Posts tagged "Writing"
When people are searching online, they want short, concise, crystal clear content.
Screens and attention spans have got smaller and so must your digital content.
Searchers on a mission want answers and fast. Nothing else will do!
Google knows this and rewards content editors who know this too.
As a digital content writer, your job is to find out your audience’s burning questions. And answer them!
As Winston Churchill said, ‘the essential structure of the ordinary British sentence... is a noble thing.’ Short sentences communicate powerfully. Writing short sentences is a very good plain language trick. Plain language uses short sentences. If you write short sentences, your meaning is usually clear and your grammar is usually correct.
When I became a parent, I felt like I was on a treadmill all the time. I wanted to work, spend quality time with my kids, keep active, pay off the mortgage, and please everyone. But I was pleasing no one. I knew something had to change. I needed more flexibility (and way less stress than my lawyer job). I wanted to have more control over how my day looked. I had always loved to write. Writing gave me pleasure. It was creative and allowed me to express ideas and tell powerful stories.
Editing is always a step-by-step process. And always you start by asking the big questions, such as:
Hello, can you help me with a grammar question? What is the difference between: With regards to beauty, attitude is more important than appearance and A beautiful attitude is more important than a beautiful appearance.