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That comment about my blog's tone actually helped me rewrite it
Some guy on Reddit last year said my writing sounded like a robot trying to imitate a human, which stung but was totally fair. I went back and read 20 old posts and yeah, they were stiff and used way too many big words nobody uses in real life. Now I just write like I'm talking to a friend over coffee, and my traffic from Kansas City actually went up 15% after I changed the style. Has anyone else gotten feedback that forced them to rethink their whole approach?
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roberts.leo12d ago
Funny, I actually went the OPPOSITE way with my blog. People kept saying my posts were too casual and full of typos, so I started writing like I was explaining something to a principal at a school board meeting. Traffic went down at first but then it attracted a different crowd that actually sticks around longer. Guess it depends on who you're trying to reach.
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hayden_craig9512d ago
About 8 years back I ran a small music review page and tried the formal switch too. It was weird at first because people kept asking if I got a ghostwriter or something. But the readers who stayed actually left longer comments and kept coming back, so it really is about finding your actual audience instead of trying to please everyone.
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the_brian12d ago
About three months ago I got a comment that said my paragraphs read like a CVS receipt, just kept going and going. I looked back and every post had these massive walls of text with zero breaks. Now I write like I'm texting a buddy, short lines and all. That CVS receipt guy probably saved my blog because my bounce rate dropped like 20% after I started breaking things up.
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