Comments on: Who Gets Read http://www.bigideablogger.net/who-gets-read/ Helping Entrepreneurs Attract More Business through Blogging Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:40:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Charles http://www.bigideablogger.net/who-gets-read/comment-page-1/#comment-208 Charles Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:43:05 +0000 http://www.bigideablogger.net/?p=342#comment-208 Yes Corey, and there's actually a lesson to learn here from John Carlton, that the first paragraph of every article is the most important after the headline. While the header captures attention, the first few paragraphs hooks the reader (like what you said). If the leading paragraphs do not hold the attention of the reader, then the reader quickly loses interest to read the rest. Yes Corey, and there’s actually a lesson to learn here from John Carlton, that the first paragraph of every article is the most important after the headline. While the header captures attention, the first few paragraphs hooks the reader (like what you said). If the leading paragraphs do not hold the attention of the reader, then the reader quickly loses interest to read the rest.

]]> By: Corey Freeman @ Writing Whale http://www.bigideablogger.net/who-gets-read/comment-page-1/#comment-200 Corey Freeman @ Writing Whale Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:22:34 +0000 http://www.bigideablogger.net/?p=342#comment-200 Awesome post! The experiment is interesting, but why do you have to buy the books or even leave the book store? There are chairs everywhere! I will usually go and skim through the introduction myself, because to be honest, if I'm not hooked by the first paragraph, that book won't get read. I've started a lot of books, and some I've had to finish for school. If you don't have a great introduction, people won't read it. People like me who will devour any kind of literature will not read your book if the intro makes them yawn. Plain and simple. Awesome post! The experiment is interesting, but why do you have to buy the books or even leave the book store? There are chairs everywhere! I will usually go and skim through the introduction myself, because to be honest, if I’m not hooked by the first paragraph, that book won’t get read.

I’ve started a lot of books, and some I’ve had to finish for school. If you don’t have a great introduction, people won’t read it. People like me who will devour any kind of literature will not read your book if the intro makes them yawn. Plain and simple.

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