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Listicles Are Ruining The Career Of Writers

Listicles are easy to make, but they don’t look good to me because of a few valid reasons…

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I have had made listicles too, but I am not fond of them. On this platform, I have seen so many writers making listicles every single day. It is not that I hate listicles, but the problem is that they have become too common and that we should now start thinking of something unique or different.

The Most Common Examples Of Listicles

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As a writer, you can make listicles on almost all topics. For example, if you love giving writing tips, then your listicles will be something like Top 10 Writing Tools, The Three Stages of Writing, The Best Blogging Tips, and so on. Similarly, if you are writing topics related to politics, health, food, science, technology, then it will be easy for you to make listicles accordingly. You may call such articles evergreen, but for me, they are too ordinary and provide no value to the reader.

I am not discouraging anyone from publishing listicles; what I am trying to say is this trend needs to be changed because readers are bored and tired.

Why Listicles Are So Famous?

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Listicles are easy to prepare, and both new and experienced writers can publish them on a daily basis. They are a good way to get more and more reads and views. Also, the title of a listicle tells what the reader can expect. They help newcomers break tough topics down into digestible chunks.

Why I Don’t Support Listicles?

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First of all, the Internet is full of such ordinary articles or blog posts. We are here to gain more and more followers and to keep our readers engaged. In my opinion, listicles should not be made because they don’t always provide value to the reader.

Secondly, I do not want to treat my readers like they are kids. The fact is that they are mature enough to find such details themselves. What I am here for is to introduce a whole new trend of writing, and this will be possible only when I don’t cover those ordinary topics that are already present all over the web.

Last but not least, I feel that listicles waste most of the time of a reader. For example, if I will start making a list of best foods, then the chance is that the names of those foods will already be known to the reader. In other words, we can say that listicles are a little odd. Compared to this, articles that are written from a unique and different angle can go viral instantly.

If someone starts following you on this platform, then it means they like your content and have high expectations. So, don’t waste the time of your readers with such boring topics.

Takeaway

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To me, the future of listicles looks dark. Sooner or later readers will start unfollowing the writers who are publishing so many listicles. Let’s not waste the time of our readers, and let’s not consider them children.

Are you into writing and publishing listicles? What types of topics you usually cover?

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