Which Do You Prefer? One Long Blog Post or Several Shorter Posts

Doesn't it depend on the topic? I write long-ass blogs, but they have to be in one piece, especially when one part of the blog turns out to be much longer than the other.

@video_game_king: I agree and I think your blogs are a great example of how to break up longer posts to make a blog less intimidating. But if you were writing solely on one topic for 5-10 pages I wonder if multiple sections broken up across multiple blogs would be easier to read than one giant, comprehensive article.

It really depends on the material. If it's a larger subject that is easily divided into smaller, self-contained pieces that may help inform one another but not rely on one another to form a conclusion, then split it up. If it's a bigger-picture piece that has to be taken in as a whole to make sense, then keep it together but format it intelligently.

@thatpinguino:

To be fair, some of my blogs actually are at least 5 pages when I copy/paste them into Word.

Several smaller ones. If its a single really long one, then if i get a phonecall in the middle of reading it or something i wont finish it unless it REALLY grabbed my attention. Smaller ones are easier to consume and come back to.

But yeah, formatting is extremely important. Its why i dont blog, I'm awful at formatting, plus i'm not great at spelling and grammar. People would nitpick the shit out of it. So meh.