{"id":43,"date":"2012-03-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/abustamam\/content-confusion-eliminating-information-overload\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T16:44:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T16:44:42","slug":"content-confusion-eliminating-information-overload","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/abustamam\/content-confusion-eliminating-information-overload\/","title":{"rendered":"Content Confusion: Eliminating \u201cInformation Overload\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Information Overload: Get it or not<\/h2>\n

Information overload plagues almost everyone, but especially online marketers specifically.<\/p>\n

Now, this post isn\u2019t about curing yourself from information overload, that\u2019s for a different topic.<\/p>\n

This post is about preventing your readers<\/em>\u00a0from having information overload.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow do I prevent my readers from having information overload?\u201d<\/h2>\n

There\u2019s the \u201ceasy\u201d way and there\u2019s the \u201chard\u201d way to prevent information overload in your readers.<\/p>\n

And neither are particularly easy or hard to do<\/em>, they are merely difficult to choose between!<\/p>\n

\u201cEasy\u201d way to preventing information overload: Create less content, but more in-depth<\/h3>\n

As you may have seen in my pretty awesome guide to awesome headlines, it was packed with several things: key points (for a general idea of what to do), pictures (for clarity and some humor), descriptions (for an in-depth analysis of the why<\/em>), and action steps (leaving the reader with practical steps they can start using right now).<\/p>\n

In a future post I\u2019ll go into the anatomy of an awesome blog post<\/a>, but for right now, we\u2019re sticking to information overload.<\/p>\n

It took me around 2 days to write that blog post. Why? Because I needed to carefully plan: if I want to give true value to people, I need to write something that is easy to follow and not just write what comes from my head. Don\u2019t get me wrong, there\u2019s nothing wrong with writing from the head\/heart, because those have their own places in the blogosphere, but when writing to inform people on a step-by-step process, planning is needed.<\/p>\n

FYI: I\u2019m writing this blog post from the heart <\/em><\/p>\n

Now, the reason this method is the \u201ceasy\u201d method is that\u2026 it\u2019s easy to do! \u201cYou mean I don\u2019t have to create content daily??\u201d No! You don\u2019t!<\/p>\n

Not only that, but churning out content like that on a daily basis is\u2026 well, you\u2019ll get burnt out easily<\/em>.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s where the hard<\/em>\u00a0method comes in:<\/p>\n

\u201cHard\u201d way to prevent information overload: \u201cHigh\u201d value content 3 times a week, \u201clow\u201d value content 4 times a week<\/h3>\n

This is the method I\u2019m personally trying to adapt to. Why\u2019s this method \u201chard?\u201d Because it requires both working on a \u201chigh\u201d value post every day, yet still writing \u201clow\u201d value posts on the \u201coff\u201d days. As of right now I\u2019m working on a \u201chigh\u201d value post that deals with meta data, though I\u2019m still pushing this \u201clow\u201d value post today.<\/p>\n

On that note, what\u2019s the difference between \u201chigh\u201d value content and \u201clow\u201d value content?<\/p>\n

\u201cHigh\u201d value content is the kind of stuff dreams are made of.<\/p>\n

\u2026okay<\/em>, maybe not, but I\u2019ve always wanted to say that in a blog post.<\/p>\n

But seriously, \u201chigh\u201d value content is the kind of blog posts where the reader goes, \u201cThe hell<\/em>? I got this for free<\/em>? Where\u2019ve you been all my life, Sheed??\u201d<\/p>\n

(So you could still say that they are the kind of stuff dreams are made of )<\/p>\n

\u201cHigh\u201d value content is the sort of content that usually gets bookmarked because they give the reader clear-cut steps to achieve X.<\/p>\n

\u201cLow\u201d value content, on the other hand, is the stuff nightmares<\/em>\u00a0are made of.<\/p>\n

\u2026okay<\/em>, I\u2019ll stop it with that metaphor <\/p>\n

Really though, \u201clow\u201d value content is the kind of content where people say, \u201coh, that was cool.\u201d And then they might retweet it or something, but it\u2019s not something that will really \u201cwow\u201d people.<\/p>\n

Now don\u2019t get me wrong\u2013there\u2019s nothing wrong with \u201clow\u201d value content. It may be called \u201clow\u201d value content, but content is content\u2013I\u2019ve seen empires built off of low-value content.<\/p>\n

Not only that, but \u201clow\u201d value content won\u2019t make people go, \u201cDang, he says do this one day, then do this the next day\u2026 I dunno what to do! brain explodes<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n

Some people might think this is a \u201chigh\u201d value post. I don\u2019t think so. It\u2019s long and in-depth, but\u2026 but\u2026<\/p>\n

Actually, I\u2019ve no argument.<\/p>\n

Action Steps: How to eliminate information overload<\/h3>\n
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  1. Create a blogging schedule. I\u2019ll go a bit more in depth in a future post, but a blogging schedule is a must!<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Figure out which days you\u2019ll be creating \u201chigh\u201d value content and which days you\u2019ll be creating \u201clow\u201d value content<\/li>\n
  3. Try to create \u201clow\u201d value content every day. A good length for low value content is 300-500 words.<\/li>\n
  4. Pick 2-3 days per week and create \u201chigh\u201d value content, where you put your heart and soul into creating these monstrosities. Good lengths for high-value content is 1000-1500 words, or a friggin eBook<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Moving onto you<\/h3>\n

    Any other tips on how to eliminate information overload?<\/em><\/p>\n

    Comments on irony are also welcome <\/p>\n

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    In peace, love, and prosperity,<\/p>\n

    Rasheed<\/p>\n

    All-expense paid trip to Cancun??<\/p>\n

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