{"id":100514,"date":"2017-11-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-14T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/problogger.com\/?p=100514"},"modified":"2017-11-14T19:04:08","modified_gmt":"2017-11-14T08:04:08","slug":"make-your-posts-more-readable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/problogger.com\/make-your-posts-more-readable\/","title":{"rendered":"4 WordPress Formatting Tips to Make Your Posts More Readable"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This post is by ProBlogger Writing Expert Ali Luke<\/em><\/p>\n

You\u2019ve finished your post, and you breathe a sigh of relief. After a quick edit you publish it to your blog, and wait for the comments, tweets, shares, or any sort of feedback.<\/p>\n

But once again, you get nothing. There may as well be no-one reading it.<\/p>\n

So what\u2019s the problem? It could be that your writing isn\u2019t as strong as it needs to be. But there\u2019s also a very good chance the problem isn\u2019t your writing.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s your formatting.<\/span><\/p>\n

Over the years I\u2019ve reviewed dozens of different blog posts, and most of them were fairly well written. But some were really let down by poor post formatting: the post just didn\u2019t look<\/span>\u00a0good.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re not convinced that formatting matters, compare this screenshot…<\/p>\n

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… to this one.<\/p>\n

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These are two versions of my post\u00a0<\/a>Six Simple Ways to Improve Your Writing Environment (and Get More Done)<\/a><\/span>. They both have exactly<\/span>\u00a0the same text. <\/span>But I know which one I\u2019d rather read.<\/p>\n

Your readers are busy. They\u2019re distracted. They want an easy, engaging read \u2013 not a daunting wall of text.<\/p>\n

So what\u2019s stopping you from getting the formatting right? Maybe one of these sounds like you:<\/p>\n