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Why No One Reads Your Writing (9 Simple Ways To Fix It)

5 min readMar 12, 2025

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Forgive me for being brutally honest.

But most people write weak, forgettable content. They spend hours crafting something they think is brilliant, only for it to land with a soft thud. No response. No impact.

If you want your writing read, it needs to stand out. If you want to drive action, you need to do things differently. Want the good news? You don’t have to be a literary genius. You just need a system — a simple checklist to help you craft posts that hit hard and stick.

I’ve written 517,000 words online — enough to stack into a bookshelf taller than a giraffe on stilts. And it’s these 9 principles that turned my writing from bland porridge into a five-star feast.

Use them to write a killer post.

1. Start with a punch (not a yawn)

Most intros are lifeless.

They start with a slow, meandering buildup. People instantly click away. If your first sentence is weak, nobody will read the rest. Your opening line should slap the reader in the face — a bold statement, a surprising fact, or a question that sparks curiosity.

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Derek Hughes
Derek Hughes

Written by Derek Hughes

I'm an old bloke with zero writing experience. In 18 months, I built a $35k writing business. Get my free 5-step system: https://www.derekhughes.biz/

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