It doesn’t matter if you’re writing an email, a blog post, or a tweet—the full gamut of attention-seeking and attention-keeping tactics apply. Social media takes this to the next level. Not only is the content volume of...
Quick readIt doesn’t matter if you’re writing an email, a blog post, or a tweet—the full gamut of attention-seeking and attention-keeping tactics apply. Social...
Find out moreKnowing how much or how little to say starts with being clear about your objective. Rarely is it our job to turn readers into subject-matter experts. Mostly, we’re in the business of motivating people to action. If...
2 minute readKnowing how much or how little to say starts with being clear about your objective. Rarely is it our job to turn readers...
Find out moreTo steal a mantra from our friends in journalism: don’t bury the lede. The idea might have started in newspaper offices but it applies anywhere we’re competing for our audience’s attention (so, the entire Internet)...
3 minute readTo steal a mantra from our friends in journalism: don’t bury the lede. The idea might have started in newspaper offices...
Learn moreWhatever you do—don’t just imagine your headline on your page itself. Consider how your headline performs without the rest of your page to give it context. Does it make sense without an accompanying photo or intro text?...
2 minute readWhatever you do—don’t just imagine your headline on your page itself. Consider how your headline performs without the rest of your page to...
Keep readingSPOILER: it’s not good. Sure—you know you’re writing an email to 5,000 people. But your task is to make your reader feel like you’re writing only to them. When ‘broadcasting’ language slips into our writing,...
4 minute readSPOILER: it’s not good. Sure—you know you’re writing an email to 5,000 people. But your task is to make your reader feel like...
Learn thisConsider the moment before your supporter decides whether to open your email. They must sacrifice something in order to give you their attention. Either, they’ll need to delay the thing they were about to do next, or...
4 minute readConsider the moment before your supporter decides whether to open your email. They must sacrifice something in order to give you their attention...
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