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effective content writing
Effective Content Writing
23 Oct 2010
STC India Usability SIG Session
Bangalore
sudhindra v. | associate creative director | sapient
effective content writing
passportindia.gov.inpassportindia.gov.in
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passportindia.gov.inpassportindia.gov.in
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Instruction BookletInstruction Booklet
passportindia.gov.inpassportindia.gov.in
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Instruction BookletInstruction Booklet
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Instruction BookletInstruction Booklet
effective content writing
Instruction BookletInstruction Booklet
effective content writing
let’s talk some numbers
15.43 billion pages on the web
109.5 million+ websites are in operation
550+ billion documents buried in the “deep web”
1 billion Youtube videos watched per month
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written content still rules the web
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how do you make it effective?
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∫ …write for persuasion
∫ …less is more
∫ …but do you need to write at all?
effective content writing
∫ …write for persuasion
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∫ …make them feel good 
∫ …write for persuasion
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Power User!Power User!
Yahoo AccountYahoo Account
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Hooray, no spam here!Hooray, no spam here!
Gmail Spam FolderGmail Spam Folder
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We promise to look extra hard!We promise to look extra hard!
Search Results Page of a siteSearch Results Page of a site
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…playing with the bubble wrap…playing with the bubble wrap
Friend Feed Account
Tracker
Friend Feed Account
Tracker
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∫ …be helpful
∫ …write for persuasion
effective content writing
effective content writing
effective content writing
∫ …align with your brand image
∫ …write for persuasion
effective content writing
Webchutney.comWebchutney.com
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debaucherydebauchery
not before you read thisnot before you read this
Webchutney.comWebchutney.com
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Congrats that you were school monitor and all but no that
won’t really help your case.
Congrats that you were school monitor and all but no that
won’t really help your case.
We are like those attention seeking whores.We are like those attention seeking whores.
We’re not looking for Marine Engineers at this time, thank
you.
We’re not looking for Marine Engineers at this time, thank
you.
Webchutney.comWebchutney.com
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∫ …surprise them!
∫ …write for persuasion
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Hawaiian!Hawaiian!
Polish!Polish!
Ukrainian!Ukrainian!
Lolspeak!Lolspeak!
lolspeak!!  lol
Flickr Login GreetingFlickr Login Greeting
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∫ …be creative and different
∫ …write for persuasion
effective content writing
effective content writing
W3schools.comW3schools.com
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effective content writing
∫ …write for persuasion
/ make them feel good
/ be helpful
/ align with your brand image
/ surprise them
/ be creative and different
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∫ …less is more
Joshua Porter is the thought leader behind “microcopy”
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∫ …provide just in time instructions
∫ …less is more
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triple check ittriple check it
Wordpress.comWordpress.com
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∫ …provide a sense of re-assurance
∫ …less is more
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You’ll create a password laterYou’ll create a password later
Amazon.comAmazon.com
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Amazon.comAmazon.com
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∫ …less is more
∫ …provide contextually important information
effective content writing
Amazon.comAmazon.com
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Real-world ExamplesReal-world Examples
Amazon.comAmazon.com
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∫ …less is more
∫ …emphasize essential information
effective content writing
Basecamp from 37
signals
Basecamp from 37
signals
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Amazon.comAmazon.com
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Address Accuracy
Make sure you get your stuff! If the address is not entered correctly, your…
Address Accuracy
Make sure you get your stuff! If the address is not entered correctly, your…
Amazon.comAmazon.com
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∫ …less is more
∫ …extract bare essentials from lots of content
effective content writing
FacebookFacebook
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FacebookFacebook
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∫ … less is more
/ provide just in time instructions
/ provide a sense of re-assurance
/ provide contextually important information
/ emphasize essential information
/ extract bare essentials from lots of content
Joshua Porter is the thought leader behind “microcopy”
effective content writing
∫ …but do you need to write at all?
effective content writing
∫ …when you can say it in pictures, go for Infographics
effective content writing
∫ …but do you need to write at all?
∫ …convert help to pics
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effective content writing
effective content writing
effective content writing
∫ …but do you need to write at all?
∫ …enable visualization
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200 billion hours a year spent
watching TV by US adults
200 billion hours a year spent
watching TV by US adults
100 million to create wikipedia100 million to create wikipedia
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effective content writing
∫ …but do you need to write at all?
∫ …show connections and relationships
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effective content writing
effective content writing
∫ …but do you need to write at all?
/ convert help to pics
/ enable visualization
/ show connections and relationships
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good content is at core of
emotional design
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good content enhances usability
effective content writing
good content increases trust
for a brand
effective content writing
good content ensures brand
loyalty
effective content writing
good content increases
revenues
effective content writing
thank you

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