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Why You Should Write As If Your Readers Are 12 Years Old (kikabink.com)
4 points by annajohnson 5721 days ago
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aresant 5721 days ago
You're spot on - we actually built a tool based around the Gunning Fog methodolgy that lets you determine what "grade level" your web page is readable by:

http://www.conversionvoodoo.com/readability.php

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annajohnson 5721 days ago
That is a REALLY cool tool, thanks for sharing.
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aresant 5721 days ago
Yep - had a fun time with that one - check out the underlying math - could make for an interesting follow-up post on your blog ->

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunning_fog_index

It's not a perfect system, but it's amazing to test things like USAToday.com vs. The New Yorker written for high school vs. college level readers . . .

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