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Why You Should Write As If Your Readers Are 12 Years Old

• aresant 16y ago
  You're spot on - we actually built a tool based around the Gunning Fog methodolgy that lets you determine what "grade level" your web page is readable by: http://www.conversionvoodoo.com/readability.php http://www.conversionvoodoo.com/readability.php
  • annajohnson 16y ago
    That is a REALLY cool tool, thanks for sharing.
    • aresant 16y ago
      Yep - had a fun time with that one - check out the underlying math - could make for an interesting follow-up post on your blog -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunning_fog_index http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunning_fog_index It's not a perfect system, but it's amazing to test things like USAToday.com vs. The New Yorker written for high school vs. college level readers . . .