{"id":23443,"date":"2020-03-29T13:26:25","date_gmt":"2020-03-29T17:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/?page_id=23443"},"modified":"2022-12-29T11:13:09","modified_gmt":"2022-12-29T15:13:09","slug":"best-length-for-a-blog-post","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/what-is-readability\/short-content\/best-length-for-a-blog-post\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s the best length for a blog post and more?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Measure A.R.T. to find out how long it will take readers to read<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29884\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29884\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"29884\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/what-is-readability\/short-content\/best-length-for-a-blog-post\/best-length-for-a-blog-post-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/best-length-for-a-blog-post.png\" data-orig-size=\"451,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"best-length-for-a-blog-post\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How long is too long?&lt;\/strong&gt;\u00a0To encourage readership, measure, manage and report average reading time.  &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/measure-tape-over-white-42154603&quot; 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 451\/300;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"29884\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/what-is-readability\/short-content\/best-length-for-a-blog-post\/best-length-for-a-blog-post-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/best-length-for-a-blog-post.png\" data-orig-size=\"451,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"best-length-for-a-blog-post\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How long is too long?&lt;\/strong&gt;\u00a0To encourage readership, measure, manage and report average reading time.  &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/measure-tape-over-white-42154603&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Image by i9370&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/best-length-for-a-blog-post-300x200.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/best-length-for-a-blog-post.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/best-length-for-a-blog-post.png\" alt=\"Best length for a blog post\" title=\"Best length for a blog post\" width=\"451\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/best-length-for-a-blog-post.png 451w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/best-length-for-a-blog-post-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29884\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>How long is too long?<\/strong>\u00a0To encourage readership, measure, manage and report average reading time.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/measure-tape-over-white-42154603\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Image by i9370<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<table class=\"indextable\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5px\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<h3 class=\"indextableheader\">Measure, manage &amp; report average reading time<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"indextabletdleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/06\/optimal-length-for-a-blog-post\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-15037 size-full lazyload\" title=\"Optimal length for a blog post, Facebook post, email newsletter \u2026\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/optimal-length-for-a-blog-post-150.png\" alt=\"Optimal length for a blog post, Facebook post, email newsletter \u2026\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-15037 size-full\" title=\"Optimal length for a blog post, Facebook post, email newsletter \u2026\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/optimal-length-for-a-blog-post-150.png\" alt=\"Optimal length for a blog post, Facebook post, email newsletter \u2026\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"indextabletdright\">\n<p class=\"index-story-headline\"><a title=\"Optimal length for a blog post, Facebook post, email newsletter \u2026\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/06\/optimal-length-for-a-blog-post\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Optimal length for a blog post, Facebook post, email newsletter \u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-deck\">Measure A.R.T., or average reading time<\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-intro\">How long is too long? Readers measure the length of your message in time, not space. If you\u2019re smart, you will too.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"indextable\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5px\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<h3 class=\"indextableheader\">Target average reading time<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"indextabletdleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/06\/blog-post-length\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-post-length-150.png\" alt=\"What\u2019s the best blog post length?\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-29205 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/blog-post-length-150.png\" alt=\"What\u2019s the best blog post length?\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-29205\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"indextabletdright\">\n<p class=\"index-story-headline\"><a title=\"What\u2019s the best blog post length?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/06\/blog-post-length\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What\u2019s the best blog post length?<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-deck\">Are you writing about Brussels sprouts or brain surgery?<\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-intro\">How long should your blog post be? Experts recommend 1,500 words, 2,000 words, 2,500 words and longer content. The right answer: It depends.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"27%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/06\/email-newsletter-length\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-18697 size-full lazyload\" title=\"What\u2019s the best email newsletter length?\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/email-newsletter-length-150.png\" alt=\"What\u2019s the best email newsletter length?\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-18697 size-full\" title=\"What\u2019s the best email newsletter length?\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/email-newsletter-length-150.png\" alt=\"What\u2019s the best email newsletter length?\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"73%\">\n<p class=\"index-story-headline\"><a title=\"What\u2019s the best email newsletter length?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/06\/email-newsletter-length\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What\u2019s the best email newsletter length?<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-deck\">People average 51 seconds on e-zines<\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-intro\">How long is too long for your email newsletter? 600 words? 400? 200?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"27%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/10\/marketing-email-length\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-18697 size-full lazyload\" title=\"What is the best marketing email length?\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/marketing-email-length-150.png\" alt=\"What is the best marketing email length?\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-18697 size-full\" title=\"What is the best marketing email length?\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/marketing-email-length-150.png\" alt=\"What is the best marketing email length?\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"73%\">\n<p class=\"index-story-headline\"><a title=\"What is the best marketing email length?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/10\/marketing-email-length\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What is the best marketing email length?<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-deck\">People average 11 seconds with marketing messages<\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-intro\">How long should your marketing email be? 20 lines? 50 to 125 words? 60 words? Fewer?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"27%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/06\/instagram-caption-length\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-18697 size-full lazyload\" title=\"What\u2019s the best Instagram caption length?\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/instagram-caption-length-150.png\" alt=\"What\u2019s the best Instagram caption length?\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-18697 size-full\" title=\"What\u2019s the best Instagram caption length?\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/instagram-caption-length-150.png\" alt=\"What\u2019s the best Instagram caption length?\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"73%\">\n<p class=\"index-story-headline\"><a title=\"What\u2019s the best Instagram caption length?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/06\/instagram-caption-length\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What\u2019s the best Instagram caption length?<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-deck\">Plus: How many hashtags do you actually need?<\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-intro\">How long is too long? How long should your Instagram caption be? Your hashtags? And how many hashtags perform best?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"27%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/06\/press-release-length\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18085\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/public-relations-writing\/press-release-length\/the-1-minute-news-release-150\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/the-1-minute-news-release-150.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"150,150\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"the-1-minute-news-release-150\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/the-1-minute-news-release-150.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/the-1-minute-news-release-150.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-18085 size-full lazyload\" title=\"What\u2019s the best press release length?\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/press-release-length-150.png\" alt=\"What\u2019s the best press release length?\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18085\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/public-relations-writing\/press-release-length\/the-1-minute-news-release-150\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/the-1-minute-news-release-150.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"150,150\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"the-1-minute-news-release-150\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/the-1-minute-news-release-150.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/the-1-minute-news-release-150.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-18085 size-full\" title=\"What\u2019s the best press release length?\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/press-release-length-150.png\" alt=\"What\u2019s the best press release length?\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"73%\">\n<p class=\"index-story-headline\"><a title=\"What\u2019s the best press release length?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/06\/press-release-length\/\">What\u2019s the best press release length?<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-deck\">Journalists spend less than 1 minute reading releases<\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-intro\">Gone in 60 seconds: If your release is longer than 200 words, seven out of 10 journalists won\u2019t finish it.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"indextabletdleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/06\/tweet-length\/\" target=\"\" title=\"What\u2019s the best tweet length?\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/tweet-length-150.png\" alt=\"What\u2019s the best tweet length?\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/tweet-length-150.png\" alt=\"What\u2019s the best tweet length?\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\"\/><\/noscript><\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"indextabletdright\">\n<p class=\"index-story-headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/06\/tweet-length\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What\u2019s the best tweet length?<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-deck\">Plus: What\u2019s the best hashtag length, word length and reading grade level for Twitter?<\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-intro\">Tweet this! What\u2019s the most effective length of a tweet that twitter users will retweet? The best character limit for a hashtag?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"indextabletdleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/what-is-readability\/short-content\/best-length-for-a-blog-post\/ideal-blog-post-length\/\" target=\"\" title=\"Quotes on ideal blog post length\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/quotes-150.png\" alt=\"Quotes on ideal blog post length\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/quotes-150.png\" alt=\"Quotes on ideal blog post length\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\"\/><\/noscript><\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"indextabletdright\">\n<p class=\"index-story-headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/what-is-readability\/short-content\/best-length-for-a-blog-post\/ideal-blog-post-length\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quotes on ideal blog post length<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-deck\">What writers and others say<\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-intro\">\u201cWrite a great beginning, write a great ending and keep them close together.\u201d \u2014 Anonymous<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Measure A.R.T. to find out how long it will take readers to read Measure, manage &amp; report average reading time Optimal length for a blog post, Facebook post, email newsletter \u2026 Measure A.R.T., or average reading time How long is too long? 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