Introduction
                                    
                                        Creating great online content
                                            
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                                        An introduction to content
                                            
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                                        What you should know before watching this course
                                            
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                                        Using the exercise files
                                            
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                                1. Write for Fast Reading
                                    
                                        People scan, they don't read
                                            
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                                        Challenge: Editing text
                                            
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                                        Solution: Editing text
                                            
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                                2. Reading Age and Tone
                                    
                                        Write for an 8th grade audience
                                            
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                                        Formal text is harder to read
                                            
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                                        Challenge: Calculate the reading level of a piece of text
                                            
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                                        Solution: Calculate the reading level of a piece of text
                                            
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                                3. Don't Tease: What's in It for Me?
                                    
                                        Create information-rich signposts
                                            
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                                        Answer a reader's unasked questions
                                            
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                                        Challenge: Creating signposts
                                            
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                                        Solution: Creating signposts
                                            
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                                4. Front-Load Your Content
                                    
                                        Readers lose interest quickly
                                            
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                                        Challenge: Reorganizing text
                                            
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                                        Solution: Reorganizing text
                                            
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                                5. Remove the Sales Pitch
                                    
                                        Marketing-speak and jargon turn people off
                                            
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                                        Industry-specific words
                                            
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                                        Challenge: Rewriting to remove hyperbole
                                            
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                                        Solution: Rewriting to remove hyperbole
                                            
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                                6. Provide Detailed Information and Useful Images
                                    
                                        People look for supporting evidence
                                            
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                                        People respect authoritative sources
                                            
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                                        Stock images are a waste of space
                                            
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                                        Challenge: Linking to outside information to enhance your content
                                            
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                                        Solution: Linking to outside information to enhance your content
                                            
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                                7. Actively Manage the Information You Publish
                                    
                                        Readers are wary of dated content
                                            
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                                        Challenge: Setting suitable expiration dates for your content
                                            
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                                        Solution: Setting suitable expiration dates for your content
                                            
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                                Conclusion
                                    
                                        Well-written content is already SEO-optimized
                                            
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                                        Next steps
                                            
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                                    Ex_Files_Creating_Online_Content.zip
                                    
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