SEO copywriting training: readability

Yoast · Advanced ·🖊️ Copywriting & Content Strategy ·9y ago

Key Takeaways

The video discusses methods to improve readability in SEO copywriting, specifically focusing on avoiding passive voice at the sentence level to enhance text clarity.

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the fourth way to improve reability on the sentence level is avoiding passive voice whenever you can because passive voice results in very distant writing so your text will get hard to read and if you find it hard to detect passive voice in your writing you can do the zombie check and by that I mean if you can put by zombies after the verb and it is still in okay okay sentence you most likely wrote a passive sentence but of course you can only do this if there's not already a b phrase in the sentence so in this second sentence on this slid there's already bios in the sentence so of course you can't put by zombies after that but sometimes it's just really odd to avoid passive Forest like in the last sentence on this slide

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This video provides advanced SEO copywriting training on improving readability by avoiding passive voice, making text more engaging and easier to read. The 'zombie check' method is introduced as a tool to detect passive voice in writing. By applying these techniques, writers can enhance their SEO copywriting skills and improve the overall clarity of their text.

Key Takeaways
  1. Identify areas where passive voice is used in your writing
  2. Apply the 'zombie check' to detect passive voice
  3. Rewrite sentences to use active voice instead of passive voice
  4. Review and edit your text to ensure improved readability
  5. Practice using active voice in your writing to develop the habit
💡 Using active voice instead of passive voice can significantly improve the readability and clarity of your text, making it more engaging for readers and enhancing its SEO effectiveness.

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