Journalists have been using the inverted pyramid writing style for ages. Using it, you put your most important information upfront. Don’t hedge. Don’t bury your key point halfway down the third paragraph. And don’t hold back; tell the complete story...
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Blogging, Content SEO, Readability, SEO Copywriting
Word count and SEO: how long should a post or page be?
We often get the question of how long an online text should be. As this often depends on different factors, it’s difficult to give just one answer. But looking from an SEO and user-oriented perspective, there is a rule of...
Content SEO, Readability, SEO Copywriting
Paragraph length check: Why and how to write shorter paragraphs
The paragraph length check in Yoast SEO (for WordPress or Shopify) tells you to write shorter paragraphs when they are too long. But why is this important? What does a good paragraph even look like? And lastly, what should you do to...
Content SEO, Keyword research, Readability, SEO Copywriting
SEO copywriting: the ultimate guide
SEO copywriting is a crucial component of any successful SEO strategy. Still, it can also present a significant challenge for anyone wanting to create high-quality content that ranks well in search engines. As search engines crawl web pages, the content...
Blogging, Content SEO, Readability
What is natural writing?
No, it’s not writing about nature. It means you write in a way that flows well and sounds natural. As if you were talking to someone. Now, we’re not saying to write slang words and half-finished sentences, because that wouldn’t...
Blog SEO, Blogging, Content SEO, Readability, SEO Copywriting
5 tips for writing readable blog posts
Reading from a screen can be difficult, so if you want people to read your whole blog post, it must be easy to read. This will get you more returning visitors and a higher conversion rate. Luckily, improving the readability...
Content SEO, Readability, SEO Copywriting
New in Yoast SEO Premium: the word complexity assessment
We’ve always been proud of our readability analysis. It has not only helped us in writing readable text for the web, but also thousands of other users running Yoast SEO. Today, we’re introducing the latest addition to our readability analysis in...
Content SEO, Readability, SEO Copywriting
How to write clear and SEO-friendly paragraphs
Paragraphs? Isn’t that what you get when you insert a white space after a bunch of sentences? Do you need to think about where to put that whitespace? Or can you just put one in whenever you feel like it?...
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