By Joanna Ellis-Escobar
I recently posted a blog on how to write killer content. In it, I discuss the top five resources the Flair team regularly uses when we create content. I thought I’d keep the convo going and let you in on our top tips for what we do just before we hit publish. Think of it as your pre-posting checklist.
- Don’t write in long chunks of text – a recent study by Microsoft Corp. shows the average attention span of most humans went from 12 seconds in 2000 to just eight seconds in 2015. (For comparison, a goldfish’s attention span is thought to be about nine seconds…but I digress…)
TOP TIPS:-
Short blocks of text, bulleted lists, headings and subheadings (brownie points for bolding) are your best friends when blogging.
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Keep in mind – you basically have about seven seconds to capture your readers’ attention – ultra long paragraphs and chunks of text will lose ‘em.
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- Link – embed high quality links, both to your own content and to others’. Link to older content you wrote (hello, thought leader…), link to studies and research, quote people you admire, be a resource to your readers.
TOP TIPS:-
Be sure to set your links to “open in new page” so readers aren’t leaving your post.
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Make sure you check your links – you definitely don’t want to include any broken links.
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Find balance – don’t over-stuff your post with too many links.
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