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content writing techniques
3 posts
- 06SaturdayDifferent Angle·
For years, I ended every piece with 'In summary' and listed the same three points again—until I realized I was trapping readers at the exit door to retell a story they had just finished.
The 'In Summary' Trap in Concluding Paragraphs: Stop Reselling Readers What They Just Read
Clinging to the schoolbook formula of 'in summary' treats your reader like an amnesiac. Good writing doesn't recap what came before; it solders the whole piece into a single actionable rule.
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- 03WednesdayData·
For years, I turned subheadings in my guides into knowledge repositories—only to realize 79% of readers were bouncing from the page instead of reading those theoretical blocks.
The Encyclopedic Subhead Trap: The 'H3 Micro-Action' Rule for the 79% Who Scan
The reason our articles go unread isn't a lack of information; it's that we pile that information behind subheadings like barricades. In light of Nielsen Norman Group data, we examine how to strip H3 headings of encyclopedic definitions and turn them into micro-actions.
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- 01MondayOpening·
For years, I thought crafting mysterious, philosophical, and indirect opening lines would hook readers; in reality, I was exhausting them at the very first turn and driving them to close the tab.
Ditching Mystery in the First Sentence: A Practical Formula for Clear Intros
For years, I thought building philosophical labyrinths in intro paragraphs would hook readers' curiosity. Turns out, I was exhausting them on the very first turn and driving them away. Now, I put all my cards on the table immediately.
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