Scannable Content Slidedeck

Our COO Jamar Ramos made a prezzi on how to create scannable content. Take a look.

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Slide 1 – Scannable Content: Turn your readers into speedreaders

Slide 2 – I’m Jamar Ramos

Creative Writing degree from SFSU
In-house & agency SEO/Social Media/Content marketing experience
Chief Operations Officer of Crunchy Links

Slide 3 – The Rundown

Importance
Ingredients
- Titles
- Subtitles
- Lists
- Jump links
- Abstracts

Slide 4 – Importance

Slide 5 – There are HOW MANY websites?!?

There are over 1.5 BILLION websites on the internet
Each website hosts multiple landing pages, blogs, & other content

Slide 6 – Scannable content gives readers a treasure map

People don’t have time to read every word
When done well, scannable content:
- Helps readers quickly find key information within a larger piece
- Helps readers quickly identify areas of a longer piece they’ll likely read later

Slide 7 – Ingredients

Slide 8 – Titles

Slide 9 – Titles are the first things readers see

Slide 10 – Scannable titles should summarize your content

Slide 11 – Examples

Slide 12 – Listicles

X tips/ideas/things to do/ways to/steps to/best/top

Slide 13 – Question/Instruction

Slide 14 – Subtitles

Slide 15 – Why are subtitles important?

Break up long-form content into easy-to-skim sections
Give readers a preview of each section’s subject

Slide 16 – Why are subtitles important? (Con’t)

Add long-tail keywords into your content

Slide 17 – Wait…long-tail keywords?!?

Slide 18 – Yes, long-tail keywords!

Queries containing 3+ words

Slide 19 – Long-tail keywords have high search intent

The more specific the search term, the higher the chance of a reader taking an action

Donuts – Just searching
Chocolate donuts – I know what I want, just not where to get them
Chocolate donuts near me – Ready to purchase

Slide 20 – Long-tail keywords can boost content visibility

Help your content potentially receive a Featured Snippet

Slide 21 – Long tail keywords can boost content visibility (Con’t)

Help your content potentially receive a People Also Ask feature

Slide 22 – Lists

Slide 23 – Why use lists?

Draw attention
Support scanning
Truncate text use

Slide 24 – Examples

Slide 25 – Recipes

List out ingredients

Slide 26 – How-tos

List out the steps to complete a project

Slide 27 How-tos (Con’t)

Metadata includes the steps for easy scanning and increased click-through potential

Slide 28 – Jump links

Slide 29 – Why are jump links important?

Provide a quick internal link on a long-form blog post

You can add jumps links:
- At the beginning of a piece
- After the intro

Slide 30 – Examples

Slide 31 – On-site podcasts and videos

Give time stamps for different topics/information

Slide 32 – Abstracts

Slide 33 – What is an abstract?

Describes a larger work of deep, scholarly research

There are 5 main components

Slide 34 – Component #1 Introduction

Gives background on the research topic

Studies have been conducted on strategies for teaching low-level readers and improving their reading and literacy skills (Smith, 2009; Miller, 2007)

Slide 35 – Component #2 – Research significance

Answers the question: “why conduct the research?”

However, these studies conclude that additional reading time is the best way to increase a student’s reading level. In additional studies focusing on the middle school reading and Language Arts classroom (Harim, 2000; Lossen, 2001), teachers note that encouraging reluctant readers to read more-both in the classroom and outside of the classroom-is a common challenge faced by educators.

Slide 36 – Component #3 Methodology

How was the research conducted?

Therefore, to ascertain strategies for encouraging reluctant readers to read more, thereby increasing their reading levels, we surveyed 200 low-level readers in an urban public-school district to determine what strategies would provide impetus for them to read more and for longer periods.

Slide 37 – Component #4 Results

What did the research find?

The results of the survey concluded that finding material that connects with the readers’ lives is the best strategy teachers can have for encouraging reluctant readers in the classroom

Slide 38 Component #5 – Conclusion

What is the research contributing?

We then provide strategies for middle school teachers in finding reading material that has a greater connection with, and impact on, students’ daily lives.

Slide 39 – Examples

Slide 40 – Enhance your video posts

Intro – “A journey across the stars always sounds fun, but even more so when you haven’t seen the sun in weeks”

Slide 41 – Significance

Boredom – “Stuck in my small apartment during a global pandemic, I recently became so desperate for an escape that I booted up Mass Effect: Andromeda”

Slide 42 – Methodology

The videographer used mods on the game to see if it increased their enjoyment because it was“…poorly received…” and remains [frowned upon]…”

Slide 43 – Results

The mods increased enjoyment: “…just a few mods go a long way…”

Slide 44 – Conclusion

Links are provided to the mods shown in the video

Slide 45 – Recap

Slide 46 – What did we talk about today?

Importance

Scannable content is a treasure map that helps readers quickly find key information in a large piece