It went without mention at the time, but a few weeks back we ticked over 600 columns/articles/ blog posts. So, before we get too much further into writing our next 600, we thought it was a milestone worthy of reflection.
We started writing back in 2010 after being offered a column in our local newspaper, The Advocate.
Back then it was under Peter’s name, and together with Daniel, they’d come up with a topic for the column. Daniel would then ghost write it and Peter would check it over for editing and approval. It was submitted on the Friday and published in the newspaper the following Monday.
As we do today, we talked about various financial topics and how to keep out of financial trouble. Hopefully we helped some people, but there were some limitations. Specifically, the word count was the biggest issue. Column space limited us to 300 words. To understand how quickly words are used up, you’ve just read word 150 in this sentence. There was also no space for charts.
When the column ended about 4-1/2 years later, we took a month off and resolved to keep at it. We’d just revamped our website from a static one, to one with an easily updatable blog section, giving us a new space to take advantage of ongoing posts. It was an opportunity to branch out with more words, explain things more thoroughly and take advantage of the ability to use charts when called for.
Read the full “600” post.
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