Activate the passive voice on the web
Simple sentences — subject, verb, object — are easiest to read, online or off.
That’s why Jan H. Spyridakis, professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering at the University of Washington, suggests that you:
Tight web copy
Scannable content makes message 34% more memorable
Also increases understanding, satisfaction
The more words on a web page, the longer visitors will stay.
But is that really the best metric to measure? What if you could engage users on a page for half the time, yet have them remember one-third more of the content?… Read the full article
How to get the hyperbole out of your web page
Improve your fact-to-fluff ratio
Readers are busy. Fluff takes space. Space takes time. So let’s cut the fluff and get on with it.
To cut the fluff, aim for a fact-to-fluff ratio of at least 1:1.… Read the full article
Focus your web copy
Make it relevant
Usability guru Jakob Nielsen recommends condensing copy by 50% online.
That’s certainly a useful guideline. But no single, overarching rule makes sense all the time.… Read the full article
Boost web page readability: Cut copy in half
Shorter web pages nearly 60% more usable
When usability guru Jakob Nielsen wanted to measure the effects of short web copy, he studied a web page about Nebraska.… Read the full article