Write Readable - Not Skimmable - Posts

HOW I WRITE POSTS THAT PEOPLE READ: NOT SKIM Keep people engaged with ➡your writing

THOMAS STRIDER Thomaskstrider.com Most people skim posts But some of my carousels are 30+ pages long People read them Here's why →

THOMAS STRIDER Thomaskstrider.com There are 2 elements 1) Storytelling 2) Formatting

THOMAS STRIDER Thomaskstrider.com Storytelling immediately makes your content different than anyone else's That's appealing

THOMAS STRIDER Thomaskstrider.com You can see that in the carousel I made discussing the opening scene to the movie: The Dark Knight THIS ONE

THOMAS STRIDER Thomaskstrider.com The most common comment on that post: Here's the thing though →

THOMAS STRIDER Thomaskstrider.com I do talk about the same things as a lot of people on here I just say them differently Using stories - and my real life experiences and processes

THOMAS STRIDER Thomaskstrider.com I also add visuals throughout, which keeps reader's interest P.S. Did you see slide 3?

THOMAS STRIDER Thomaskstrider.com Ok on to formatting now Here's 5 quick formatting tips you can use for text posts and carousels →

THOMAS STRIDER Thomaskstrider.com 1 Use lists Format them by length

THOMAS STRIDER Thomaskstrider.com Like this

THOMAS STRIDER Thomaskstrider.com 2 Vary sentence length

THOMAS STRIDER Thomaskstrider.com You may have seen this image before

THOMAS STRIDER Thomaskstrider.com 3 Break up long blocks of text

THOMAS STRIDER Thomaskstrider.com Absolutely no one will read this ������

THOMAS STRIDER Thomaskstrider.com 4 Use visuals

Visuals add to any story (and the LinkedIn algo gods love them)

THOMAS STRIDER Thomaskstrider.com 5 Use consistent fonts and sizes

THOMAS STRIDER Thomaskstrider.com BUT THEN RANDOMLY JERK YOUR AUDIENCE AWAKE BY BREAKING THAT CADENCE EVERY SO OFTEN

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