Introduction
Welcome
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Introduction to web writing
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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 readers' 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_Writing_for_Web.zip
(348 KB)
Glossary_Learning_to_Write_for_the_Web.zip
(102 KB)