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Writing for the Web: The Right Strategy

February 3rd, 2010

One of my resolutions for 2010 was to try and provide 100% original content on my blog. However, I say that then I see an amazing blog post that I just have to link up. Shay Howe has put together an awesome post on writing great content for the web. This is a must read for any web designer.

Writing Quality Content

Here are a few bullet points to get you started. To read the full post, check out the link below. This is a list of best practices you should follow to write great content:

• Give users a summary
• Get to the point quickly
• Use small sentences
• Limit one thought per paragraph
• Use bullet points
• Use sub headings
• Do not over use exclamations!!!
• Drive emphasis with repetition
• Drop unnecessary adjectives
• Use details, be specific
• Use hyperlinks
• Use a personal tone
• Be unique
• Escape content overload

To read the full story, please head over to shayhowe.com.

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