I usually limit my lists to 3, 5, 7, 10 or 14 items. That doesn't always mean I deliberately make them a certain number. Sometimes if I can't think of 4 items, I go with 3 and if I can't get past 6, I go with 5 and so on. But most of the time I go with 7 items because seven is sort of my favorite number. And I always place a number before each item because it's more ordered looking and readers can refer to a number instead of repeating what that item is referring to.
I'm an old-timer when it comes to blogging. This years makes 20 years of blogging for me. (I'll probably post about this in July when I celebrate this blog's anniversary). But there are bloggers who had blogged even longer than that. It's a bit comforting to know many bloggers keep blogging while so many had quitted.
Newbies to blogging (those with a few months posts) is a bit rare. I haven't seen any lately (those bloggers who started a blog just for the a-z challenge doesn't count). So maybe blogging is an old-fashioned hobby but I like it and it's still the only platform I'm comfortable using. Blogging has become not only a habit but a part of my life so I can never really quit it.
Do you like list posts? Are you an old-timer when it comes to blogging?
I've been blogging since 2012. I do feel that bloggers are a a dying breed. Compare the A-Z master list to ten years ago...
ReplyDeletei have been blogging for 15 years.
ReplyDeleteI think many would consider blogging old-fashioned generally because it's a lot of words. We live in a world in instants and if something can't be read instantly, many won't bother with it. Some communicate with just emojis. And with everything we gain with the instantaneous social media, I think we are losing even more.
Yes, I like list posts, although I don't tend to do them much myself. I've been blogging for 18 years so I'm in dinosaur territory too. Today's kids don't blog, they're all on TikTok making videos of themselves. Faster instant gratification.
ReplyDeleteI started blogging 19 years ago (good Lord). I think that the reason you don't see a lot of young'uns is that reading and writing are not as prevalent as before. But, who cares what I think? I'm an old dude.
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