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Writing for the Web

April 11th, 2007 by Leons Petrazickis

“Not that the story need be long, but it will take a long while to make it short.”
- Thoreau

How users read on the web
In short:

  • Neutral language is 27% easier to read than marketese
  • Short text is 58% easier to read than verbose text
  • Scannable bullets are 47% easier to read than blank prose
  • Start with conclusion; add details after
  • Voice one idea per paragraph
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