What I Have Learned From Rewriting Some Of My Older Content

byChrisTowers

4.5K followers

3 weeks ago

Just lately I have been spending a lot of time going back through some of my older posts, and it has been quite interesting to be honest.

When I first thought about going through some of my older material and doing some rewriting, I expected it to be a quick tidy up thing. You know, change a sentence here and there, fix a small spelling mistake and just move on.

But once I started, I realised just how much those early posts needed a really big cleanup.

One thing that I noticed was how much unnecessary wording I used in the past. I do not think this was intentional at the time. I just think I was trying to sound too helpful.

With the introduction of AI, a lot of it did not even sound like me at all... I wrote a post on this the other day which you can check here.

https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/christowers/blog/why-you-should-stop-letting-ai-write-all-of-your-content

So I started going through things and keeping the writing simple.... I tried to keep it all just the way I would actually talk. Once I took away all that extra wording, the posts started to feel a lot more me.

I also think this is why I am somewhat behind in my schedules... I just asked a question on the platform here a little earlier asking if people had a plan or a routine I could follow as I seem to be behind.. I guess if I had done things correctly from the start I would not have all this work to do now on my older stuff... Thanks to Boomer for his good advice here too!

Of course it is always good to go over my older posts to check they are still current.. but to completely pull them to pieces because they did not sound like me was a big job.

Another thing I noticed is how easy it is to repeat yourself without knowing it.

I have made a certain points on something, then made the same points again two paragraphs later without even noticing it.

Just recently for the new bootcamp series I did a rewrite on my WA review.. and since doing this 3 weeks ago I have seen my activity go up a little bit..

This gave me a little more confidence in what I have been doing.

When you look back at older posts, you really see how far you have come. Things that used to take ages now feel a lot more straightforward, and you spot your mistakes that you would not have noticed before.

Sometimes the best move is to go back, tidy up what you already have, and make it read the way you meant it to in the first place.

This is something I will keep doing whenever I feel stuck or if I am unsure of what to publish next.

A second look can make a big difference.

Thanks all.. and have a good day :)

Chris