Comments on: Why Writing Like a College Student Will Kill You Online http://www.copyblogger.com/college-writing/ Online marketing that works Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:42:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Writing Copy for Business | Write Ahead http://www.copyblogger.com/college-writing/#comment-1069004 Writing Copy for Business | Write Ahead Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:16:20 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/college-writing/#comment-1069004 [...] motivate. Unless you’re a writer yourself, you probably have an academic writing style, which doesn’t work online. You need a different style for new media. How do you reinvent your style to one that’s more [...] [...] motivate. Unless you’re a writer yourself, you probably have an academic writing style, which doesn’t work online. You need a different style for new media. How do you reinvent your style to one that’s more [...]

]]> By: Michelle Rogers http://www.copyblogger.com/college-writing/#comment-967605 Michelle Rogers Wed, 06 Oct 2010 15:55:25 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/college-writing/#comment-967605 I think this is absolutely right. People don't want to sit and read things that are full of formal language, no matter how degreed they are. They would rather read something in plain everyday english that still teaches them something. I think this is absolutely right. People don’t want to sit and read things that are full of formal language, no matter how degreed they are. They would rather read something in plain everyday english that still teaches them something.

]]> By: Writing out loud: how is my online voice? | Articles | Content Formula http://www.copyblogger.com/college-writing/#comment-718064 Writing out loud: how is my online voice? | Articles | Content Formula Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:18:13 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/college-writing/#comment-718064 [...] For a start, you want people to retain information. Formal writing tends to be less readable: people have to work harder to interpret an article, because it reads like a college essay and loses any sense of conversation. [...] [...] For a start, you want people to retain information. Formal writing tends to be less readable: people have to work harder to interpret an article, because it reads like a college essay and loses any sense of conversation. [...]

]]> By: article dude http://www.copyblogger.com/college-writing/#comment-311579 article dude Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:33:24 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/college-writing/#comment-311579 And re-read it next week to see what it looks like! Nice post! I read somewhere that when writing sales pages you should pretend that the people reading them are 8 year olds, then you cannot go wrong. Just use easy language and down to the point. Personally I'll appreciate anything with good content over anything with poor content, regardless of the form and if the writer's personality shines through it, then reading might even be fun. keep up the good work mark And re-read it next week to see what it looks like! Nice post!
I read somewhere that when writing sales pages you should pretend that the people reading them are 8 year olds, then you cannot go wrong.
Just use easy language and down to the point.

Personally I’ll appreciate anything with good content over anything with poor content, regardless of the form and if the writer’s personality shines through it, then reading might even be fun.
keep up the good work
mark

]]> By: Primero pienso, leo, reviso y luego escribo en internet » Cosas sencillas http://www.copyblogger.com/college-writing/#comment-301337 Primero pienso, leo, reviso y luego escribo en internet » Cosas sencillas Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:34:14 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/college-writing/#comment-301337 [...] un interesante artículo escrito por Brian Lash : Why Writing Like a College Student Will Kill You Online en donde señala una lista de 5 puntos que podemos tomar en cuenta al momento de escribir para [...] [...] un interesante artículo escrito por Brian Lash : Why Writing Like a College Student Will Kill You Online en donde señala una lista de 5 puntos que podemos tomar en cuenta al momento de escribir para [...]

]]> By: FlowTV | Uncle Stevie vs. Aca-Fan: What CopyBlogger can teach us about Popular Scholarship http://www.copyblogger.com/college-writing/#comment-291059 FlowTV | Uncle Stevie vs. Aca-Fan: What CopyBlogger can teach us about Popular Scholarship Fri, 15 Feb 2008 04:24:40 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/college-writing/#comment-291059 [...] Academic Writing is Bad! Do I really need to explain this? If these tips are designed to make your scholarship accessible to a “popular” audience, your tone and style needs to be appropriate. Even in his serious piece, after the tragedy at Virginia Tech, about predicting violence through writing, King still uses a conversational tone and style. [...] [...] Academic Writing is Bad! Do I really need to explain this? If these tips are designed to make your scholarship accessible to a “popular” audience, your tone and style needs to be appropriate. Even in his serious piece, after the tragedy at Virginia Tech, about predicting violence through writing, King still uses a conversational tone and style. [...]

]]> By: Primero pienso, leo, reviso y luego escribo en internet | Nicolás Ardanz [personal blog] http://www.copyblogger.com/college-writing/#comment-284846 Primero pienso, leo, reviso y luego escribo en internet | Nicolás Ardanz [personal blog] Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:26:58 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/college-writing/#comment-284846 [...] un interesante artículo escrito por Brian Lash : Why Writing Like a College Student Will Kill You Online en donde señala una lista de 5 puntos que podemos tomar en cuenta al momento de escribir para [...] [...] un interesante artículo escrito por Brian Lash : Why Writing Like a College Student Will Kill You Online en donde señala una lista de 5 puntos que podemos tomar en cuenta al momento de escribir para [...]

]]> By: Primero pienso, leo, reviso y luego escribo en internet http://www.copyblogger.com/college-writing/#comment-282818 Primero pienso, leo, reviso y luego escribo en internet Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:51:35 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/college-writing/#comment-282818 [...] un interesante artículo escrito por Brian Lash : Why Writing Like a College Student Will Kill You Online en donde señala una lista de 5 puntos que podemos tomar en cuenta al momento de escribir para [...] [...] un interesante artículo escrito por Brian Lash : Why Writing Like a College Student Will Kill You Online en donde señala una lista de 5 puntos que podemos tomar en cuenta al momento de escribir para [...]

]]> By: Blogging 101 » Blog Archive » The Best of Copyblogger in 2007 http://www.copyblogger.com/college-writing/#comment-244201 Blogging 101 » Blog Archive » The Best of Copyblogger in 2007 Wed, 02 Jan 2008 15:04:41 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/college-writing/#comment-244201 [...] Why Writing Like a College Student Will Kill You Online [...] [...] Why Writing Like a College Student Will Kill You Online [...]

]]> By: Syven http://www.copyblogger.com/college-writing/#comment-230024 Syven Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:54:03 +0000 http://www.copyblogger.com/college-writing/#comment-230024 Mike, thanks. M. Mike, thanks.

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