Justin Welsh
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Yeah, yeah. I use it to make sure that my writing is at a certain grade level for my newsletter and my social content. I know about what my audience likes to consume at, so I use it almost daily.
Yeah, yeah. I use it to make sure that my writing is at a certain grade level for my newsletter and my social content. I know about what my audience likes to consume at, so I use it almost daily.
Yeah, yeah. I use it to make sure that my writing is at a certain grade level for my newsletter and my social content. I know about what my audience likes to consume at, so I use it almost daily.
Yeah. So, so basically the one functionality I use inside it is grade level. And I want to keep my grade level writing between seventh and eighth grade. Like I've run multiple, like a battery of tests against both my newsletter and my LinkedIn content. Not so much my, my like X content, because I don't think it matters. It's much shorter. The brevity is what matters.
Yeah. So, so basically the one functionality I use inside it is grade level. And I want to keep my grade level writing between seventh and eighth grade. Like I've run multiple, like a battery of tests against both my newsletter and my LinkedIn content. Not so much my, my like X content, because I don't think it matters. It's much shorter. The brevity is what matters.
Yeah. So, so basically the one functionality I use inside it is grade level. And I want to keep my grade level writing between seventh and eighth grade. Like I've run multiple, like a battery of tests against both my newsletter and my LinkedIn content. Not so much my, my like X content, because I don't think it matters. It's much shorter. The brevity is what matters.
Um, but I will push that through, uh, Hemingway. And I will basically, not just the grade level, I'll also look for sentences that can be more clear, clarity and conciseness, because that's something that I think I've become known for if I had to guess on social media is taking complex ideas and making them very simple.
Um, but I will push that through, uh, Hemingway. And I will basically, not just the grade level, I'll also look for sentences that can be more clear, clarity and conciseness, because that's something that I think I've become known for if I had to guess on social media is taking complex ideas and making them very simple.
Um, but I will push that through, uh, Hemingway. And I will basically, not just the grade level, I'll also look for sentences that can be more clear, clarity and conciseness, because that's something that I think I've become known for if I had to guess on social media is taking complex ideas and making them very simple.
And while I think I'm generally pretty good at that, there are definitely times when I overwrite, when I choose too many words, when I make things too complex. And so I love Hemingway for that.
And while I think I'm generally pretty good at that, there are definitely times when I overwrite, when I choose too many words, when I make things too complex. And so I love Hemingway for that.
And while I think I'm generally pretty good at that, there are definitely times when I overwrite, when I choose too many words, when I make things too complex. And so I love Hemingway for that.
And I often realize that when I write, I use words that to me seem simple because they've become part of my lexicon from working in startups for 20 years, from being around people who are certainly more academic than I am. And so Hemingway helps me kind of bring that down seventh to eighth grade reading level. I've written in third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, ninth, all the way up to 12th.
And I often realize that when I write, I use words that to me seem simple because they've become part of my lexicon from working in startups for 20 years, from being around people who are certainly more academic than I am. And so Hemingway helps me kind of bring that down seventh to eighth grade reading level. I've written in third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, ninth, all the way up to 12th.
And I often realize that when I write, I use words that to me seem simple because they've become part of my lexicon from working in startups for 20 years, from being around people who are certainly more academic than I am. And so Hemingway helps me kind of bring that down seventh to eighth grade reading level. I've written in third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, ninth, all the way up to 12th.
And I will look at impressions. I will look at reply rate on my newsletter. I'll look at engagement. And that's seven to eight for me is just like, where it hits.
And I will look at impressions. I will look at reply rate on my newsletter. I'll look at engagement. And that's seven to eight for me is just like, where it hits.
And I will look at impressions. I will look at reply rate on my newsletter. I'll look at engagement. And that's seven to eight for me is just like, where it hits.