By:
Chrfis Garrett
How
long should an article or a blog post be?
How
about a
landing page?
The
answer is, of course: “As long as necessary. And no longer.”
Obvious,
right?
Most
writers know that brevity is crucial. In writing, like many things in life,
“less is more.”
But
in writing and in Texas BBQ, we tend to over-indulge. We don’t need the extra
words any more than we need those surplus calories, delicious though they are.
Why
does brevity matter?
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read the rest of the post, click here.
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If
you missed my writing & marketing tweets and retweets Monday and Tuesday, here they
are again:
- Which “literally” Do You Mean? http://ow.ly/rmmKq
- How to Draw an Image With Your Words http://ow.ly/rmTzW (This post is a #mustread for authors)
- Brand Awareness, Website Traffic, Customer Insights Top Priorities For Social Marketers [STUDY] - AllTwitter http://ow.ly/rnyG0
- How to Enhance Your LinkedIn Profile With Professional Portfolio | Social Media Examiner http://ow.ly/rnC22
- Blogging, and Twitter, and Readers…Oh My! : @ProBlogger http://ow.ly/rnChc
- Are You Too Lazy to Write Less? - Copyblogger http://ow.ly/rnCo3
- Afraid Amazon Will Crush Your Small Business? “Complaining Is Not a Strategy” | The Passive Voice | http://ow.ly/rnCwC
- Amazon is Testing Same Day Delivery Via Drone - GalleyCat http://ow.ly/rnRSp
- Janet Reid, Literary Agent: How to shoot yourself in the foot http://ow.ly/rnSlt
- To Blog Or Not To Blog: Is It Really Necessary? | Your Writer Platform http://ow.ly/rnSrX
- Self-Publishing: 6 Valuable Lessons I Learned Between Book #1 & #2 | Molly Greene: Writer http://ow.ly/rnSwZ
- Stop Worrying What Others Think And Write Your Damn Story http://ow.ly/rnSEU
- 5 Actionable Tips to Grow Your Blog’s Traffic : @ProBlogger http://ow.ly/rnSR9
- Amazon Making Big Changes – Authors Beware! | Author Marketing Experts, Inc. http://ow.ly/roCHQ
- Most Common Writing Mistakes: Weak Character Voice - Helping Writers Become Authors http://ow.ly/roDEs
- Want to Know the REAL Secret of Productive Writers? [Guest Post] — Aliventures http://ow.ly/roDNb
- 10 Surprising Social Media Statistics That Will Make You Rethink Your Social Strategy | http://ow.ly/roDYh
- Your Action Plan » Book Promotion . com http://ow.ly/roEfx
- How To Build Your Brand On Pinterest [Research] - Heidi Cohen http://ow.ly/roElt
- How To Tell Your Story in a Noisy, Social World — Medium http://ow.ly/roF8a
- Three Keys to Consumer Social Media Engagement - SocialTimes http://ow.ly/roGBU
- Marketing Versus PR: What’s the Difference - Heidi Cohen http://ow.ly/roEvM
- Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity: Why Google Adwords is (and isn't) a Waste of Time http://ow.ly/roGLn
- 20 Instagram Apps to Enhance Your Photos and Videos | Social Media Examiner http://ow.ly/roHb9
- Keyword Research 101: How to Discover New Keywords for Your Business http://ow.ly/roIF9
- Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity: Writers Are from Venus, Agents Are from Mars http://ow.ly/roGYj
- Unlike No Other http://ow.ly/roSTm
- The act structure in action | Jordan McCollum http://ow.ly/rq6sq
- The Forgotten Fifth Sense: Are You Making Use Of ALL The Senses In Your Writing? - Writer's Relief, Inc. http://ow.ly/rq6nw
- What's Behind Amazon's Push to be Everything | Digiday http://ow.ly/rq6Iv
- 11 Ways I Diversified Traffic Sources for My Blogs to Become Less Reliant Upon Google [With a Surprising Twist] http://ow.ly/rq840
- Establishing Your Author Presence BEFORE Your Book’s Release | Nonfiction Authors Association http://ow.ly/rq8y0
- A Newbie's Guide To Twitter Marketing: Tip #3 Understanding Follow Or Forget http://ow.ly/rq8Ep
- What Have You Given Up for Writing? - Books & Such Literary Management : Books & Such Literary Management http://ow.ly/rq8OI
- Companies book profits from self-publishing | The Passive Voice | http://ow.ly/rq946
- Apple Makes Bold Move Into Social Media Space With Acquisition Of Twitter Analytics Firm Topsy - AllTwitter http://ow.ly/rqh8h
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