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I had mentioned Darren Rowse’s Battling Bloggers Block series before, but this particular part deserves special attention, as it is one of the most insightful posts I’ve ever seen there - and that’s saying a lot, believe me.

According to Darren, there are 20 common types of blog posts - many bloggers use some of them regularly, some exceptionally, and some never:

1. Instructional
2. Informational
3. Reviews
4. Lists
5. Interviews
6. Case Studies
7. Profiles
8. Link Posts
9. ‘Problem’ Posts
10. Contrasting two options
11. Rant
12. Inspirational
13. Research
14. Collation Posts
15. Prediction and Review Posts
16. Critique Posts
17. Debate
18. Hypothetical Posts
19. Satirical
20. Memes and Projects

It makes a lot of sense - I could probably take any post of mine in any of my blogs, and tell, easily, in what type they fit - sometimes, it a combination of two or more, but it’s rare.

Darren, of course, goes into some detail about each type. So, without further ado, 20 Types of Blog Posts.

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