How readable is your blog? - Yoors

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Saskia van de Riet

· 29 Aug 2021

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How readable is your blog?

Wonderful stuff, you've done it: you've written your blog and it's been published online.

Visible to all. Fantastic!

And, what's even more fantastic, is that your blog is also highly readable for all.
That is what you want, after all, isn't it?
That your blog is not only seen but also read. Read, from start to finish.

So, I have a question for you: are you deliberately using smart layout and formatting to enhance readability?

Your blog will have 400-900 words, and with smart layout and formatting you enhance its readability.
That readability is important.
First of all, it is the respectful thing to offer your readers... but it is also important for you.
The better the readability, the higher the impact your blog will have.

Now, there are different ways to enhance the readability of a text. Let's start with using blank lines as paragraph separators, variations in font, colour or size.

Punctuation is also powerful and bullet points are often invaluable for offering clarity and overview!

For blogging, in particular, it pays to be mindful of the fact that your readers will be reading your articles on a screen.
You don't know what type of screen, and you have no idea where they will read, in what state of mind they are when they are reading: in other words, it is in your best interest to make life as easy as possible for your readers.

You will benefit when readers continue reading to the very end, and then take an inspired action by responding to your call to action.
That call to action would benefit from a striking colour, to draw your readers' attention and to inspire them to act and respond.

Research indicates that screen readers revert more and more to speedreading by skimming and scanning. Your formatting and layout can have a meaningful effect on WHAT they read. This implies that you can notably influence this by making conscious decisions about formatting and layout.

This way you'll help your readers to navigate through your text, ensuring they will pick up the most relevant elements.

Make deliberate use of:

bullet points
blank lines

bold text
colour
italics
font type
font size

You most probably already use some of these, but it is my intention that you can now do this more deliberately to make your blog more readable and enhance its valuable impact.

Now, I am curious to find out how you are going to enhance your blog's readability!
Please let me know, and if you have any questions, add those, so I can answer them for you!

Live, Love & Leave your Legacy
Saskia
xx

#zomer #blog #blogging #readability #writing

Comments (23)
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Daniel

Excellent publication always the good Writing of everything, Also including good paragraphs makes the posts more Eye-catching, Just as is yours friend

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Kinderworkshops Petra

Kinderworkshops Petra

I find this very valuable information. Because although I may also make the necessary mistakes myself in the Dutch language, I occasionally get annoyed by the mistakes that quite a few people make. I notice that a lot of people don't use a point at the end of a sentence and no capital letters. For example, they make 3 sentences into 1 sentence.

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Rasher

It is true that we have to make visible ways to make our blog look good, in fact the advanced editor of Yoors makes it more practical to do this.

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william22

These are details that we must take into account when creating a blog because this way we will have more visualizations and a good reader will return

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alba19

I really like your publication, it leaves us a very good recommendation on how to make our blog attract attention and be more read.

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Yulegonz

These recommendations on blogging or when we publish on our blog for viewing are received with great appreciation. Thank you

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Beatriz4

Hello, it is a very good recommendation when it comes to making our blog because what we want is to be read, I will take into account your suggestions

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Leo 1

Clear information for those who really want to write on Yoors. But in my experience, Yoors is not the platform for writers and poets. In that respect, there are better platforms on the Internet that are more efficient and better visited for writers.

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SocialPro Snooker Coaching

SocialPro Snooker Coaching

@Leo 1 Indeed, that's how it is ;-)

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Kshreyash

Fonts like Arial and Times New Roman (especially for headings) are easy to read. inclcate them in your blog

Mieke Van Liefde

Mieke Van Liefde

I often forget my call to action.

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Hans van Gemert

Hans van Gemert

Good Points. But beware: too many colors, italic and the like can also reduce readability.

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Saskia van de Riet

Saskia van de Riet

@Hans van Gemert totally agree: Too much is never good ;-)

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Dana

Good point to cut, increase your readability is also pleasant to yourself.

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Saskia van de Riet

Saskia van de Riet

@Dana Once, and it also makes it easier for you to proofread and react. Respect for the reader is always good.

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Marc

Bullet points with text, trenches are desired? Since I read something with “six word phrases” earlier @Henkjan de Krijger , they're constantly dancing in my upper room. ... Show moreBullet points with text, trenches are desired? Since I read something with “six word phrases” earlier @Henkjan de Krijger , they're constantly dancing in my upper room.
Then I read your particular message with that one word I honestly never heard of.. Bulletpoints or spearheads mentioned once after I consider it secret wanted to discover your word..
But you as an expert in writing, writing and writing, I would like to invite you to come and read, because you too love to do that.. 😁🌹

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Saskia van de Riet

Saskia van de Riet

@paracelsus My article is written in English 🙈 and it says “bullet points” what the machine translation made of that I can only guess ;-)

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enigma

Of course, it depends heavily on the content of your blog, but intertitles and enumerations are certainly a plus in informative blogs.. Of course, stories and poetry lend themselves less to this..

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Saskia van de Riet

Saskia van de Riet

@enigma You're absolutely right.. I focus on entrepreneurs with business texts, it works for every topic. If you share poetry on your blog, and no further explanation of the origin, intent, approach or something like that than just the poem, some of my tips certainly don't work..

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Madeleine

Great blog with helpful tips and information for us as bloggers. I also try to pay close attention to the layout and content of my various blogs every time by adding different elements to make it appealing to the reader..

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Saskia van de Riet

Saskia van de Riet

@Madeleine That's a very workable approach: paying attention to layout. You do a favor to your reader, and ultimately write for that.. You want your blogs to be read, yes..

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Ingrid

Yes, I do this too:)

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Saskia van de Riet

Saskia van de Riet

@Ingrid Tips en meer Well Busy! Keep up the good work 😇

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