# How do you decide when a blog post is actually finished? **URL:** \ **Category:** Off-topic\ **Created:** [September 4, 2026, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/how-do-you-decide-when-a-blog-post-is-actually-finished/63709 "2026-09-04T16:53:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![neilharrison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9f8e36/32.png) [@neilharrison](https://forum.ghost.org/u/neilharrison)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/how-do-you-decide-when-a-blog-post-is-actually-finished/63709/1 "2026-09-04T16:53:35Z")
I’ve noticed that I can keep editing a post almost indefinitely — changing wording, improving the structure, tweaking the introduction, and adding more examples. At some point, though, more editing doesn’t necessarily make the article better. How do you decide when a post is ready to publish? Do you have a specific checklist you follow, or do you simply publish once the main idea is clear and useful to the reader? ---
**Author:** ![KBExit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/kbexit/32/38359_2.png) [@KBExit](https://forum.ghost.org/u/KBExit)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/how-do-you-decide-when-a-blog-post-is-actually-finished/63709/2 "2026-09-04T20:38:57Z")
1. Is it factual? 2. Is your point of view clear and easy to read? 3. Does your post open the floor for discussion? (If comments are enabled) 4. Is a further edit necessary? Or am I chasing myself around? If I’m editing so much on one post, could this post instead be a series of it’s own? ---
**Author:** ![neilharrison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9f8e36/32.png) [@neilharrison](https://forum.ghost.org/u/neilharrison)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/how-do-you-decide-when-a-blog-post-is-actually-finished/63709/3 "2026-09-04T20:54:06Z")
Helpfull checklist!!! ---
**Author:** ![philsimon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/philsimon/32/41241_2.png) [@philsimon](https://forum.ghost.org/u/philsimon)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2026, 3:39am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/how-do-you-decide-when-a-blog-post-is-actually-finished/63709/4 "2026-09-05T03:39:52Z")
“Perfect is the enemy of good.” --Voltaire ---
**Author:** ![jhonmu29](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/jhonmu29/32/41437_2.png) [@jhonmu29](https://forum.ghost.org/u/jhonmu29)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2026, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/how-do-you-decide-when-a-blog-post-is-actually-finished/63709/5 "2026-09-05T18:54:10Z")
I suppose myself as reader, and check this really helpful. ---
**Author:** ![neilharrison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9f8e36/32.png) [@neilharrison](https://forum.ghost.org/u/neilharrison)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2026, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/how-do-you-decide-when-a-blog-post-is-actually-finished/63709/6 "2026-09-07T16:25:24Z")
Yes, that’s a good point. This will give us around 40% of an idea of whether the audience will like the content or not. One more thing: before reading the blog, you need to forget that you wrote it yourself and read it from the perspective of a normal reader. ---
**Author:** ![fatshark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/fatshark/32/28558_2.png) [@fatshark](https://forum.ghost.org/u/fatshark)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 10:09am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/how-do-you-decide-when-a-blog-post-is-actually-finished/63709/7 "2026-09-10T10:09:56Z")
> How do you decide when a post is ready to publish? When I only have sufficient time to press the ‘publish’ button before my self-imposed (and rigidly enforced) deadline of 5 pm. If I didn’t adhere to that, I’d still be tweaking the odd sentence or section. More seriously, a publication deadline is great for focusing the mind … it forces you to _start_ with enough time to _finish_. ---
**Author:** ![satonotdead](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/satonotdead/32/33666_2.png) [@satonotdead](https://forum.ghost.org/u/satonotdead)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2026, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/how-do-you-decide-when-a-blog-post-is-actually-finished/63709/8 "2026-09-11T18:41:11Z")
I am re-editing everything I wrote on my actual lead project but in the personal side/blog I like to not respect so much rules: - What was the motivation to publish? Is that filled? - What is the message? Is it clear and landed? - How I feel when I read the finished draft?