Top five rules for blogging: #3 write lists

Here are all five tips, and here’s my post on the first one, and here’s the second one.

I think this post is perhaps best expressed in list form… here’s a list I wrote some time ago about why I write lists, and another almost identical post that in turn is almost identical to this one.

And here’s why you should write them if you want your blog to keep going.

1. Lists are quick and easy. They’re good for keeping momentum. If in doubt write a list.
2. Lists kill writer’s block.
3. Lists encourage discussion – nobody ever agrees with what you’ve included or the order in which you include it.
4. Lists are linkbait – they get shared. My most amazing day of traffic ever came from a list.
5. Lists allow you to share unfinished ideas in batches.
6. Lists force you to structure your thoughts in a succinct manner. They’re good for the reader as well. I’ll read lists that come through my RSS feeds every time. They offer a good return on reader investment.