A 4-Minute Read Is As Powerful As a 1,000-Word Article
I have five 4-minute read articles, and all are curated.
My best-performing stories are the ones with a straightforward solution to a pain point.
When I was new at blogging, it took me a long time to finish a 1,000-word article because I read it somewhere that it was the standard. It is long enough to appear that it is well-written.
Moving forward, another recent discovery is that curation, while based on quality, is good to know that it doesn't mean having to write a very long article.
Recently, I had five articles that are all curated, and they have something in common, every article is a 4-minute read.
I believe that we have become too busy with our lives that when we read, most of the time, we skimp, and algorithms act or are being trained through machine learning to read as humans do.
It is enough for the algorithm to know if the article is good or not in the first 50% of the article.
And that is why I believe a 4-minute article is the right length of an article to be considered for curation.
What can you say in a 4-minute article?
A lot of anything below 1,000 words would fall under the 4-minute read. While I write, I don’t look ahead at how many words I have written so far.
But because of my discovery, when I finish writing my first draft, I make it a point to edit it, and here is where I try to cut it to be below 1,000 words.
If writers think that length is the sole factor to consider writing a good story, then I have to be the bearer of bad news, that length isn’t everything as with other things in our lives.
Look closely at my articles that were curated:
1. You Don’t Have to Be Great but to Be Great, You Have to Do It Now
- 4-minute read
- curated — writing and productivity
2. Me vs. My Air Fryer — Let’s See Who Finishes First!
- 4-minute read
- curated — food
3. What Does Lofi Mean and Why You Should Start Listening to Lofi-Music?
- 4-minute read
- curated — music
4. I Wrote 10 Articles Today and Still Obsessing If I Am Productive
- 4-minute read
- curated — productivity
5. I Am a Single Monitor Guy, and I Don’t Need a Second Monitor Setup
- 4 minute read
- curated — productivity
Bonus Tip
And while at it, adding affiliate links doesn't hurt your chances of being curated. The only caveat is that you must have a disclosure statement at the end of your article. It is not only FTC required but is also an excellent practice for any writer to be transparent with your readers.
Disclosure Sample Statement
As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
Takeaway
Don’t be obsessed with word count or that everything has to be perfect. It stifles your productivity and creativity as a writer.
May you continue your writer’s journey, no matter how long your stories are, as long you have value to give to your audience, and as long as you are authentic with yourself as a person and as a writer.
Here are some of my stories, all complimentary.
👉Ricky Martin Denies Charges of Incest and Can Spend the Rest of His Life in Jail If Found Guilty — Free Reading.
👉The Misplaced Kindness by a Netizen to a Man Eating Alone He/She Presumed Was Sad — Free Reading.
👉Clothes Optional My First Nude Beach Experience, Not as Bad as Adam Sandler’s — Free Reading.
👉Claim your offer.
If you enjoyed this article, please consider joining Medium by clicking on this link. I may earn a little commission to buy myself a decent cup of coffee. Thank you.