Write two or three shorter articles

A friend of mine read a lot about the importance of 1.000+ word-long posts. So he wanted to have only 1.000+ word posts.

I hope you agree this is one very ambitious plan. Unfortunately, many beginners learn the hard way that writing a long post isn’t easy.

Well, unless you plan your posts wisely and get into the habit of regular writing. Turn it the other way around and you’ll figure out writing a long post may be easy.

Imagine practicing aikido with your procrastination. It is a powerful force and your task is to learn to use its strengths against it.

I suggested to my friend to beat procrastination – caused by mental blockade – by delving into writing without delays. You can do it too!

Start by writing anything that comes to your mind. Get on writing a small piece of your imagined loooong post. Focus on that particular piece and come up with the best version of it.

Don’t worry about the headline, subheadings, introduction, body and conclusion. In my experience, following such suggestions actually causes more strain when writing.

Write one short article. For example, you can exploit the WA platform to write a post about a topic you’re knowledgeable.

Get some feedback from WA members. Incorporate that feedback into an extended version of your initial post.

Write another post focusing on another topic that fits nicely into your first post. Grab some feedback.

Ask readers what they would like to read in more detail. Expand on the second post.

Now merge these two expanded and rewritten versions. DO NOT publish the same versions. Remember the famous quote, if you steal from one author, it's plagiarism. If you steal from many, it's research.



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JoaquinD Premium
Hi Maudre,

Great post and training, it reinforces what Eddy is recommending, 1000 words or more for insightful and informational posts. Just starting out and trying get by with 600 to 800 word posts and not sure that will do it.

Thank you and cheers,
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MudreM Premium
Thank you Joaquin!
As I suggested, start writing about your topic. Don't worry too much about the layout at the beginning. Focus on three sources at most and disregard the rest. You can get back to other sources when fine-tuning. It seems many people struggle with it. I may write another training about using sources. Cheers.
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terrberr Premium
Hi Mudre;
Thanks for breaking it down for us, as you do jolly well!
I really like your idea of writing the introduction last(!)
It does seem that you could tie things in better, while highlighting what your post's content is all about.
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MudreM Premium
Thanks for the compliment Terry.
Writing the intro when you have the overall picture works well because it naturally comes to you. Cheers.
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parvine Premium
Thanks for the information.
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MudreM Premium
My pleasure Parvine!
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rodeves Premium
Thank you for a great tutorial. It helped me to rethink my approach about writing.
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MudreM Premium
You're very welcome Rodney. I'm glad it helps.
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ChrisTowers Premium Plus
Thanks for this training.

I know the key to publishing good content for Google is consistency.

There is no point in publishing a post or page every day for 2 weeks, then nothing for 5 or 6 days, it needs to be regular.

Personally I post one page or post every 4 days of content I feel is of good value. I know I can keep this momentum and I know I can have the passion to write in in that time frame.

A lot of people hit blocks because they are rushing and running out of ideas... a little time in the middle gives you time for thought!

Great training, thanks :)

Chris
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MudreM Premium
My pleasure Chris. As you say, consistency is the key.
I also suggest people taking frequent brakes. One cannot maintain focus for long without suffering side effects. If massive stressing out is the price one has to pay, I don't think it's worth it.
Thanks.
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ChrisTowers Premium Plus
I take plenty of breaks for sure :) Thanks also for the follow.. got you back

Chris
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MudreM Premium
Makes two of us. Enjoy!
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