UX Writing Weekly #93

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WEBINAR

Educate and empower your users through video


📺 In our upcoming webinar, UX Content Strategist Andrew Astleford and UX Content Director Katherine Hosmer will share the story of how product videos became part of their company’s content strategy. They’ll talk about how to go beyond copy to create impact, and how to apply UX writing principles to videos that will educate and empower your users.

Join them to learn about:
  • The powerful potential of UX writing in video creation
  • How your UX writing skills can be used to enhance video content

Plus, ask Andrew and Katherine anything about UX writing and video creation.

Don’t have any video editing experience? No worries – most UX writers don’t. Just like with UX writing, design, and development, the key to success is collaboration. 🙂

WHAT'S INSIDE

Here’s what’s inside issue #93:

  • The power of a single word ✒️
  • Content audits 📈
  • Best of the web 🏆
  • Oh-so-much more 😊
TOP ARTICLES & SITES

✒️ As UX writers, you probably don’t need to be convinced of the power of words. But could you imagine that just one little word could increase engagement by 10%?

Find out just how in: The rise of the UX writer: How this company boosted engagement by 10% with a single word.

 
📈 Web content audits are a great way to take stock of your site’s content. They help you figure out what content is working and what needs to be refreshed. This article will take you step-by-step through the process.

How to Do a Web Content Audit in 6 Steps

 
🔔 Need a little inspiration for your next campaign? Check out this curated library of inspiring, real-world web push notifications.

Take a few minutes and browse around. Remember, if it’s work-related, it’s not really procrastinating.

Perfect Push Notifications

MICROCOPY

📚 Blinkist is a service that gives you 15-minute summaries of books. Some may see it as cheating, others as a time-saver or a way to decide what to read next. Whatever your take, check out the clearly illustrated timeline of how their free trial works.
 
PORTFOLIO
🎨 Tyler Womack a content strategist, information architect, writer, and musician who helps innovative companies solve pivotal problems through user-centered design. His portfolio design makes it easy for visitors to dive into his body of work.

https://tylerwomack.com/

BLAST FROM THE PAST
🏆 Every winner from the Webby Awards since 1997. It's pretty fascinating to see how content was structured in the early days of the internet. Thank you Aya Shapir for the inspiration.

https://winners.webbyawards.com/winners

UX WRITING JOBS
👔 Lots of exciting new UX writing positions have opened up around the world this week: 🇮🇪 🇭🇺 🇨🇭🇺🇸 🇲🇽 🇨🇦 and more…

Don't miss out the new UX Writing position of Lightricks.
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