Has your brilliant content still not scored you that dream writing position, lucrative business partnership, or sweet recognition among your peers and target audience? It might be your editing. Check out these 15 editing tips to shine up your content and make it glow.
2. Has your brilliant content
still not scored you that
dream writing position,
lucrative business
partnership, or sweet
recognition among your
peers and target
audience?
3. If you think your articles are top-notch,
but thereâs a lonely tumbleweed
blowing through your barren website,
it may be because youâre just a writer.
4. You heard me, Gloria. âš
If everybody wants you,
why isnât anybody calling?
Once you create
a blog or email
newsletter, you
need to also
actively take part
in its evolution.
5. While keeping diligent focus
on your content production,
you must also review your past
choices, looking for ways to
allow more readers to engage
with your writing.
6. In other words, to
become a stronger writer,
you may need to think
more like an editor.
7. In other words, to
become a stronger writer,
you may need to think
more like an editor.
Here are 15 editing tips that
will help you become a more
effective editor-in-chief of
the content you create.
9. Forget âlike.â
No one will be head-over-heels about
your online space if youâre not thoroughly
impressed with your presentation.
Commit to making your site a masterpiece
before you even think about your next
post topic.
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10. Turn the spotlight outward.
Remember that a good About page âš
is as much about your audience as âš
it is about you.
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12. Tell them what you want.
When someone arrives on your site, âš
what do you want him to do next?
Subscribe? Hire you? Collaborate?
Explicitly state your websiteâs purpose âš
as if it were a physical storefront.
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15. Water the plant.
Each edit you make to your text
should directly contribute to your goals
and content strategy.
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16. Prepare (donât plan).
Structure your editorial calendar in
a way that allows you to adjust your
posting schedule if you get new ideas or
need to ïŹt in time-sensitive content.
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17. Take out of the equation.
If youâre preoccupied with âwriting wellâ to
impress others, you may feel pressure and
get stuck. Concentrate on helping your
audience instead.
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yourself
18. Research whatâs hot.
Get the right visitors to your blog by
ïŹnding and using the keywords they use
when they search online.
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19. Look in nooks & crannies.
Can you provide additional information in
new posts that enhances content youâve
already published?
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21. Divide and conquer.
If you truly serve a speciïŹc niche, you will
exclude another group. Itâs necessary.
There should be certain people who hate
your writing.
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22. Outline major points.
Youâll ïŹesh out the details of your content
when you write each line, but ensure posts
are cohesive before you begin.
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23. Learn language rules.
Grammar can be boring, but whatâs worse
than boring? Losing readers because they
donât understand your writing. Your blog
posts wonât be useful unless theyâre clear.
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24. Avoid word choice mistakes.
Donât carelessly write âeffectâ when âš
you mean âaffect.â Do you know the
difference?
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25. Everything is practice.
Be proud of the work youâve already
completed and aim to get better.
Donât take anything you read or write
for granted. Itâs all a lesson.
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27. Drafts arenât only rough versions
of documents and manuscripts.
Most creations are ongoing
works in progress.
Remember: you control the draft.
28. Drafts arenât only rough versions
of documents and manuscripts.
Most creations are ongoing
works in progress.
Prioritize the changes you
need to make, and then wrap
a pair of horn-rimmed glasses
around your face.
Remember: you control the draft.
29. Drafts arenât only rough versions
of documents and manuscripts.
Most creations are ongoing
works in progress.
Prioritize the changes you
need to make, and then wrap
a pair of horn-rimmed glasses
around your face.
Itâs time to grab your virtual red pens,
my Editing Friends.
Remember: you control the draft.
â Stefanie Flaxman
30. If you want to reach your audience, they
ïŹrst need to understand your message.
Listen to Editor-in-Chief to learn more
about the art of writing, updated for the
digital age.
Listen to Editor-in-Chief