5 reasons I don’t want to see another “Top 5 reasons…” list. Ever.

This guest post on Patrick’s blog (a good blog normally) was the straw that broke the camels back. I’m a big fan of blogs and have about 50 bookmarked that I visit regularly. However lately I’ve noticed more and more posts starting with “5 reasons….” and to be honest I’m getting really bored with them. I don’t know if somewhere someone is selling an eBook on how to be a good blogger that states that they must have at least one “5 reasons/5 tips/5 ways etc etc.” blog post of if that people think that they will get Dugg if they have a “5 reasons” post but enough is enough! I don’t want to know 5 tips for writing with confidence as its the same tips that I’ve seen in approximately 1 billion other blogs, just worded slightly differently. How about 5 reasons to sell your products with affiliate marketing? Boring. What about 5 reasons to hate conference calls? Talk about stating the obvious. Then you have the completely crazy Cosmetic Surgery Wife who posted 5 reasons why my getting breast implants was the best $5,000 I’ve ever spent, 5 reasons I love going to the mall to show off my augmented breasts, 5 reasons why my saline implants make me a sexy Mom, 5 reasons why it matters to have the best looking breasts in the health club and finally the classic 5 reasons why I know my best friend is jealous of my new boob job. So here are my 5 reasons not to have any “5 reasons” posts on your blog: 1. As you can see everybody is doing it!! Don’t you want to stand out from the crowd and be a little different? And no, I don’t mean start writing “6 reasons” blog posts from now on. 2. A vast majority of the “5 reasons” posts I see in the “Internet Marketing/Make Money Online” sector is just the same old information/advice rehashed with a few words jiggled around. Its nothing we haven’t all read before. 3. Having a “5 reasons” post on your blog does not guarantee you a position on the Digg homepage. Once upon a time a “5 reasons” or “top 10 list” used to guarantee you some success on Digg but it and its users have got slightly more sophisticated since then. 4. A lot of the “5 reasons” posts I read have 2 or 3 good points and then the last couple are just fillers to make the count up to 5. A bit like this one really 5. Oh just stop doing them already! What I’m listening to right now: Kanye West Feat R Kelly - “Flashing Lights” (Remix)