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7 Sure-Fire Ways to Improve Your Writing Overnight

“Write Like a Reader and Read Like a Writer”

William Ballard, MBA
6 min readJul 17, 2021

I know this claim may be hard to believe. In fact, the headline above may appear to be a little “clickbateish,” nevertheless, and no matter how bad (or good) your writing is right now, it is possible to improve it overnight. I’m not kidding!

With that said, you’ll also find that this article is going to be a fairly quick read from what you may be used to reading from me. The reason for that is because I truly believe that there is no need in having to put together some deep, exhaustive, intellectual essay in order to help you in this area.

Now, that isn’t to say that my next few articles may be a bit more scholarly and intellectual, but as of right now, I just provide you with seven sure-fire ways that I know can improve the very next piece you write.

1) Take Time to Know Your Reader

Now, what I mean by “knowing your reader” means so much more than just knowing a few demographics, such as how old they are, or their average income, etc.

In my professional opinion, to know your reader means you understand their fears, their frustrations, and their aspirations. Those demographic-type things above are more on a surface level, but knowing…

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William Ballard, MBA
William Ballard, MBA

Written by William Ballard, MBA

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