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Post by Dredd77 on Jun 6, 2017 21:20:28 GMT -5
Today's update touches on some of the 2.9 changes- and asks for your opinion!
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Post by Giord on Jun 6, 2017 21:44:51 GMT -5
Voted to a shorter and more frequent. Good read as always!
The rocket update give us a more enjoyable experience as a rocket user. I dont have to be completely defenseless for the whole duration of reload and can stagger my salvo as needed.
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Post by Shahmatt on Jun 6, 2017 22:03:56 GMT -5
Voted shorter and more frequent as well.
The rocket reload is great, but I feel the damage buff was unnecessary.
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Post by moody on Jun 6, 2017 22:04:01 GMT -5
The other response is not long enough for my reply.
The length of entry that you need to make your point! As frequently as you have a point to make.
No point making entries for no purpose if just to stick to an 'every second day' schedule.
No point being overly verbose when it doesn't add to content or the feel of the post.
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Post by 0ppressor on Jun 6, 2017 22:22:35 GMT -5
Your time, effort and Blog, your call IMO.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2017 22:32:52 GMT -5
I like your current format personally. Might have to try that damn Doc out. I keep hearing great things.  |
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Post by Firebeard on Jun 6, 2017 22:51:39 GMT -5
Shorter - Perhaps, every Tuesday and Thursday. Give yourself an extra-long weekend ..
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Post by Paps on Jun 6, 2017 23:32:29 GMT -5
The 2.9 update has changed the game, but not in a huge way. Keeps things interesting, I guess. As far as length and time between Gep Diaries updates is concerned, I'm just glad you write em up. As long as you keep writing them, I'll keep readin.
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Post by hi5 on Jun 6, 2017 23:54:36 GMT -5
Great read as usual.
I voted for shorter too, but it has nothing to do with reading preference on my part. If the content is good (which it is) length will not matter too much to a reader.
My background is in marketing and I've manage/designed blogs for clients before. I always recommended short/frequent and HIGHLY visual as the best model because it gets you more traffic overall. Google doesn't weigh time spent on the page as much as volume and frequency of traffic. There are varying recommendations on post frequency, but 3-5 a week is usually the most common. If you ever start advertising on the site, shorter chunks of content provide more opportunity for ads too.
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Post by Dredd77 on Jun 7, 2017 0:12:44 GMT -5
The other response is not long enough for my reply. The length of entry that you need to make your point! As frequently as you have a point to make. No point making entries for no purpose if just to stick to an 'every second day' schedule. No point being overly verbose when it doesn't add to content or the feel of the post. This is a good point. It wouldn't actually change much. But instead of waiting to write a "Battle Stories" when I have 3 stories of 500 words each, I might go ahead and run with one or two at 500-1000 words. In terms of content, no change. |
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Post by DarkVagabond on Jun 7, 2017 0:16:57 GMT -5
I also write a blog voluntarily for my workplace and this question came up. They would prefer me to write shorter and more frequent posts. Their argument was that people can then get in a routine of checking in and reading what I have to say.
I chose to keep my longer blogs. The reason? I felt if I made them arbitrarily shorter that I couldn't help but sacrifice the depth of the content. The whole motivation for me writing a blog was so I could chew the fat about the things that matter to me. I like to fully consider a subject and I also acknowledged that these were the type of blogposts I preferred to read myself. I think you will find this is also the strength of Gepard Diary, which probably also has this sort of reader base.
Ask yourself why you're considering making them shorter and get real honest about the answer. If the only reason is to get a bigger following and receive more regular hits on your webpage, then you may be turning a fulfilling, cathartic hobby into a superficial, commercial chore. Furthermore, your readers really can tell the difference between the former and the latter. You already have a job, are you really looking for another one? Stay true to what fulfils you to write and I think the length will probably take care of itself. Then it remains art. And art is SO much more interesting than commerce.
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