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I’ve noticed a trend in my blogging pursuits. The articles that I write that are the best-written, most researched, headline-friendly and totally Diggable, quickly fade away with a whimper. Yet blog entries that are thrown together, posted for the sake of posting with minimal thought, bring in the most traffic.

What gives?

At first I thought that maybe I was over thinking things or being extreme. But no, it’s a fact. I rarely see a payoff for articles that I pour my heart and soul into.

It’s starting to frustrate me.

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I’m curious to hear from you. Have the articles you expected to perform well done so? Or, have you been surprised by the success on a ‘thoughtless’ post?

Let’s see if we can identify any trends.

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Andrew G.R.

Andrew G.R. is the owner of Jobacle, a career advice and employment news blog and podcast designed to make work better. Follow him on Twitter.

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