your posts. Not just a higher percentage, but a greater number of posts. I’ve never understood why people say you should write as many posts as possible. Why wouldn’t you want to get better results for less effort?

Thanks for doing your part to slow down the internet.

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By: Amy Derby

Amy Derby — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:08:40 +0000

James -- I think cutting back on the posting will be an all-around good thing. It's not just making time to read the posts; it's also taking time to participate in the discussions. Lately I have had to be very selective about how I spend my online time, and I've found I can save at least a few hours a day by not keeping up with the comments sections on my favorite blogs. Sad but true. I am addicted to my blogging friends. Amy Derbys last blog post..Wormholes of Freelance Writing: Your Free Ticket to Priceless Shortcuts

By: Harmony

Harmony — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:47:14 +0000

THANK YOU. I have been working with this controversy myself. How can I write in a blog everyday or many times a day about silence??????? Not only that, I have found so many online friends through blogging, that I found myself reading and writing so many words all over the place…I was no longer having anytime for solitude or silence…goldenzen.

So I have been trying to find my way in all this..and read your post tonight…a bit after the fact, because, once again, I fell behind on all my blogging reading duties.

I appreciate your comments, and always look forward to your blog. THANKS

By: Blogging Au Natural | A Few Strong Words...

Blogging Au Natural | A Few Strong Words... — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:25:57 +0000

[...] Monday, James at Men with Pens announced that they are Cutting Back Posting Frequency to help avoid reader burnout. I believe that the first seeds of this notion came about a couple of [...]

By: Judy Dunn

Judy Dunn — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:26:25 +0000

It’s funny, I read your posts but didn’t have time to read every comment! (Maybe that tells em something right there.)

As a beginning blogger (not quite 6-months-old), I’m loving this discussion. Everything I read and heard from then experts was the more posts, the better. I’m on overload with my daily blog reading and I suspect that others might be, too. (Even though every one of your posts qualifies as a must-read).

My gut feeling has always been post less frequently, but make it thought-provoking, complete and useful. This confirms my thinking. I’m posting twice a week on average and for me (with a weekly e-letter , articles and other stuff), that’s probably enoughâ€”for me AND my readers.

Thanks for affirming my decision and I very much look forward to your 4 X weekly posts!

By: Janice C Cartier

Janice C Cartier — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:29:05 +0000

Chuckling. What do you expect? We are Alpha women. Do not throw us such irresistible and delicious bait. Yes, you know you do it. I see you grinning. Janice C Cartier's last blog post..Punctuation, Baby Crabs, and a Bit of China