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By: Small Farm Design » Blog Archive » links for 2009-04-30

Small Farm Design » Blog Archive » links for 2009-04-30 — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:00:41 +0000

[...] Good Usability Â» Short and simple sentences When youâ€™re writing for the web, try to keep your sentences under 20 words in length. Your content will be easier to read this way. This is because itâ€™s easier to read a few short sentences than it is to read one big one. (tags: usability content) [...]

By: Bluewire Media Web Design Blog » Blog Archive » Content is King

Bluewire Media Web Design Blog » Blog Archive » Content is King — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:00:27 +0000

[...] 11 Quick Tips for More Usable Content – UX Booth Tips for writing Website Copy – Directory One Short and Simple Sentences – Good Usability Posted on 7.04.2009 at 8:34 am. See other posts by Sarah Hyne [...]

By: Offshore Software Development

Offshore Software Development — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:56:40 +0000

Good one.. This gives me the interest to know there, one can think of writing even on sentences. Generally people make mistakes, but if they come across your blog, m sure they wont be repeating that again.

By: PoLR

PoLR — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:53:21 +0000

[...] of the information you are requesting of the user. I read a great article the other day about the length of sentences on blogs. How keeping them keep them shorter than you would normally as this is easier reading on screen. It [...]

By: David Hamill

David Hamill — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 09:37:38 +0000

Thanks Dr Lucas,

I can understand why you wouldn’t want to publish the comment. It struck me that you probably talk in the same way you write. This must make you quite an interesting person to listen to. However, even the most educated of us will have problems reading the same words, particularly on a computer screen.

I’ll try to be a little more constructive with my comments in future. Point taken.

By: GRL

GRL — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:27:26 +0000

David, looks like you have some good advice here. Thanks for visiting my site and telling me how wrong I am. I’d like to publish your comment on my site, but it’s not for the debate that would perhaps ensue. Perhaps if your comment was a bit more constructive.

You might be right: I need to work on my own site’s usability, but it does conform to most of the points I link to. Some do not. Perhaps this is the consequence of being an academic?

I’m going to peruse your site and may direct my students to some of your entries. Thanks, again.

By: Webbo

Webbo — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:06:35 +0000

Thank you, some great tips and your example works really well.

By: David Hamill

David Hamill — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:39:30 +0000

Thanks Andrew. I was half expecting to see your comment in French :0)

By: Andrew Burnett

Andrew Burnett — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:34:05 +0000

Grand tips and no mistake, well done!

Keeping copy simple and understandable is key to writing well for the web. Short and simple sentences are the backbone of it.