TheVigilante
Banned - Multiple Rules Violations
- Aug 31, 2010
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Everybody can start a blog or a newsletter. After all, launching your own website is a little bit easier than flying a Boeing 737 – but writing may not be.
The devil is in the details, and indeed, not every blog that gets started takes off like a Boeing 737, and not every newsletter is Stacked Marketer (excuse the shameless self-promotion, please).
When it comes to putting the proverbial pen to the page, there’s plenty of room for errors. In this thread, Stew Fortier highlighted five common writing mistakes he identified after editing over 100 blog posts.
Ready for some error-free writing?
The devil is in the details, and indeed, not every blog that gets started takes off like a Boeing 737, and not every newsletter is Stacked Marketer (excuse the shameless self-promotion, please).
When it comes to putting the proverbial pen to the page, there’s plenty of room for errors. In this thread, Stew Fortier highlighted five common writing mistakes he identified after editing over 100 blog posts.
Ready for some error-free writing?
- Long, throat-clearing introductions. Stew’s example makes it super clear: “Don't be the food blogger who starts off a fried chicken recipe with a 2,000-word backstory on their grandma.”
- Using overly abstract language: Does it sound smart when you use words like irregardless (correctly)? Yes, it definitely does. But writing isn’t about looking smart, it’s about connecting with the person on the other side of the screen.