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This Week’s Topic: List Posts

For some reason, most people are just hard-wired to be attracted to list posts. List posts have the potential to go viral faster than most other types of posts and they typically keep people interested longer since they are extremely easy to scan. This is a list post of sorts, but you can format them in a number of different ways. Some lists are “top” or “best” while others are comprehensive (like this one). There’s no doubt that list posts can be an asset to just about any blog – but there are downfalls as well. Let’s look at what some brilliant bloggers have to say about list posts.

Advice from Brilliant Bloggers:

What Every Blogger Should be Aware of Before Writing List Posts by Ritu

This is an older post, but it should be the first one you read, in my opinion. List posts can be great, but there are definite disadvantages as well, especially if that’s all you’re doing at your blog. I absolutely love the advice Ritu gives in this post at Geekpreneur. You can follow the blog on twitter @geekpreneur.

7 Ways To Write With Numbered Lists by Joanna Paterson

I love this post, because it talks not only about the benefits of writing list for readers, but also about the benefits it has for you as a blogger. Joanna also gives some great examples of list posts from around the web and discusses why bloggers so often use the number seven when writing lists. After checking out her post, you can follow Joanna on Twitter @joannapaterson.

3 Ideas for Moving Beyond List Posts: Creating an Experiential Blog by Tara Gentile

I love Tara’s guest post on Problogger because it gives some great ideas for bloggers who feel stuck in the list post cycle. List posts (and posts in general) don’t have to be boring! Take a moment to read Tara’s post, then follow her on Twitter @scoutiegirlblog.

Even More Brilliant Advice:

• 5 Reasons to Stop Writing List-Based White Papers by Jim Lein
• 7 Things You Need to Know About Writing Lists That Work by Muhammad Saleem (@msaleem)
• 10 Steps to the Perfect List Post by Ali Luke (@aliventures)
• 10 Tips for Writing a List Style Post by James Adams
• 13 Reasons Why You Should Write A List Post In Your Blog by Adam Paudyal (@AdamPaudyal)
• 15 List Post Ideas When You Get Writer’s Block by Tristan Higbee (@TristanHigbee)
• How to Create Awesome List Posts by Srinivas Rao (@skooloflife)
• How to Write Highly Popular 30+ Item List Blog Posts to Get Links and Traffic by Tad Chef (@onreact_com)
• How You’re Killing Your Credibility With List Posts by Andrew Nattan (@Mr603)
• Three Benefits of Writing List Posts by bikram
• Top 5 Reasons Why Writing in List is Important by Kristel Cuenta
• Write a List Post [Day 2 – 31DBBB] by Darren Rowse (@problogger)
• Writing List Blog Posts – Benefits And Disadvantages by Cephla Sparks (@cephlasparks)

Did I miss your post or a post by someone you know about list posts? Unintentional! Help me out by leaving a comment below with the link!

Next Week’s Topic: Getting More RSS Subscribers

I’d love to include a link to your post next week – and if you head to the Brilliant Blogger Schedule, you can see even more upcoming posts. We all have something to learn from one another, so please don’t be shy! Head to the schedule today to learn how to submit your post so I won’t miss it.