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Post Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 1:48 pm
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I do blogging daily so that I could add content to the site which will help search engines to list my site. But I do have a query regarding number of posts.

How many posts should be on a page? Some say 3-4 posts on a single page could be better.

I'm making only one post on each page, Is it a problem?

You can note this by visiting my blog http://www.onlinedownloads.org/diary/
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Post Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 11:51 am
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Well I usually do 4-5 posts per page ..all limited to 250 chars with a Read more button.
I'm doing like this with the idea in mind that if some one is not interested in first subject ,may be he's interested in second or third... Anyway not too many otherwise your blog will looks like craiglist hehe Smile
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Post Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:41 pm
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You could setup your WordPress blog to show only the last full post and then excerpts or even just the title of the others. This take as bit of code hacking on your theme.

I use the excerpt option on my blogs and with this you must write an excerpt when you make a post or just the title will show on the main (index.php) page.

Guide here for more: http://www.wordpressmax.com/customize-wordpress/full-excerpts
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Post Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 6:42 am
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The newer post get listed fast, make it 5-6 post showing on your home page.
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Post Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 2:15 pm
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I'm not sure that it matters all that much. I keep 8 or 9 posts on my home page, but I've seen others with varying amounts.
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Post Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 5:46 pm
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Depending on the length of your posts, I would have around a weeks worth on the front page. If your posts are really long I would put less on the front page.

Categories are very helpful for readers that want to read more on a particular subject.
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Post Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:54 am
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This is something I've also been pondering.

At the moment, I'm set up for 10 posts and the full length of each post is shown.
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Post Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 11:23 am
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I try and stick to between 3 and 4 that is a nice balance but is not too big to affect downloading speed.
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Post Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 8:44 pm
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Around 7/8 posts per page seems a good balance between having enough posts and looking too scrambled .
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Post Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 8:49 pm
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I think you have to strike a balance between having some content on there and going a bit too far i always try and keep it to about 3 posts that seems to work well for me.
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Post Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 12:33 am
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Think of your reader. At some point scrolling becomes tedious. I always organize content so it will display normally on a 17" screen set at 1024x768 and consider that to be a standard for what I am doing.

I try not to make users have to use the mouse to scroll for any of my most important items.
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Post Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 2:32 am
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There is no right answer.
It depends on the design of your blog.

Some blogs have 4 or 5 full posts on their main
page and still works great.

Test and tweak for the optimum results.. Smile
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Post Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 1:31 am
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I tend to keep around 10 posts in my blog. The reason is I've got lots of profile widgets in the sidebar, so if I only have 2-3 posts, there are gonna be lots of empty spaces below.

So I must say that the numbers of posts depend on how you organize or design your blog. As long as it looks balanced, you can test out for yourself how much post is appropriate.

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Post Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 11:27 am
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ShawnLim wrote:
There is no right answer.
It depends on the design of your blog.

Some blogs have 4 or 5 full posts on their main
page and still works great.

Test and tweak for the optimum results.. Smile


I think 4-5 posts may look good and comfortable for the viewers.
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