Wednesday, September 14, 2005

Contentious » The Series (Basic Blog Post Formats, Part 7)

Contentious » The Series (Basic Blog Post Formats, Part 7)

The Series (Basic Blog Post Formats, Part 7)
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* Content Style & Business
* Voices: Blogs, etc.

— amy @ 10:32 am

NOTE: This the final segment of a 7-part series that describes the main types of blog posting formats. See the index to this series for the complete list.

A series of blog postings is an excellent way to approach almost any topic that can be divided into fairly meaty sub-topics of about 500-1000 words each. A series is a collection of separate blog postings that are organized and linked together to form a greater whole.

This posting format works especially well for reference-style content such as backgrounders, tutorials, or other explanations. It can also work well for storytelling or analysis.

Example: You’re reading a series-format blog posting right now. I realized that this topic was far too complex to address in a single posting (even a long article), so I decided to divide it into a series.

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