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		<title>Quick, which page would you read&#160;first?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Take a quick look at the two documents below. Both have exactly the same 150 words. Even without understanding any of the words on the page, you can immediately see that one of these documents would be much easier to read – much more inviting. 
This&#160;one?

Or this&#160;one?

Now think about the look of your next email, [...]]]></description>
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<p>Take a quick look at the two documents below. Both have exactly the same 150 words. Even without understanding any of the words on the page, you can immediately see that one of these documents would be much easier to read – much more inviting. <span id="more-114"></span></p>
<h2>This&nbsp;one?</h2>
<p><img src="http://3000messagesblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/letter-example1.jpg" alt="Letter Example 1" title="Letter Example 1" width="415" height="546" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-137" /></p>
<h2>Or this&nbsp;one?</h2>
<p><img src="http://3000messagesblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/letter-example2.jpg" alt="Letter Example 2" title="Letter Example 2" width="415" height="546" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-138" /></p>
<p><strong>Now think about the look of your next email, article, or business presentation.</strong> Is it one big block of uninviting text? If it is, you’re going to scare off your readers. Instead, break it up. Use subheads. Bullet points. Numbered points. Shorter paragraphs. Do anything you can to make it look easier to read…and more people will want to read it.</p>
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