Best Writer Or Writer That Resonates?

Recently, I came across with a comment from someone with a lengthy note about my writing style. In fact, he pinpointed the use of hyphens.

He reviewed my article to that extent. He sent me a long comment about the grammatical errors in my blog post, which I do appreciate.

Yet, what struck me the most is when he said, "Your post should not be a conversation."

I said, "What?"

I disagree.

BE THE BEST WRITER OR WRITER THAT SELLS?

In this case, which one do you want to become? Become the best writer out there or become that writes content that resonates?

If I were to choose, I'd rather become someone that resonates.

You don't have to throw away the grammar rules when you write content on your websites. Of course, you have to know that "You is" should be "You are."

This isn't my point at all.

You may familiarize with thousands of grammar rules to produce an epic or killer content out there; yet, remember this, my friends, you aren't to impress. You're here to connect.

You create content because you have a message to say to your readers. That's the most important thing. This brings money, influence, and power.

Being able to resonate with your readers is the key factor to success. Not grammar rules.

I remember Robert Kiyosaki mentioned this, "I want to be a bestselling author, not a best-writing author." That inspired me, especially I'm not someone from a country where English is only a secondary language.

I may be teaching you how to leverage your content, but that doesn't exclude myself from creating mistakes. I admit that I can't write a perfect, error-free piece of content. But that doesn't stop me from doing what I should do.

To dedicate myself in teaching you how to write a piece of content that generates results. That's what I do. Be it traffic or conversions, whatever. That's the mission on Wealthy Affiliate. My networks are aware of this because they've been following me since I began here.

This is my message.

HOW SHOULD YOU WRITE?

Aim to become someone that resonates. Strive to create content on your websites that connect with your readers regardless of the niche you belong to. You may use the writing tools available right now just to ensure you won't annoy the grammar Nazis out there.

However, this shouldn't be the cause for you to stop from doing what you love and to make money by writing something you want.

Generally, don't compromise your message simply because you're too conscious with perfect content. Don't be afraid to have your content read by the world with all the inevitable errors. Because, you know what, there's no such thing as perfect content.

If you aim to write a scholarly article, it's best to compete with Wikipedia, etc. But not in this industry. Why? Your readers will see you as someone they praise, not someone they could build a relationship and pay later on.

Have you ever seen someone leaving 100+ comments on scholarly sites? Not even Writer's Digest has that. But blogs? Jeff Goins' blog alone has 500+ comments.

Look at Melyssa Griffin, Mariah Coz, Pat Flynn, Neil Patel, among others. They have tons of engagements. Did they care too much about grammar? No.

My friends, we're building blogs. Not just websites. Blogs are personal. Besides, we aren't here to do a thesis. We may do research to leverage our content. But the tone of our writing remains the same.

We aren't writing for our professors, but for our audience.

And who are our audience? Scholars?

Again, I'm not saying you shouldn't care about grammar. My point is, you don't have to be scholarly in writing your blog posts. Become a conversational writer.

Build a relationship and connection with your audience, not just claps.

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