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Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/31951
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Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/31951
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
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There is no universal convention for this, and thus no "proper" way to do it. But I would question is editing an existing blog post is the right way to do this at all. A blog is a "web log". That is, it is sequential in time. One post follows another. The primary organization of the material is simple time sequence. (There may be secondary organization via tag and categories.)

The logical way to provide new information on a blog, therefore, is to write a new blog post with the updated information. Writing a new post, as opposed to editing an old one, has some important consequences for how people consume your content. People who are interested in a blog subscribe to that blog, which means they get notifications every time a new blog post is issued. This is the primary way they keep up to date with your information. Editing an existing post will not generate such notifications, so far fewer people will hear about the changes if you edit an old post rather than writing a new one.

If you do write a new post, though, be sure to add a line to the beginning of the old post saying that the information has been updated and pointing to the new post. That way if someone finds the old post via search or a link they will be notified that there is a change and will be able to find it easily.

Original score: 6