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Writing tips

Web titles VS print titles


If you’re just breaking into web writing, you may not be aware that there are key differences between a web title and a print title. It may not even be something you think about at first. A title’s a title, right? Wrong. There’s a big difference between web titles and print titles. If it's hard for you to start writing an article or essay, you can use pay for essay services.


Clarity replaces unnecessary details. In some cases, a print title might be lengthy to get the point across. In web writing, eliminating unnecessary words helps the reader and the search engines better understand your point. Avoid using too many modifiers and descriptive words. It’s perfectly fine to be descriptive. In fact, you should make it clear what your article is about. But you don’t want to overdo it. Tighten things up and get to the point.


Avoid big words


Avoid too many big words. Expanding on the point of clarity, big words can take from getting to the point. Think about what you put into a search when you look for something online. When you want to find shampoo, are you going to type its chemical name into the search or just ‘shampoo’ or the brand name? Most likely, it will be one of the latter two. Big words can also cause readers to search for more relevant titles. Most people browsing the web do a quick scan and have certain words in mind. Titles with words like ‘canine’ instead of ‘dog’ may get skipped over by some readers merely because they are looking for a specific word (dog) to jump out at them.


In conclusion


Drawing in the reader requires different strategies. In print writing, cutesy phrases and being slick with the tongue can help bring attention to the piece. But in web writing, you’ll need to eliminate some of that for clarity. Web readers will find your work mostly via the search engines. Therefore, your title needs to include the words they would use to search for the topic. Those words may not be contained in a witty title. When you use the words most likely to be entered into a search for your topic, more readers are likely to notice your article. You still want to make your headline interesting, but at the same time, people need to find it. A fair balance provides optimal results.

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