There’s been a lot of play in the blogosphere lately about how often you should post and how long your posts should be. And, even among top bloggers, there seems to be a considerable difference in opinion.

But, there are still some major lessons to be learned by comparing the posting-patterns of top niche-bloggers, during their initial launch phase, rapid growth phase and their later “mature” phase.

In fact, interestingly enough, a number of top-bloggers’ posting patterns seem to contradict their own advice on the best path to success. So, let’s see what those patterns are and then explore whether we can harmonize all the seemingly differing approaches to come up with a single most-effective posting plan.