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You. You you you. You. Its all about you. When writing an article or a tutorial, make sure its directed to the person reading it. No one cares about what the author thinks, you want to get the job done. You dont care about them. Make sure you dont use words like we, us, I and use you. It keeps the article or tutorial personal. Grammar Keep the grammar casual, but still good. Do you want to sift through a mess of spelling errors and run-on sentences trying to figure out what the author is saying? No, of course you dont. No one does. Spell check it, grammar check it, read over it once. Make sure your readers can understand you. Examples When you read an article, usually you want to see some kind of concrete proof about something the author is talking about. If the article youre reading is a tutorial, you want to see the end result, right? So put it at the beginning. You dont want to have to scroll all the way down to see what the final outcome of all your work is to decide you dont like it. Put your examples at the top to show your readers. Keep It Casual Make sure your readers arent bored. If youre going to be writing a long article, might as well make it fun for them to read. You dont want to read an article straight from a science journal (unless it is a science journal), and even then it should still be somewhat casual. Ive seen some science articles that are interesting because of how its written. Originality Put a spin on your writing. Make it your own. Its cliche, yes, but do it! No one wants to read the same idea over and over. I know Ive been somewhat guilty of it, but some rule breaking is allright. Like talking about myself here. Its an example. Refer to #3. Bold Words Bold words always help. So do lists, links, and quotes. Readers like you can skim for the bold words theyre looking for, and find what they want. Its perfect for them. Saves time, and gets to the point. Conclusion Always have an awesome conclusion that wraps it up nicely. You always want to see that whole work of art brought together with a nice summation. So if they want to skip that boring article you wrote because they didnt pay attention, you can hope theyll read that nice summarized conclusion. Like this: Make the article personal, use lots of examples and styled text to make the article easier for the user, watch your grammar, and make the article your own and have fun with it! |
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