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TEREZA LITSA
Content Marketing Manager
at Hubbub Fundraising
15 WAYS TO IMPROVE
YOUR CONTENT WRITING
Effective
content
It’s a content-
driven world
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1. WRITING PROCESS
2. CREATIVITY
There’s no
perfect
topic
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3. ATTENTION SPAN
The average
human attention
span is just…
8
seconds
A goldfish
has an
attention
span of
9 seconds
4. TYPES OF CONTENT
IMAGES
65%
of people
are visual
learners
INFOGRAPHICS
Infographics
are shared
3x times
more than
any other
visual content
I
VIDEOS
Image: Loozrboy, CC BY-SA 2.0
Videos
will account
for 80% of all
internet traffic
by 2019
GIFs
There are
more than
150 million
original GIFs
Making a blog post visual
5. LENGTH OF CONTENT
Is
long-form
content
dead?
(not yet)
The average
blog post in
2016 was
1054 words
6. STRUCTURE
Allow your text to breathe
Test
content
on all
devices
Bullet
points
Not all
bullet
points
improve
structure
7. FORMATTING
Images
relax the
readers’
eyes
Headings help you organise your content
There’s
no right
and wrong
way of
using them
H1 to H6
Headings
can also
improve
your search
rankings
8. CONTENT GOALS
What do you want to achieve
with your content?
thought
leadership
awareness promotion engagement conversion
Call-to-action
9. HEADLINE
It’s the first
impression
that counts
What makes a great headline?
clarity brevity relevance emotional
appeal
Don’t try too hard
CoSchedule’s Headline Analyser
10. LANGUAGE
Simplicity
Avoid passive voice
Avoid using
unnecessary adverbs
No more buzzwords
Image Credit: Gavin Llewellyn
Be consistent with
the verb tense
It’s easier to be confused
in longer sentences
Stay
away from
common
mistakes
Image Credit: Someecards
11. SEO
SEO?!
It’s useful
to create
“SEO-friendly”
content
Increase the chances for an
image to be discovered
file13435.jpg optimisation-seo.jpg
Title
Aim for relevance and brevity
Headings
Help search
engines
discover
your focus
keywords
Keywords
Use them
in the right
context.
Meta-description
How do you
describe your
content to
your readers?
12. READABILITY
Image: Found Animals Foundation, CC BY-SA 2.0
Factors affecting readability:
- reading ease
- writing style
- comprehension
- language
Pick the right font
Allow
enough
space
Use simple
writing
Image: Jegi, CC BY 2.0
Avoid long sentences
13. SOCIAL OPTIMISATION
Think of the headline
No more
stock
photos
Adjust the description
Add sharing buttons
Encourage likes and shares
How Medium encourages shares
14. THINK LIKE A USER
Stop thinking like a writer
Use Google Analytics to learn your audience
Bad user
experience
can kill good
content
Mobile optimisation
- structure
- buttons
- images
- forms
Responsiveness
- usability
- accessibility
- performance
Conversion rate
The user
experience
honeycomb
by Peter Morville
15. TOOLS
Hemingway
Grammarly
Buzzsumo
Readable
CoSchedule’s Headline Analyser
Writefull
StayFocusd
TAKEAWAY
Checklist to improve content
Writing process
Content types
Length
Structure
Creativity Headline Language
Readability
SEO
Social optimisation UX
Formatting
Unlock new
opportunities
ENJOY
the writing
process
Follow: @terezalitsa
Message: terezalitsa@gmail.com
Read: www.terezalitsa.com
Thank you!

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