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Stephanie Hilborn's avatar

Wow! There is so much here to learn from. Almost to the point of wanting to read this later when I know I will apply it. Such a great resource.

Is this article 1447 words?

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Rui Alves's avatar

Thanks. Stephanie. ;)

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Wendi Gordon's avatar

Thanks for sharing stats to back up your claims. I appreciate this information about making blog posts more appealing!

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Rui Alves's avatar

Don't mention it, Wendi. I believe need to give back to the writing chain and the writer's fellowship.

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Lee G. Hornbrook's avatar

Great stuff. I would like the bullet points at the beginning to have links to source material, however. Verifiable studies. Otherwise, seems like hocus-pocus. For instance - clickbait works (not that I'm in that business), and there are many successful articles with titles under 6 words and over 13. The "shoulds" - one shouldn't should himself. From years of classroom teaching, I found that telling students "should" made them revolt. I've found other ways to appeal to readers without "shoulding" them. Just my two cents.

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