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今日推薦英文原文：《10 Quick Tips for Writing Great Web Content》作者：Tim King

原文鏈接：https://medium.com/@timkingwriter/10-quick-tips-for-writing-great-web-content-beee68b9c686

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10 Quick Tips for Writing Great Web Content

Writing content for the web is very different that writing a business paper, technical document or essay. Getting it right can take time and effort but can make all the difference. It can often be the dividing line between deeply engaging with an individual or causing them to become disinterested in your information.

Below are a few tips to help you shape your content to better engage and inform, while still conveying your key message.

Understand How Users Read on the Web

Users read differently on the web, unlike when they are reading a book from cover to cover.

On the web, users don』t read word for word. They skim content, trying to get a quick impression of what it』s about. They scan for the bits they are interested in and ignore the rest unless highly engaged.

You need to understand how users read on the web, then write content in a style that makes it easy for them.

Know Your Audience

Who are you are writing for? What are their needs? What will they come to your web page to find or achieve? What is their level of expertise? Build a profile of your various audience groups. Focus your content around your users』 needs and tasks, not around yourself or your organisation.

Embrace user-centric content writing.

Write Content that is Easy to Skim & Scan

  • Be direct
  • Limit each paragraph to one key concept
  • Use meaningful headings
  • Use bullet points and numbered lists
  • Include summaries or overviews

Keep Your Wording Short & Simple

Be brief and concise. Reduce your word-count to a minimum. Write clearly and simply. If you are writing for an expert audience explain your terms. Provide easy ways for non-experts to find out what your acronyms and difficult expressions mean. Give your users links to simple background information, so that the most casual visitor can work out what you are talking about.

Put Your Most Important Information First

Information that』s most important to your web visitors is often a simple statement of what you do. Once they understand what you do, they might want to know some important details. And then, maybe they』d like to know some background information.

Write in Common Language

We think we know what SMS means but what if there is more than one meaning for SMS?

Always use words that users will effortlessly understand. You don』t need bombastic and fanciful words to impress people. You』ll impress people when you use simple words to get a complicated idea across.

Make Your Copy Easy to Read

  • Use short paragraphs — four sentences maximum
  • Use short sentences — twelve words on average
  • Skip unnecessary words
  • Avoid jargon and overly technical terms
  • Avoid the passive tense
  • Avoid needless repetition
  • Address your web visitors directly. Use the words you and your
  • Shorten your text

Test then Refine Your Content

First test it yourself. Review each web page or article while imagining how it reads to a new user.

Test it on users to learn what works and what causes difficulties.

Test your content on different audience groups with different levels of knowledge.

Test web page performance in all common browsers. Test, refine, test, refine, test …

You get the idea.

Build Trust

  • Be factual and accurate
  • Include only content which conforms to the purpose
  • Protect privacy and respect copyright
  • Keep your content up to date
  • Publish your contact details. Provide users with a sense of knowing who is behind the content
  • Spell-check your content
  • Invite people to report errors, then fix them

Make Users Act Without Saying 「Click Here」

The challenge is to make your links communicate 「click here」 without actually saying 「click here,」 and there are many ways to do this. It will take some thought and effort on your part, but in the end, users will benefit with a better experience.

A great way to do this is to add links to the relevant words and phrases within your content. This way the link remains contextually relevant, and you avoid the notorious 「Click Here」.

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