List posts are ubiquitous – and hugely popular – in the blogosphere. As bloggers, we love them because they’re fun and straight-forward to write, and they do well on social media. As readers, we love them because they’re easy to scan and to take one or two great points from. And both bloggers and readers love the fact that list posts are fun to comment on and link to.

They can be serious or fun:

* 21 Ways to Make Your Blog or Website Sticky
* Top 5 Best Aliens in Video Games

List posts are often amongst a blog’s most popular posts. For example:

* FreelanceSwitch, ten list posts out of ten most popular (100%)
* Daily Blog Tips, ten list posts out of fifteen most popular (67%)
* Copyblogger, six list posts out of ten most popular (60%).